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12/08/2014

Summer holidays well under way

With the summer holidays well under way and with main dealers and customers alike getting ready for the arrival of a new registration plate, this can be a period of reduced activity in the used car...

11/08/2014

Part exchanges geared up to be higher than normal

At this time of year the pre-occupation of most franchised dealers focus is on new car achievement whilst attempting to gain as many retail worthy part exchanges as possible for resale in September...

Review of the new Audi S1: high power, great quality, big fun

06/08/2014

Audi S1 Sportback

Martin Ward's review of the new Audi S1 Sportback: 'high power, great quality, big fun'

28/07/2014

Bentley Continental GT Speed

Global Press Event, Scotland We went to Scotland to drive the new and improved 2015 model year Speed, and having driven the previous model quite extensively in Germany a couple of years ago, it was...

24/07/2014

LCV Editorial August 2014

During the early part of the month the auctions we attended appeared busy enough with most lots selling on the day, however, with the summer holiday season rapidly approaching, by the middle of the...

24/07/2014

HGV Editorial August 2014

HGV Marketplace The export market is flat at present which is affecting prices and the desirability of some stock. The high value of the pound is not helping, but other factors are in play such as...

24/07/2014

Black Book Editorial August 2014

Growth in new car sales continues, with June 2014 recording 228,291 registrations, according to the SMMT, compared to 214,957 in June 2013, an increase of 6.2%. For the first 6 months of the year the...

23/07/2014

Volkswagen Scirocco, plus the first view of the Jeep Renegade

Volkswagen Scirocco, European Press Event, Frankfurt. Plus – The first view of Jeep Renegade. The UK is the largest market in Europe for the Scirocco, and in global terms it is second behind the...

21/07/2014

Fords of Winsford win World Cup Prize Draw

Congratulations to Dan Wilding from Fords of Winsford, Cheshire, who is the lucky winner of CAP’s 2014 World Cup prize draw. Dan was entered into the free prize draw after opening one of CAP’s...

16/07/2014

Volvo V60 Plug-in Hybrid

Now this car really is a conundrum, and it’s hard to know where to start with it. It is very confusing, brilliant and yet slightly disappointing at the same time. This V60 is powered by Volvo’s D6...