Pure Clean Advert
Valuation Anywhere
OUR LATEST ISSUE Car Dealer Issue 40
Click the cover to get
your free trial copy


Motors
Douglas Stafford
Traka

Motor Recruit


AutoNetinsurance.co.uk Motor Trader Insurance

Ewards 2010 button

Codeweavers





WMS

NEWS rss

Scrappage nears end

SCRAPPAGE scheme registrations are almost complete as the SMMT announces its latest update. Total registrations are now 395,500 – tantalisingly close to the 400,000 official total. Cars make up 388,540 of these, with 6959 LCVs also being registered through the scrappage initiative. This follows the ending of the scheme in March. SMMT chief exec Paul [...]

Chevrolet 6-plus scheme

CHEVROLET is offering new car buyers a scrappage-like £2k incentive deal for any 6-10 year old motor. Called ‘Switch and Save’, it comes as the official Government scheme ends – and, as Chevrolet points out, is even more generous. Running until June 30, it is offered on all models except the Spark and Matiz city [...]

Scrappage scheme ends

SCRAPPAGE will come to an end TODAY as final funds for the successful Government scheme are used up. The industry-boosting scheme is set to go down in history as a landmark in the UK car dealer world. Up to 400,000 new car buyers have been helped into new cars, but the significant of the scheme [...]

22.2.10: Secret scrappage news we can’t tell you… yet!

CAR Dealer Magazine has been sworn to secrecy. And, when we’re given embargoes, we respect ‘em. Man, it’s frustrating sometimes, though! I’ve just got back from Central London, where I’ve been listening to a full-on briefing all about the exit phase of the scrappage scheme. Held by BIS top names, it was literally an exclusive: [...]

Peugeot scrappage no

SCRAPPAGE has been a great success in broadening car dealer opportunities says Peugeot MD Jon Goodman. However, he says that when it comes to an end, Peugeot will look to other creative plans to incentivise cars, rather than launch a self-financed copycat scheme. ‘The scheme has brought people into car showrooms who would not normally [...]



SCRAP: Our simple Q&A explains all  

SCRAP: Our simple Q&A explains all

 

SCRAP scheme is the word on every car dealer’s lips. Rightly so – it could be the shining white knight our industry needs. But how exactly does it work? Well, if you want to find out, you’ve come to the right place. Here, Car Dealer Magazine will run through the scheme for you… Sounds simple [...]

  Read More..
SCRAP: Skoda’s '£59 car'!  

SCRAP: Skoda’s ‘£59 car’!

 

SKODA has just launched its scrap scheme deals – and boasts of ‘at least £2500 savings’ across the range. Most eye-opening is Skoda’s decision to offer new Fabia buyers £1600 on top of the Government’s £1000 fund! This takes the price of the entry level Fabia supermini down to just £5995. What’s more, on Skoda [...]

  Read More..
US scrap scheme nears  

US scrap scheme nears

 

CONGRESS in America is currently looking into two new car scrap scheme bills – and will make a decision soon! The reports in the Detroit News are the clearest indication yet that the world’s largest new car economy is going to support the worldwide drive for scrappage schemes But, in a surprise move, the US [...]

  Read More..
New £8995 Alfa Romeo  

New £8995 Alfa Romeo

 

SCRAP scheme incentives mean Alfa Romeo can now offer a brand-new MiTo for less than £9000. The £2000 cash incentive trims the retail price of the Alfa Romeo MiTo 1.4 Turismo down to £8995. On certain other modes, though, Alfa Romeo is going further still – by offering up to £3000 in addition to the [...]

  Read More..
Motorpoint slams scrap  

Motorpoint slams scrap

 

CAR supermarket Motorpoint has reacted strongly to the Government’s scrappage scheme. And has responded by announcing its own ‘Motorpoint Car Savers Scheme’. ‘Like many companies, we were initially delighted that the Chancellor saw sense and put wheels in motion for a car scrappage scheme to begin,’ said MD David Shelton. ‘However, when the content of [...]

  Read More..
SCRAP: Dealer's 'no'  

SCRAP: Dealer’s ‘no’

 

DOUBTS over the new car scrap scheme have seen a UK car dealer come out against the forthcoming scheme. Carcraft does not think the £2000 new car incentive scheme will actually help UK car buyers at all – so is giving it the thumbs down. The car supermarket has said the Chancellor is doing car [...]

  Read More..
SCRAP: Hyundai up 400%  

SCRAP: Hyundai up 400%

 

UNPRECEDENTED demand for Hyundai i10 and i20 has seen enquiries at car dealers rocket 400 percent. Interest has shot up in the past week – and it is the Government’s new car scrap scheme that is driving this. The company’s fast reaction is paying dividends, says UK MD Tony Whitehorn. ‘It seems that a few [...]

  Read More..
SCRAP: BERR meeting  

SCRAP: BERR meeting

 

SCRAPPAGE was on the agenda yesterday, as the BERR and SMMT met for the first time after the Budget. Set for launch on 18 May, the meeting was called to determine exactly how the new car scrap scheme will work. Hosted in seminar style, the BERR hoped the car industry would take away sufficient information [...]

