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The March plate-change, the biggest sales month of the year saw the emergence of winners and losers in sales volumes, according to figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers & Traders (SMMT). The market saw Chinese brand BYD begin to establish a presence with  759 cars hitting UK roads compared to 34 a year ago. Smart saw a six-fold increase ...

Last year saw sales of Tesla cars decline 9.3% to 49,571 units in an overall market up 17.9% despite a series of price cuts during the year to stimulate sales. The brand’s market share fell to 2.6% for the year compared to 3.4% in 2022. Some Stellantis brands continue to struggle with Abarth down 42.6% to 886 units, DS down ...

Polestar was the fastest growing brand in the UK in the year to August showing growth of 186%. It was followed by Genesis which almost doubled sales, up 121% in the first eight months of the year, according to the latest figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers & Traders (SMMT). Another EV brand MG was in fifth slot showing ...

More than a third of UK households say the COVID-19 pandemic has caused them to consider owning fewer vehicles, according to research by DS Automobiles. In a study of 2,000 UK households with access to more than one car, DS Automobiles found 36% say the pandemic has caused them to consider downsizing their fleet, with 23% stating they now have ...

Groupe PSA has opened the doors to a renovated Robins & Day West London retail site in Chiswick. The dealership, which has an annual sales target of 11,300, has a combined range of 13 electric and plug-in vehicles available to order and test drive from Citroën, DS and Peugeot. This is said to be the highest number of new electric ...

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles has confirmed that it is in talks with Groupe PSA with regard to a merger of the two companies. In a statement it said: “Following recent reports on a possible business combination between Groupe PSA and FCA Group, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV confirms there are ongoing discussions aimed at creating one of the world‘s leading mobility Groups. ...

  John Grose Group has opened a new Peugeot, Citroen and DS Automobiles dealership in Ipswich on the Ransomes Europark. The Ransomes Europark site previously housed the John Grose Citroën Ipswich dealership while the Peugeot dealership has been relocated from its previous site a short distance away. The new DS Salon Ipswich represents the latest addition to the DS Automobiles ...

DS Automobiles has appointed Rob Thomas to a new position as UK sales director. Thomas was previously sales director at Banque PSA Finance. He starts the new role in August located at the UK Headquarters at Pinley House in Coventry. He started his career as a trainee sales executive in 1997 and enjoyed a varied career in motor retail before ...

Robins & Day, the factory-owned dealer group has officially opened its tri-brand Peugeot & Citroën Dealership with DS Salon in Birmingham. The multi-franchise dealership on the 1.5-acre site was redeveloped following a fire in January 2017 to rebuild the Citroën dealership and add the DS and Peugeot brands. This redevelopment comes as part of the multi-million pound programme for Robins ...

Dealer discounts have remained static in the three months to May despite shrinking new car registrations That’s the conclusion of a What Car? Target Price report, which found that the average cash discounts across the industry remained flat at 8.3% or £2,581. The report revealed Seat and DS dealers offered the biggest discounts in May. The French premium brand averaged ...