Businesses in the UK currently face the highest electricity costs in the EU. So the recent increase in the price of energy, and indeed the market volatility, represents yet another barrier to investment for the automotive sector. The global shortage of semiconductors, high business rates and additional trading costs are already putting pressure on companies […]
An on-demand van and driver hire business that uplifts and delivers unwanted furniture to those in need, has successfully launched after receiving a package of start-up support from Business Gateway. Launched in reaction to the pandemic, WhiteVanPlusMan is made up of father-and-son team Kenny and Cameron Maclean who identified a trend in the logistics market over the last 17 months: with everyone at home, more and more people are looking to dispose of their single item […]
The cost of collecting and delivering vehicles could increase by up to 20% across the sector says Birmingham-based national vehicle movement and inspection firm DMN Logistics Compounding the prospect of cost rises, the driver shortage and lack of stock is also likely to increase lead times, severely affecting SLA performance targets and continuing to have […]
The impact of the pandemic on a critical industry such as UK Automotive – one which depends on global supply lines, strong consumer demand and a highly skilled workforce – was always going to be severe. These effects are comprehensively set out in SMMT’s 22nd edition of its Sustainability Report released earlier this week. The […]
The past two decades have seen the UK automotive sector maintain its position as one of the country’s most important economic assets. Turnover is up 25.7% since 1999, to £60.2 billion last year, with a more than three-fold increase in R&D spending over the same period. However, the past year has seen the industry hit […]
Much has been written about the global shortage of semi-conductors, a situation that looks set to continue well into next year. Given the impact it is having on both UK and global car production as well as the supply chain, a knock-on effect on the new car market was sadly inevitable. While not the only […]
The Car Sales Company Bury is expanding with the addition of a new showroom, which opened this week, and is hiring 20 additional staff. The business is among the UK’s largest independent ‘car supermarkets’, dealing in used cars, buying and selling from its original premises in Bury, Greater Manchester – and now from its new […]
UK drivers considering a move to electric driving can discover how much they could save and the electric vehicle (EV) model best suited to them thanks to EV8 Switch, a new space-enabled app. The app from EV8 Technologies, is supported by NatWest Group and is free to download from the Apple App Store and the […]
The new light commercial vehicle (LCV) market saw its second best August on record with 20,582 registrations, according to the latest figures released today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).1 Compared to the pre-pandemic five year average, the industry recorded a 21.1% increase in new registrations during what is typically the market’s second […]
UK new car registrations fell -22.0% in August, according to the latest figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). 68,033 units were registered in what is traditionally one of the quietest months of the year for new car registrations ahead of the important plate-change in September. The monthly performance was the weakest […]
