Well deserved win for the Kia UK EV9 - crowned The UK Car Of The Year Awards
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EV9 IS VERY FINE – KIA CROSSOVER CROWNED UK CAR OF THE YEAR 2024

Huge congratulations to Kia UK on the triumph!

Read the full story here: ukcoty.co.uk/news/ev9-is-ve…

The UK Car of the Year Awards are run in association with heycar

An interesting year ahead for the new car market and this is a reflected in the The UK Car Of The Year Awards category winners. Proud to be part of the judging team.

Another OEM backs away from the agency model.
This time it's JLR doing a U-turn and says it'll stick with a franchised network. Here's the updated full list of agency/franchised OEM plans on Auto Retail Network
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Anyone else seen a 24-plate ‘on the road’ yet? Broker News Looks like Mercedes is getting in early with the March regulations.

A question for electric car drivers: When charging at home do you...

Mucking around with KREA AI and accidentally 'designed' the a new supercar. Hints of McLaren Automotive @jaguar and others.

We’re pleased to welcome, Auto Retail Network’s Editor, Richard Aucock first to the stage, discussing the latest ‘New entrants report’!

Cost cutting at Lookers will see 200 staff made redundant and CEO Mark Raban to leave at year end. Full story on Auto Retail Network auto-retail.co.uk/agenda/mark-ra…

Time for my regular new car registrations chart split by 'fuel you put in the car'. Petrol car share unwavering at 69%. Full analysis on Broker News soon. #carstats

Took this shot a few years ago. Thought the pic was a bit cliched at the time. But now so sad this is gone. #northumberland

Third offer for PendragonPLC, this time it's from AutoNation. Proper bidding war developing.
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Not unsurprisingly (as predicted in previous story) there's a bidding war for PendragonPLC - New improved offer from Hedin Automotive Finland Oy and Penske Automotive
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I can see the bidding for PendragonPLC getting a bit messy. auto-retail.co.uk/agenda/pendrag…

If politicians really understood car buyers, they'd have never introduced the 2030 petrol/diesel ban back in 2020.
If politicians really knew how the car industry works, they'd not move the goal posts again just three years later.
Totally clueless and just hunting for votes🙄

Another UK PLC dealer groups sold. Lithia to buy Pendragon: auto-retail.co.uk/agenda/lithia-…

Wow! Feels like a lifetime ago.

Slightly worried about my GR. It's just been collect by the dealership for a service but the driver struggled to park his car (an Aygo) without touch-parking it against my eldest's Fiesta.