Last week saw the release of the latest automotive production data for May, and unsurprisingly the figures continue to look inflated when compared to last year’s near standstill of production lines. Despite the output of cars and engines significantly surpassing 2020 numbers, they remain -58.0% and -47.6% below the five-year pre-pandemic levels for the month. […]
Supercars, sports cars and luxury vehicles are continuing to be in huge demand, with leading finance provider JBR Capital reporting record volumes of lending on models from Aston Martin, Ferrari, McLaren, Porsche and Rolls-Royce in recent weeks. In May, Porsche again proved to be JBR Capital’s most-financed brand but whereas the all-electric Taycan generated the […]
The last two months have brought a cautious optimism that a recovery from the pandemic is forthcoming. Despite registration and manufacturing figures throughout April and May being lower than long-term averages, they were as good as could reasonably have been expected, with van registrations a bright spot, thanks to record sales as the demand for […]
The light commercial vehicle (LCV) market had another record-setting month, with 29,354 vans registered in May, according to the latest figures released today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). It was the best May performance on record for the LCV market, 4.7% up on pre-pandemic levels as the increasing sector confidence continues […]
With the year’s first full month of showroom openings, new car registrations in May reached 156,737 units, according to the latest figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). The total represents an almost eightfold increase on the same month last year, but is down -14.7% on pre-pandemic May 2019, and -13.2% on […]
UK commercial vehicle (CV) production increased to 6,177 units in April, according to the latest figures released today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), a significant increase on April 2020 when just nine units left production lines as Covid stopped manufacturing. Although up on the equivalent pre-pandemic April 2019, which was itself weak given […]
UK car production rose significantly, but artificially, in April according to the latest figures released today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). Britain made 68,306 cars compared to just 197 a year ago when Covid restrictions effectively halted manufacturing. The performance was -3.8% below the April 2019 output. So far this year UK factories have […]
Part of Dawsongroup PLC, the Ringwood-based company’s portfolio exceeded the major milestone for the first time in April, with £150m of financed assets in use which are currently funded by Dawsongroup Finance. Supported by a field-based sales team of six, approximately £100m of Dawsongroup Finance’s business is with Dawsongroup PLC customers based throughout the UK, […]
New research from vehicle leasing expert LeasePlan UK has found that whilst the vast majority of those who manage their business’s fleet are aware that a company vehicle policy is a legal requirement, a third (33%) don’t have a policy in place. This means that a substantial number of businesses are taking extremely high risks […]
The Isuzu D-Max is one of those vehicles that looked like it jumped off the designer’s page and started driving down the street. Its aggressive and radical styling is a departure from the everyday pickup designs that everyone has become accustomed to, and that’s exactly what Isuzu was trying to do. Design features The front […]
