Drivers looking to buy a new diesel car are finding far fewer options, with the number of available diesel models dropping by 68% since 2015, according to new research from CarGurus.
Used diesel vehicle prices saw a sharp increase of 5.1%, the highest level since early 2022, according to Autorola’s latest Q3 report.
Several years of lower new car sales, plus the demise of diesel cars, mean that workshops need to be planning now how they'll recover lost revenue in three, five and 10 years.
Dynamics in the used market are set to rival the complexity of the pandemic era, according to Cox Automotive’s four-year market forecast.
Independent used car dealers who want to help cash-strapped Londoners who'll be impacted by the expansion of the ULEZ area could do well by stocking selected cheap diesel cars with Euro6 standards which are ULEZ compliant, even though they were on sale before 2015.
Raids have been carried out on Hyundai and Kia’s European offices as authorities investigate suspicions that over 210,000 diesel vehicles may have been fitted with illegal defeat devices.
Only 5% of car buyers plan to purchase a diesel powered model and two thirds said they’d never buy one, according to a new study.
Auction companies are predicting that values for used petrol and diesel cars will remain strong as the country emerges from lockdown and consumer confidence improves.
Used car retailers have been warned of an electric vehicle (EV) overpricing issue once again after diesel-powered vehicles sold fastest in January.
Toyota has introduced a new 2.8-litre engine turbodiesel engine to its flagship Land Cruiser SUV and Land Cruiser Commercial range - with prices starting from £35,925.
UK car buyers have Europe’s strongest appetite for used diesel cars according to stock turn data published by Indicata this week.
A third of car buyers do not know whether to opt for a petrol, diesel, hybrid or electric vehicle (EV) amid a fuel type confusion headache which is causing many to put off their next purchase.
January’s usual flurry of new car discounts appear to have failed to generate the “boost in fortunes” usually delivered by the first month of the new year, according to Rupert Pontin, director of insight at Cazana.
UK car fleets continue to see diesel as “a primary buying choice” and will still be running diesel cars in five years' time, a new report by the AA and Rivus Fleet Solutions said.
August delivered evidence of significant pre-registration driven by the requirement for market share and the need to register WLTP cars in the face of the arrival of RDE2 legislation.
Demand for SUVs appeared to stall across Europe during June as the region suffered a 7.9% overall decline in registrations, Jato Dynamics has reported.
Used diesels are selling faster than their petrol equivalents, despite campaigns to shift buyers away from the fuel.
The majority of car retailers expect at least 10% of dealerships in the UK to close within the next five years, according to the findings of the latest Cox Automotive Insight Report.
Europe’s new car registrations in April matched 2018’s record high for the month as petrol and electric vehicles (EVs) mitigated the effects of declining demand for diesel.
The fastest selling used cars in April were petrol models as demand for the fuel outweighed that of diesel for the first time, according to Indicata.
