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Less than 10 percent of attempted motor finance frauds succeedAccording to the Finance & Leasing Association's statistics, only 8.7% of attempted motor finance frauds succeed. And of those that do succeed, 44% of the cars involved are recovered by lenders. The FLA statistics reveal that in Q2 2010, there were 2,361 cases of attempted or suspected motor finance fraud. Rigorous checks by dealers and finance companies kept the actual number of cases where th... [more] Skoda's No VAT offer on Fabia, Roomster and Octavia extended until 31 December 2010Škoda has announced it will extend its No VAT offer on Fabia, Roomster and Octavia, as well as attractive finance offers through Škoda Finance until 31 December 2010. Škoda has extended its “No VAT” offer across all Octavia, Roomster and Fabia models (except Fabia vRS), with a potential saving of up to Ł3,388. This offer, which was to close at the end of June, will now continue to apply to ord... [more] Pre-orders for Nissan LEAF will commence on September 1st in the UKNissan International SA has confirmed that pre-orders for Nissan LEAF in the UK will commence on September 1, following Portugal and the Republic of Ireland. The ordering process is a first step in securing a place on the list to receive the Nissan LEAF and means Portuguese, Irish and British customers will be first in line to receive the car in Europe when it launches early next year. Nissan LEAF... [more] Kia Motors secures a deal to supply 120 cee'd SW EcoDynamics to technology companiesKia Motors (UK) Limited has secured a deal to supply 120 vehicles over three years to leading building technologies group. The fleet of cee'd SW EcoDynamics will be used by engineers within security, tele-care and fire protection companies – namely, Cirrus, Interphone Security Group and Instant Fire Protection – whilst they visit clients across the United Kingdom to perform installations, upgrade... [more] Better utilisation of company cars is key to minimising fleet costsAccording to research from Enterprise Rent-A-Car, 45% of small firms use their vehicles for fewer than two hours per week. Better utilisation of company cars could be the key to minimising fleet costs in the long term. Neville Briggs, managing director at CFC Solutions, said: “This is something that we have been monitoring for a while. At the start of the recession, the most interesting trend t... [more] |
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Car sales were just as hot as the weather this summer at three Mississauga-based automobile companies.
Car sales surge in Asia, fall in Europe
Car sales surge in Asia, fall in Europe
New car sales up sharply in SA
New car sales are up more than 16 per cent in South Australia over the same time last year.
Mercedes-Benz car sales up 22 per cent year-on-year in August
BERLIN - Daimler AG says car sales at its core Mercedes-Benz brand rose 22 per cent in August compared with a year earlier thanks to growth in
Car sales surge as buyers skip carbon tax
Pre-emptive buying to avoid the carbon dioxide emissions tax on new cars, which came into effect on Wednesday, and sales to the car rental industry drove new car sales last month to their highest level since January 2008.
China car sales jump while US suffers
Car sales in China rebounded in August as subsidies and a stronger currency spurred demand, while sales in the US faltered.
Car Sales Rise in Asia, Decline in Europe
Asian auto sales soared in August, boosted by government incentives although U.S. economic uncertainty and slowing growth in China look set to curb demand, while in Europe car sales fell as scrapping bonuses ran out.
Strong car sales despite economy woes
New data shows there was a softening in car sales with a decline in sales of luxury vehicles in August.
Car sales pick up in August
China's passenger-car sales grew at a faster pace in August as higher incentives by dealers offset government measures to cool the economy.
Today in Car News: Car Sales, GM Fours, and Ghostbusters
By all accounts, this year's car sales are as nostalgic and flat as a three-week-old A&W root beer left in your cupholder inn summer. [Consumerist] And in what was supposed to be the year of the small car, it's --not shocking--that the two best-selling vehicles are big ole pickup trucks. [Detroit Free Press] While U.S. sales are sluglike, the...
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