Consumer

Autocar and What Car? partner with Auto Trader for used car sales

Car-buying website to power used-car pages of Haymarket Automotive’s two motoring websites

24 May 2022
Autocar and What Car? partner with Auto Trader for used car sales
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Diesel prices are dropping but the RAC says they should be falling faster
Consumer

Diesel prices 'still six pence too high' despite recent price drops

Major fuel retailers have started to cut the price of diesel, but RAC says drivers "are continuing to get a poor deal"

16 May 2022
Diesel prices 'still six pence too high' despite recent price drops
Consumer

Volkswagen Group looks to 2023 for new electric car deliveries

Firm blames semiconductor shortage, as well as war in Ukraine, for delays

10 May 2022
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Volkswagen Group looks to 2023 for new electric car deliveries
Consumer

Used electric vehicle sales more than double in 2022

Figures show used market still dominated by petrol and diesel cars, however, with more than 96% of sales

10 May 2022
Used electric vehicle sales more than double in 2022
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When infrastructure is damaged in accidents, insurers foot the bill
Consumer

Inflated road repair costs hiking up car insurance prices

Contractors cash in on post-accident infrastructure repairs, heightening costs for insurers and drivers

5 May 2022
Inflated road repair costs hiking up car insurance prices
Consumer

Mini stops production of manual cars due to supply problems

Mini line-up goes automatic-only due to effects of war in Ukraine and wider supply constraints

2 May 2022
Mini stops production of manual cars due to supply problems
Consumer

Car industry bodies hit back at “dangerous” biennial MOT plan

Plan for MOT test every two years could lessen financial burden on households amid cost-of-living crisis

27 April 2022
Car industry bodies hit back at “dangerous” biennial MOT plan
Consumer

One in five UK car sales now of battery-electric vehicles

EV uptake is on the rise, but the SMMT suggests range anxiety has now been replaced with charging anxiety

26 April 2022
One in five UK car sales now of battery-electric vehicles
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There have been more than 7000 new chargers installed in the past year
Consumer

Number of electric car chargers in the UK soars by 33%

Huge annual increase in public chargers come as EV demand surges, but regional disparities remain

21 April 2022
Number of electric car chargers in the UK soars by 33%
Consumer

Dacia Jogger is firm's "safest ever" car despite one-star NCAP score

Romanian brand's engineering bosses reaffirm commitment to affordability of its cars

19 April 2022
Dacia Jogger is firm's "safest ever" car despite one-star NCAP score

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