All articles by Peter Johnstone
Peter Johnstone
Fleet Friday: 100% electric
This weeks roundup of UK fleet news goes all electric with the release of a report into the UK governments transport decarbonisation strategy and study into EV fleet performance by Alphabet.
BCA report shows consumers cutting costs
Statistics from the BCA 2012 Used Car Market Report show consumers are increasingly looking for cars that are cheaper to buy and cheaper to run.
BEN’s new numbers and old cars
The number of older used cars going to market is rising, as newer car volumes fall, according to data from the latest BEN Book of Numbers. Numbers from the book, sponsored by White Clarke Group, show volumes of cars in the 0-2 years and 3-5 years age groups declining steadily since 2007, while figures for cars aged six years or over have been on the rise since 2009.
Finance keeps pace despite Olympic dip
Research from technology consultancy Portal shows that financial services firms constituted the highest-performing sector in London during the Olympic period.
BCA reports record market value for 2011 used car sales
The British used car market rose to a record high value of £35.7bn in 2011, according to British Car Auctions’ (BCA) used car market report for 2012. By comparison new car volumes fell by 4.4%, although a move towards larger and prestige vehicles meant that the overall value grew by £0.3bn to £29bn.
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