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Warranty Solutions Group (WSG) crowned the Honda Civic the most reliable used family car of 2024 due its low claim rate of just 7.54%. The findings are based on a sample of 5,000 vehicle repair claims paid by WSG between 1st January and 31st December 2024 across used family cars, excluding models with less than 300 sales across WSG’s dealer ...

Honda and Nissan are reportedly in talks for a merger aimed at enhancing their competitiveness in the electric vehicle market. According to a report by the Japanese newspaper “Nikkei,” the two companies are planning to sign a memorandum of understanding aimed at exploring the establishment of a new holding company. This move is seen as a strategic effort to make ...

Honda UK and Autoguard Warranties have won this year’s Motor Ombudsman Customer Service Star Award trophies. The Customer Service Star Awards were unveiled in 2021 to recognise the UK head offices of the organisations accredited to The Motor Ombudsman’s New Car and Vehicle Warranty Product Codes of Practice. Combined, there are currently more than 60 businesses that are committed to ...

Brayleys is celebrating the purchase of two Honda dealerships and a Suzuki business from Crown Motors. Paul Brayley, CEO of Brayleys cars and West Way, took to LinkedIn  to announce the move. “It gives me great pleasure to welcome our new team members to the Brayleys family following our recent acquisition of two Honda dealerships and our first Suzuki dealership ...

Honda turned in a strong performance in Dealer Auction’s Retail Margin Monitor proving dealers with an average retail margin of £2,245. This put the Japanese brand in tenth place, joining fellow mainstream makes Kia and Nissan in the chart. Land Rover drew the highest margin (£4,300), over £1,000 more than second-place BMW (£3,100). Volvo came in third (£3,025), closely followed ...

Electric vehicles featured prominently in the fastest and slowest selling used cars on Auto Trader in November. The fastest selling car was the Jeep Compass Petrol Hybrid which sold in just nine days followed by the Kia Niro Electric model which shifted off forecourts in 11 days. In the third fastest selling car was the Hyundai IONIQ electric model, which ...

Vertu Motors has acquired Rowes Garage’s four Honda dealerships in the South West of England bringing its total representation of the brand to 17 sites. Rowes has been trading for over 90 years. The outlets are located in Plymouth, Plymstock and Truro. The business also operates a Suzuki franchised outlet in Plymouth, which will continue to operate as a used ...

Yeomans Honda did the double at the Honda Dealer Awards 2023 which took place in London on Friday, 22 September. It won the overall Honda Dealer Group of the year while its Bognore Regis business won the dealer of the year. The annual event is an opportunity whereby Honda UK recognise and reward the success of its dealer network. This ...

Marshall Motor Group has acquired two Honda dealerships from Greenacre. Marshall Motor Group now represents Honda in eight locations in the UK: Blackburn, Clitheroe, Harrogate, Hull, Leicester, Peterborough, Reading and York. Carole Merry, franchise director, of Marshall Motor Group, said: “We are delighted to welcome the Honda retailers in Blackburn and Clitheroe to Marshall, expanding our commitment to the Honda ...

Honda has released prices and specifications for the ZR-V SUV, featuring its e:HEV full hybrid system as standard. Prices start at £39,495 OTR for the Elegance grade, which features 18-inch grey alloy wheels, front and rear parking sensors,11 airbags, a rear-view camera, and an eight-speaker audio system. Sport grades start from £41,095 OTR come with a front bumper and grille ...