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Car Makers Premier League – January 2012
A new year and a brand new competition. It’s time once more for the Car Makers Premier League where each and every month we examine the top 20 manufacturers by number of units registered and see just how they look when compared with the previous month. At the end of the year who will be...
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New car registrations slightly up in January
January 2012 new car registration figures: New car registrations were marginally up 0.03% in January according to the latest figures released today by the SMMT. 128,853 cars were registered in the month, with the market 0.03% or 42 units up on January 2011 (which was down 11.5% on January 2010)....
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Car Boss – Buying Saab
With our plans afoot (albeit fictitious), about resurrecting and running SAAB, the Geneva Motor Show in March would be a perfect platform to announce our future plans. In the meantime..... The Paragon Automotive board have already been reading through documents that detail the buy-out offer for...
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Could car sales utopia be edging closer?
Car retailers are constantly looking at ways of improving the service they provide to their customers but also the perception of how people view the motor trade in general. The old adage is that if you have a good experience you may tell a few people, but if you have a bad one you tell [...]Related...
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When is a used car bargain not a used car bargain?
With the end of January in sight many dealers are breathing a collective sigh of relief at the fact that there are indeed customers about with money to spend on cars. However it is clear that buyers are taking their time to choose a car and are being selective about where they are buying from....
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Americans holding on to their cars longer
Americans are holding onto cars longer, pushing the average age of a vehicle on the country's road to a record 11 years. The average age of a car last July was 11.1 years, while the truck average was 10.4, according to automotive research firm Polk. Unemployment and the economic factors have caused...
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