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It is supposed to be the the season of goodwill but that hasn’t stopped thieves breaking into a family-run bodyshop and stealing motorbikes that were being used in a Christmas display.

The Ford Puma has retained its crown as Britain’s best-selling new car after a major hike in registrations in 2025.

New car registrations topped two million last year for the first time this decade, but carmakers discounting new EV sales is ‘unsustainable’.

Chinese car brands saw the biggest sales increases in 2025, but the legacy carmakers still dominated market share.

A good video can be the difference between making a key sale and a customer choosing to go elsewhere so it is absolutely crucial that dealers get their footage right.

Looking after your own prep while also offering servicing and repair to your customers can be a tricky balancing act but it’s one that the very best used car dealers are able to manage.

A quadriplegic driver won over a billion dollars. Mitsubishi lost on a car that met 1992 safety standards. Then an appeals court erased everything because the trial judge used the wrong legal framework. Eight years of litigation reset to zero.

Chinese car giant BYD has cemented itself in the UK as the biggest seller of 'electrified' vehicles It sold more EVs and plug-in hybrids than any other brand. Globally BYD outsold Tesla in EVs.

Nearly 10,000 unsecured claims have been made following the collapse.

Administrators for failed online used car dealer Cazoo will settle a multi-million pound tax liability – but it’s still unknown whether 10,000 unsecured creditors owed nearly £76m will get paid.

Online auction platform Motorway clocked up losses of £37.3m before tax in 2024 after a year of ‘deliberate investment’.

The ultimate owner of We Buy Any Car and the auction house BCA chalked up a £112.9m loss before tax in 2025.

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UK manufacturing recovery picked up pace in December as demand grew

Car dealer Wessex Garages has reported another year of losses for 2024/25 as the industry continues to battle difficult trading conditions.