Car dealerships still ‘essential’ to car buyers

Despite the increasingly important role played by the internet in consumers’ car buying journeys, physical dealerships remain essential.
Despite the increasingly important role played by the internet in consumers’ car buying journeys, physical dealerships remain essential.
74% of cars bought in the UK are second hand, and it’s the ‘nearly new’ sector of the used market that is most popular – due mainly to the fact that car finance is more readily available than ever before.
Electric cars may be about to overtake diesels in popularity, research by DrivingElectric.com has indicated. The independent electric vehicle consumer advice website found that double the number of drivers are planning to buy an EV compared with two years ago.
Automotive data experts at HPI are warning motorists of the damage smoking can do to their car’s health, estimating that a car driven by a heavy smoker could lose up to £2,000 at trade-in.
The Government has confirmed it will close a legal loophole which has allowed drivers to escape prosecution for hand-held mobile phone use while driving.
Vauxhall’s Combo Cargo was named Small Van of the Year at last night’s 2019 Commercial Fleet Awards, fending off strong competition in its category. Scooping up yet another award win, the popular model continues to attract widespread praise across the industry.
Vauxhall’s highly-successful Combo Cargo and Combo Life models have received further praise at the Parkers New Car Awards 2020, sealing a category win each. Judges commended numerous attributes for each of the commercial and passenger vehicles, highlighting both models’ excellent value for money and outstanding practica...
The new Vauxhall Astra has been named the most efficient vehicle in the Fleet World WLTP Challenge, achieving an outstanding 85mpg. The result far exceeds the car’s official WLTP figure of 60.1mpg (Combined Low), representing an improvement of 40 per cent.
Vauxhall’s all-new Corsa-e made its very first visit to the UK last month to demonstrate its usability, practicality and accessibility to a range of potential buyers.
Vauxhall continues to push ahead with its large-scale electrification offensive. As early as 2021, it will offer a total of eight electrified vehicles in important volume segments.
Vauxhall will launch the new Vivaro-e next year, the pure battery electric version of its best-selling medium van.
Vauxhall Motors has aired its new TV advert to build further awareness and consideration for its long-standing partnership with Motability Operations.
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