  Read More..
SCRAP: Beating hopes  

SCRAP: Beating hopes

 

CAR buying website buyyourcar.co.uk says the scrappage scheme is already seeing ‘significant’ interest. Car buying enquiries submitted to the site have doubled since the scrap scheme was announced! ‘Despite some industry commentators showing concern,’ said a statement, ‘our findings have demonstrated that it is already generating overwhelming demand.’ The site says the scheme could even [...]

  Read More..
SCRAP: BERR responds  

SCRAP: BERR responds

 

BERR chiefs have joined the SMMT in responding to Car Dealer Magazine’s questions – as the crunch meeting starts. Right now, industry bosses are meeting with the Department, to thrash out the specifics of the new car scrap scheme. Some of the issues they’ll be chatting about include the below… Be sure to let us [...]

  Read More..
SCRAP: SMMT responds  

SCRAP: SMMT responds

 

CAR Dealer Magazine has a response to our scrap questions – and some positive news – from the SMMT. ‘There is a meeting this afternoon which we will use to address issues which have been raised over the last few days by our members,’ revealed a spokeswoman. These are ‘primarily around the exact processes which will be undertaken [...]

  Read More..
SCRAP: Our questions...  

SCRAP: Our questions…

 

GOVERNMENT risks the initial positive impetus of the scrap scheme being washed out, as doubts creep in. A lack of clarity over the details of the scheme has meant speculation over the weekend has been rampant – with many contradictory messages flooding the car market. Car dealers, manufacturers and buyers are currently in a state [...]

  Read More..
SCRAP: Taxi! LTI signs up  

SCRAP: Taxi! LTI signs up

 

TAXI drivers (and Stephen Fry) are the latest to benefit from the Government’s scrappage scheme. LTI Vehicles has confirmed it’s taking part in the scheme, which it hopes will help stimulate demand. Sales director Rob Laidler said: ‘We welcome this initiative from the government to stimulate sales and improve the quality of the UK’s taxi [...]

  Read More..
SCRAP: The industry's reaction  

SCRAP: The industry’s reaction

 

THE scrappage scheme announcement we all knew was coming is here – so what does the industry think? There’s been a mixed reaction to the £2,000 scrappage scheme which must be matched by car markers – £1,000 from the government and £1,000 from carmakers. There are worries that manufacturers just won’t be able to cut [...]

  Read More..
SCRAP: 1.5m potential  

SCRAP: 1.5m potential

 

EXPERIAN has analysed the UK car market, and discovered just how many people will find scrappage of interest. The scheme demands owners have a car aged 10 years or older, which they’ve owned for at least 12 months. Of the UK’s 35 million cars, 7.1 million private cars are eligible for the scheme. Of course, [...]

  Read More..
SCRAP: Finance hope  

SCRAP: Finance hope

 

FLA chief Stephen Sklaroff says the car finance industry hopes the new car scrap scheme will work. A much-needed increase in demand for new cars is vital, he said. However, he added, if it does work, ‘the increased demand for finance – perhaps as much as £1 billion – will reinforce the need for urgent [...]

  Read More..
Scrap scheme's surge  

Scrap scheme’s surge

 

AUTO Trader says that the day after the scrap scheme was announced, it saw a 113% surge in visitors! It has also registered a 74 percent increase in new car searches. This comes as its own research suggests a third of all motorists reckon they’ll be encouraged to buy because of the scheme. Matt Thompson, [...]

  Read More..
SCRAP: Fiat £4995 Panda  

SCRAP: Fiat £4995 Panda

 

FIAT will boost the new car scrap incentive with a cash boost of its own – creating the £4995 Panda! This will secure new car buyers a green Fiat Panda 1.1 Active Eco, courtesy of the maker’s ‘Ecoplus Bonus’. Fiat has yet to announce which other models will be offered under the scheme – discussions [...]

  Read More..
SCRAP: Smart & Merc in  

SCRAP: Smart & Merc in

 

MERCEDES-BENZ will offer every single car it sells under the Government’s scrap incentive scheme. What’s more, a brace of Smarts will also be sold under the scrappage scheme. This has enabled smart to say the country’s cleanest cabriolet is now a new car scrap player! The Fortwo cdi, which currently has the country’s lowest CO2 [...]

  Read More..
24.04.09: Kia makes BBC news!  

24.04.09: Kia makes BBC news!

 

KIA’s amazing scrappage-inspired deal on a new Picanto city car proves the benefits of being first out of the traps. A ‘new’ list price of £4195 is so incredibly on message, it’s untrue. And, as reward, the brand (and car) has appeared on BBC lunchtime news! The Beeb were on the blower first thing this [...]

  Read More..


Home Contact Us Privacy Policy & Terms Bookmark
Copyright 2008 - Cardealer-Online
Website Design by Cool Creation