Jan 9: Poor December for retail; Calls for business rate relief; 503-mile range for Volvo EX60
Retailers suffer disappointing December amid cost-of-living woes
Seven top tips on how to get the most money for your part exchanges
Every dealer wants to achieve the strongest possible return when selling a part exchange. While market conditions will always play a role, there are several practical steps dealers can take to improve outcomes and attract stronger trade bids.
New car discounts pushed used EV prices down in December as values fall 2%
December had one last sting in the tail for used car retail values as prices of second-hand EVs slumped by 2%.
Dick Lovett re-opens Bristol Porsche Centre after 18-month refurbishment programme
Premium car dealer Dick Lovett has brought in the new year by re-opening its upgraded state-of-the-art new Porsche Centre in Bristol.
Weekly Briefing: How did Constellation lose so much money in 2025?
The Car Dealer Briefing from James Baggott summarises the week’s most important motor trade headlines for you all in one place.
Car salesman appears in court charged with scamming customers out of £300,000
A car salesman has appeared in court after being accused of scamming customers out of hundreds of thousands of pounds.
Radical Mazda CX-6e launched as Audi Q6 rival with 26in screen
SUV is due in the UK this year as an electric counterpart to the CX-60
New DS 3 to be inspired by 2010 original
The 3 was once DS's hottest seller but is now its slowest; sporty, simple design is key for next iteration
Italdesign reinvents Honda NSX hybrid, inspired by 1989 original
Legendary Italian design house fuses modern styling cues with greatest hits from Japanese supercar's history
Dream desert drive: Flat out in the savage 815bhp Ford Mustang GTD
The GTD is the most extreme Mustang ever to wear numberplates - we take unleash its wild side
How we'd fix Lotus - with a 2+2 EV daily driver
Lotus has endured torrid times. Could a new sports EV in the mould of past greats be its saviour?
From BMW to Ferrari: Why touring car factories never gets old
BMW's South Carolina factory is bigger (and to me at least) better than many British towns
2200-mile European road trip in a Jeep Wrangler
We put its long-distance driving ability to the test on a trip to Spain
Driving with my mates changes everything
A convoy typically represents the start or end of something great
The Long Road to Sobriety: How the World Learned to Stop Driving Drunk
From gentlemen's sport to criminal act, the strange evolution of drink driving laws across a century of motoring.