Latest news for Motorpoint 
Motorpoint offers savings on new 11-reg cars(05/04/2011)
Motorpoint is offering a range of discounts on 11-reg cars. Top deals: 1. Alfa Romeo Brera 2.2 JTS 3dr [Leather]. Only £17,999 – a saving of £10,155* 2. BMW X5 xDrive 3.0d SE 5dr Auto [Leather/Sat Nav]. Only £39,999 – a saving of £9,760* 3. Ford Fiesta 1.25 Zetec 5dr [82]. Only £10,599 – a saving of £2,591* 4. Ford Focus 1.8 FFV Style 5dr. Only £9,999 – a saving of £6,446* 5. Honda Civic 2.0 i-VTEC Type R GT 3dr. ... [more]
Motorists could save up to £10,100 by pre-ordering their 59-Reg vehicle now from Motorpoint(06/08/2009)
Traditionally, motorists have held on until September to change their car in order to benefit from so-called ‘special offers’ from dealers. However, Motorpoint believes that with amazing deals such as the 59-Reg Land Rover Freelander 2 2.2 Td4 SE at £19,999, a saving of £10,058 - there is absolutely no reason to delay. In fact, the car supermarket claims that motorists could save themselves as much as £10,100 by pre-ordering their 59-Reg vehic... [more]
Auction4Cars plans to double workforce in New Year(19/12/2008)
A subsidiary of Motorpoint, Auction4Cars was created initially to provide independent used car dealers throughout the East Midlands with a wide choice of part-exchange vehicles – without the usual fee. Traditionally, dealers are charged in excess of £100 each time they dispose of a vehicle through an auction house. Headed up by Neil Prescott, Stock Control Manager, Auction4Cars is selling in excess of 75% of the 150 or so vehicles listed on th... [more]
Motorpoint records highest demand for used cars in 10 years(12/12/2008)
According to Motorpoint, demand for used cars has reached its highest level in the 10 year history of the company, which sells some 35,000 cars a year. Buoyed by savings of over 70% on equivalent new models, last month some 94.8% of all cars sold were used. This is in stark contrast to this time last year, when just over 70% of cars were used. Total sales for November 2008 were up 19.4%. This trend flies in the face of official figures from th... [more]
Motorpoint posts best sales figures for November for over three years(05/12/2008)
Motorpoint is continuing to defy the doom and gloom within UK car retailing, posting its best set of sales figures for November for over three years. Figures for last month show sales were up 18.5% on the same time last year (and over 25% on two years ago) – buoyed by record savings on the nearly new Ford Mondeo, Saab 9-3, VW Passat and the Vauxhall Vectra. The latter in particular has proved hugely popular with customers when Motorpoint a... [more]
Two thirds of motorists delay changing their car because of the credit crunch(28/08/2008)
Almost two thirds of motorists have decided to delay changing their car because of the credit crunch according to a new poll by Motorpoint, the UK’s leading car supermarket. The online survey revealed that 69.8% of drivers had decided to delay replacing their car because of the financial uncertainty caused by the continuing credit crunch. Over 4,500 people participated in the poll. However, the credit crunch would appear not to be biting at... [more]
Two in five British drivers support 20mph speed limit in city streets(24/04/2008)
Two in five British drivers – around 12 million people - would welcome a 20mph speed limit on their city’s streets according to a survey by Motorpoint, despite warnings from the RAC Foundation that drivers would not accept a blanket speed limit in towns and cities. Portsmouth has just become the first authority to apply a citywide 20mph maximum after the proposal to cut the urban limit by a third featured in proposals to the Government from th... [more]
Fear of fraud is the greatest barrier to buying cars online(23/04/2008)
According to a new survey by HPI, fear of fraud is the greatest barrier to buying cars online. Yet for Motorpoint internet sales is the fastest growing area of its business. That looks like a major paradox. But Motorpoint general manager John Hood sees avoiding online fraud as a simple decision about where buyers choose to do business. “It’s the difference between unknown individuals and established organisations. Among the thousands of seller... [more]
Other car news
India auto sales climb 7.2% in January: industry
New car sales in India climbed 7.2 percent year-on-year in January as the sector showed further signs of recovery from its slump in 2011, an industry body said on Wednesday.
Car sales head for first annual fall in 10 years
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Annual car sales in India are likely to drop for the first time since 2002 in the fiscal year ending March after January sales fell short of expectations, an industry body said. Car sales, which grew 30 percent in the year ending March 2011, posted their first monthly fall in three years last July as high financing and running costs deterred buyers. "The car industry is too ...
Car sales to fall in 10 years despite growth in January
Car sales grew for the third straight month in January by 7.2 percent, but the industry for the first time since 2002 is expected to miss its annual sales target of up to 2 percent, data released by the manufacturers Wednesday showed.
India car sales head for 1st annual fall in 10 years
NEW DELHI (REUTERS) - Annual car sales in India are likely to drop for the first time since 2002 in the fiscal year ending March after January sales fell short of expectations, an industry body said.
Car sales may see 1st decline in a decade
Car sales look headed for their first annual decline after more than a decade as poor demand throughout 2011-12 will see the industry end up the year in red, auto industry body Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (Siam) said.
Car sales grew 7.2 percent in January
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) Car makers started 2012 on a positive note, with sales up 7.2 percent in January -- the third consecutive month of gains after a lacklustre 2011, according to data released by an industry body Wednesday.
Auto industry may miss 2011/12 sales target - industry body
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's auto industry may miss a car sales growth expectation of 0-2 percent in the fiscal year that ends in March if sales continue at their current pace, an industry body executive ...
New UK car sales edge higher in January: industry data
Sales of new cars in Britain crept higher in January, official figures showed on Monday, as the market showed encouraging signs of stabilisation.
Toyota official sees 2012 Philippine car sales growing 7%
The Philippine car industry will recover this year with sales increasing by 7 percent to 177,000 units from 165,000 in 2011, Rommel Gutierrez, Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers of the Philippines president, told GMA News Online.
Car sales may miss 0-2% growth target in; rise 7% in Jan
According to the figures released by the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers on Wednesday, domestic passenger car sales grew by 7.20 per cent to 1,96,013 units in January against 1,82,852 units in the same month last year.
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