NEWS

Snow drives up 4×4 leads

CAR buyers are driving up demand for 4x4s at car dealers due to the worst weather in 3 decades. Compucars reports that enquiries for off-roaders have risen by 10 percent since the weather has been bad. Indeed, 18 percent of buyers reckon they’ll buy a 4×4 this year. Compare that to less than 5 percent [...]

	4x4s could save £230m
EMPLOYEES who can’t get into work due to the current bad weather cost the economy £230m a day. This national cost could be saved if they chose a 4×4 from a car dealer! One canny retailer is thus taking the opportunity to promote value deals on SUVs – autoquake.com is pointing out not only is [...]

	Bargain hunters in force
CAR dealers report car buyers keen to grab a bargain motor are ALREADY hitting car showrooms. Carcraft is one retailer which reports a ‘record number’ of visitors since doors opened on Boxing Day. Director Mike Walsh said ‘despite some initial gloomy retail predictions for the Christmas and New Year period, customers are proving that they [...]

	4×4 prices recovering
HPI Valuations is warning car dealers to buy posh SUVs now before prices used prices start to rise. The under-fire sector is finally showing signs of recovery and prices are expected to go up. It is all thanks to newer greener models such as the BMW X6 and latest versions of the Land Rover Discovery [...]

	Mitsubishi Qashqai rival
MITSUBISHI is continuing its shift away from heavy off-roaders with the launch of a new compact SUV model. The firm will launch a new Nissan Qashqai rival at next year’s Geneva Motor Show. Based on the platform of the Mitsubishi Lancer, the new SUV will be first sold in Japan from February 2010 – to [...]

		BMW reveals new X1!
		BMW has pulled the covers off its sub-X3 SUV, the BMW X1, prior to car dealers launching it in October. The five-door compact SUV will compete with the Land Rover Freelander and Honda CR-V. Prices are surprisingly competitive; the X1 sDrive18d SE starts at £22,660. That’s for a model capable of 54.3mpg – but it [...]
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		4x4s back in fashion
		MOTORPOINT says demand for 4x4s and SUVs has ‘soared’ over the past month, defying national trends. SMMT figures indicate 4×4 sales have declined sharply… … but Motorpoint can’t get enough of them! Which has led the car dealer to call them this summer’s ‘must have’ item. ‘The 4 x 4 is definitely back with a [...]
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		New SUVs find favour?
		HONDA CR-V sales are up by nearly half over its nearest rival, says the Japanese maker of the UK-built model. Car dealers are to thank for this – through promoting keen incentives such as special finance deals and free payment protection insurance. Deals include 0 percent finance, and up to £3100 off diesel CR-Vs. These [...]
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		4×4 demand still booming
		CONVERSION rates of 100 percent for Land Rover at a recent auction proved that 4x4s are still in favour. Manheim reported that over 200 Land Rovers offered by Ford Credit were sold – achieving an average CAP Clean value of 101.5 percent. This continues a resurgence in the SUV sector that has been underway since [...]
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		SsangYong April debut
		SsangYong has confirmed the unveiling of an ‘almost production ready’ C200 concept for the Seoul Motor Show. The vital showcase reveals the look of SsangYong’s most important car ever – the C200 crossover. That’s because the future viability of the company, currently in administration, rests on this crucial new machine. The rest of the range [...]
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