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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.

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.

A claims management firm which once said it was ‘fighting for the people’ is being investigated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) over concerns about its sales practices in relation to the £11bn motor finance scandal.

Tesla lost its crown as the world’s bestselling EV carmaker to Chinese rival BYD, as the American firm saw sales slide for a second year in a row.

Waylands’ marketing chief Vicky Hart has been promoted to the dealer group’s board of directors as the retailer looks to continue growing in 2026.

Mothercare looking to ‘rebuild scale’ in UK and worldwide

The Car Dealer team has published a Christmas special podcast to celebrate the end of a busy year in the motor trade.