Aston Barclay’s latest desirability index shows that larger premium SUVs were the most in demand ICE used cars in August. The Jaguar F-Pace topped the ICE desirability index closely followed by the VW Touareg and three Land Rover SUVs – the Velar, Discovery, and Range Rover. Ford’s Puma and the Mazda MX5 were also in the mix. Demand for used ...
Read More »Chinese carmaker Chery to launch Omoda 5 SUV in UK
Chinese carmaker Omoda is set to enter the UK Crossover SUV market with the Omoda 5, later this year, with sales starting in February 2024. The SUV will feature 1.6-litre Turbo petrol engine producing 197 hp and 290 Nm of torque. An EV variant, the OMODA 5 EV will also be available at launch. A suite of advanced driver assistance ...
Read More »Skoda reveals prices and specs for ENYAQ iV vRS.
ŠKODA has confirmed final UK specifications and pricing for the SUV version of its ENYAQ iV vRS. Available to order from 17 January 2023, the ENYAQ iV vRS follows in the wheel tracks of the ENYAQ COUPÉ iV vRS launched earlier this year. Priced from £52,670 OTR, the new ENYAQ iV vRS is fitted with an 82kWh (77kWh net) battery ...
Read More »Premium SUVs most in demand at auction
Premium SUVs and used sports cars are the most in-demand stock across physical and online auction channels. That’s the view of Aston Barclay in its latest Used Car Desirability Index for July which looked at web views prior to sale, number of physical and online bids per sale, and the sale price achieved as a percentage of CAP average. The ...
Read More »SUV demand in Europe slows to lowest recorded June rate
Demand for SUVs in Europe slowed to lowest recorded rate in June, growing by just 0.7% according to JATO figures. SUV registrations totaled 556,400 units during the month. JATO blames the slow down on poor conditions in the wider market finally impacting SUVs, which are usually more expensive than regular car types. Also, SUV demand may be peaking after many ...
Read More »SUVs take home nine titles at Auto Trader New Car Awards
The Peugeot 3008 has been announced as the best new car of 2019, according to a consumer vote for the third-annual Auto Trader New Car Awards. In general, SUVs performed well at the awards, accounting for one in five of all body related searches on Auto Trader and taking eight other titles. Ian Plummer, Auto Trader director said: “This is ...
Read More »ULEZ helps AFVs leave London forecourts faster
The introduction of ULEZ in London has improved selling times for AFVs in the capital. Three of the top fastest selling used cars in the Capital were AFVs, according to figures from Auto Trader, including the top spot, which was claimed by the 2016 Mitsubishi Outlander (hybrid, automatic), taking 10 days to sell on average. The 2015 variation of the ...
Read More »Nissan axes plans to make new X-Trail SUV in Sunderland
The new Nissan X-Trail SUV will not be manufactured at the company’s Sunderland factory. The move was announced by Gianluca de Ficchy, senior vice president and chairman of the management committee for Europe region at Nissan, over the weekend. The model will continue to be made in Japan. Nissan has said that it will continue to manufacture the Juke and ...
Read More »SUVs remain dominant as AFVs hit all time high in wake of wilting diesel
The shift to SUVs continued in 2018, while alternative fueled vehicles (AFV) posted a best ever year, the car market stabalised and diesel hit is lowest market share since 2001. SUVs saw a total of 5.4 million registrations in 2018, up 19% on 2017 with a market share of 34.6%. The rate of growth was slightly slower than previous years, ...
Read More »Auto Trader reveals UK’s fastest selling used cars
The Vauxhall Mokka was the fastest selling used car of 2018, the SUV taking an average of just 26 days to leave UK forecourts. The Mokka knocked the Kia Sportage off the number one spot, a title it has held for the past two years. SUVs dominated the fastest selling listings with the Renault Captur, Renault Kadjar, Mazda CX-5, Skoda ...
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