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• The Slog: UK PRIVATE CAR SALES COLLAPSE BY 40%.

  While some corporate cash hoarders are able to benefit from the most pro-buyer car market in UK history, real people living in real houses clearly can't: private sales of cars were down 38 per cent in August compared with the same month ...
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• August UK new car sales down nearly 18%

  “Private sales are likely to be limited appreciably by the serious pressures facing households. These pressures will make consumers' very careful about splashing out on as big-ticket an item as a car,” Howard Archer, an economist with ...
  www.leftlanenews.com

• Jaguar UK sales bonanza & Jaguar XJ 'Top Chauffeur Car' | Cars UK ...

  And just to add a cherry on top of the sales cake, the new Jaguar XJ has been voted Car of the Year by the Professional Driver magazine, rating it as the top car for Britain's chauffeurs and Private Hire drivers. ...
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• Motoring News | Honest John

  According to data from British Car Auctions (BCA) - one of the UK's leading vehicle remarketing businesses - there is clear evidence that sales of used vehicles played a crucial role in the motor industry's recovery in 2009 and ... The private-to-private sector, meanwhile, continued to falter, as its market value dropped by over 20% to £5.57 billion, and volumes fell by 17.7% to 2.2 million. The private sector's average used car prices were relatively flat at £2512. ...
  www.honestjohn.co.uk

• UK's best executive car revealed

  The XF itself finished third in the Executive Car of the Year category, which was won by the BMW 530d Grand Turismo. The Private Hire Car of the Year was won by the Skoda Superb Estate, while the Ford Galaxy was awarded the MPV of the Year title. .... Car sales plummet across the board in August |05/09/2008. New-car and van registrations in August drop 20 per cent over the month, used car values are worst since early-90s recession. The recession hits the UK car market. ...
  motortorque.askaprice.com

• Car sales skid as scrappage scheme boost fades

  The SMMT is forecasting September sales will slip 10pc to around 368000. Private car sales last month were almost 38pc down on a year year after a 28.5pc slide in July. Fleet sales rose 8.2pc in August while business deals were down ...
  perspicacious.co.uk

• nebusiness.co.uk - News - Business News - Car dealer Vertu's stay ...

  In its trading statement issued yesterday for the six months to the end of August, Vertu said that, nationally, private car sales were 11.8% ahead, boosted by the scrappage scheme which has now ended. Mr Forrester said: “We sold 4000 ...
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• Know your rights before buying a second-hand car, warns OFT

  Costs can be even higher for consumers if they buy a used car from a dealer pretending to be a private seller or a car that has been illegally clocked. Although most car dealers are reputable, it is important that people buying a used car take precautions to steer clear of trouble, the service advises, and is calling on motorists to know their rights before they buy. To find out more, motorists can visit www.consumerdirect.gov.uk/cars. ...
  www.roadtestreports.co.uk