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23 hours ago · Foreign investors continue to eye up dealer groups in the UK with their property value a magnet for potential takeovers. That’s a key finding of the Automotive Annual Market Commentary from property expert Savills which charted the investments made by foreign investors in the past two years.

May 31, 2024 · The Motor Trader Top 200 Franchised Dealer Groups continues to grow. Total turnover is £81.3bn compared to £75.1bn in the 2023 survey. Profitability has fallen to £1.8bn from £2.048bn last time.

Jan 31, 2025 · There has been a positive increase in consumer interest for new cars in January 2025, reports Auto Trader. Visits to its new car platform are increasing 19% month-on-month (MoM), and are up 8% on the same period last year. The data also highlights a positive start for new EVs as the share of ...

4 days ago · JT Hughes Group has taken on the Mazda franchise in Telford, representing the Japanese marque for the first time. The dealer group, ranked 132 in the Motor Trader Top 200 Dealer Groups with annual turnover of £97.9m, already represents Honda, KGM, Hyundai, Kia, Isuzu and Ineos Grenadier.

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5 days ago · The proportion of used hybrid and electric vehicles (EVs) stocked by dealers reached record levels in January. The two accounted for 17% of listings on Motors, up from 12% last January. The growth in inventory share was led by hybrids, up from 8% to 11% year-on-year (YoY), while EVs grew from 5% to ...

Jan 6, 2025 · The new car market in 2024 revealed winners and losers among carmakers as they battled for sales in a market skewed by the ZEV Mandate. Car makers that found the going tough include Ford, which fell -23.7% for the year followed by Stellantis owned Vauxhall which was down -21-4% for the period, followed by Porsche (-17.5%), Fiat (-14.1%) and Suzuki ((-13.2%).

BEVs made up 19.6% of the market (381,970 units) in 2024, up by more than a fifth (67,283 units) from last year, but short of the 22% demanded by the mandate.