BCA’s latest Pulse report shows that the headline average monthly used car value in August improved by 1.8% to £7,037, with fleet and lease values reaching record levels.
Year-on-year values remain well ahead, up by 14.2% as good quality stock remains in short supply and demand from professional buyers remained relatively strong last month.
Ford is recalling almost 24,000 Focus Electric and C-Max cars because they don’t make a chime when the driver’s door is open and the key is still in the car.
It began on October 7, 1913 when engineers constructed a crude system using a rope and winch to pull a Ford Model T past 140 workers in a sprawling new factory dubbed the Crystal Palace.
EU governments have delayed for a third time a target to cut average CO2 emissions from Europe’s new-car fleet to 95 grams per kilometer after lobbying from Germany on behalf of its automakers.
Hyundai plans to build 300,000 cars this year at its plant in the Czech Republic and keep production at full capacity in the coming years.
