NEWS

ELECTRIC car sales WILL be incentivised from January 2011 with the confirmation of the key £5k grant.
Transport secretary Philip Hammond has just given the OK to the government grant at SMMT HQ in London.
‘Great news for industry,’ said the SMMT’s Paul Everitt, ‘and a significant commitment by the new government to create UK jobs in [...]

UK motorists will play a key role in the electric car future as makers say our market has the most potential in Europe.

Various Government incentives have already created a fertile environment for electric cars, and the benefits of this are starting to hit our roads.
‘The UK electric car market is going to drive the rest [...]

THE results of our Car Dealer Power survey are out – and there are some shock winners and losers!
Nissan swooped to victory and was named the Car Dealer Power winner after top scoring with an incredible 91 per cent.
The marque scored six Faultless averages and two Excellents in our survey that aimed to find the [...]

NISSAN has revealed Juke prices will start at £12,795 when order books open at dealers next month.
The supermini crossover will hit UK roads in September.
Such a headline-grabbing price means Nissan car dealers are already expecting ample interest in the stylish new car. it is hoped the baby brother to the hit Qashqai will replicate its [...]

NISSAN has announced its LEAF electric car will cost £23,350 when it goes on sale here in February 2011.
The headline-grabbing price confirms Nissan’s aim to make it a mainstream offer.
‘There is not a premium for EVs,’ said Nissan’s Simon Thomas.
It is way lower than the Hyundai i-MiEV (around £10k less), and comes with a Government [...]

HARTWELL has taken on 3 new managers in an effort to drive sales at its new Nissan and Citroen dealerships.
The group have also announced a new customer-focused business strategy at the Scunthorpe car dealers.
This is aimed at reintroducing the Nissan and Citroen brand, which have been without representation in the area since 2006.
Paul Kellett [...]

DAIMLER is to team up with the Renault-Nissan Alliance to help the car brands save big in the future.
A plan to team up in developing future platforms and engines has just been announced.
This will see the future Smart range share underpinnings with the next Renault Twingo, and both the Smart and Twingo budget-end ranges will [...]

NISSAN is offering a minimum £2k trade-in deal against any new British-built car as scrappage ends.
The new trade-in deal sees eligibility extended to cars 7 years or older – that’s motors registered on or before 31 August 2003.
As ever, the deal requires cars to have a valid MOT, and also have been owned by the [...]

NISSAN will be targeting young male buyers with its new Juke crossover, Car Dealer has been told.
The manufacturer’s UK managing director Paul Willcox gave Car Dealer an exclusive video interview about the new car and what the marque hopes it will achieve.
He told us that crossovers will be responsible for between 45-55,000 sales a year [...]

NISSAN has announced news Car Dealer Magazine beat the rest to - the LEAF electric car is to be built here in the UK!
Confirmation will be made today at a special press briefing in London by Lord Mandelson.
Sunderland will now become Europe’s largest electric car production plant, with cars rolling off the lines from early [...]