By Mark Powell, Business Unit Director at Broughton Lubricants Choosing the right engine oil can make a significant difference to the efficiency of a vehicle. If you understand the specific needs of your engine, and have some awareness of the technical specifications you should look for, you can deliver enhanced…
Introduction Florida shares several characteristics with other states, but it also has some unique driving laws that may not apply in other places. The Florida Department of Transportation offers useful details on a variety of subjects, including exit locations, roundabouts, and speed limits. Before driving an automobile in Florida, everyone…
The Toyota Aygo X is the best-selling vehicle in Wales this month. Thanks to SMMT we can share with you the Top 10 best-sellers for each UK nation in July. Keep in mind this is a zoom in by nation, all sales figures are included in the July 2022 UK update. Scotland…
The Toyota Yaris is up to third place in New Caledonia in July. New Caledonia is a French overseas archipelago located northwest of Australia. Its new light vehicle market in July is down a very steep -33.8% year-on-year to just 677 sales, almost identical to its June volume (678). The…
The Dacia Duster remains the most popular vehicle in Hungary in July. The Hungarian new light vehicle market (PC + LCV) is down -14.4% year-on-year in July to 10,525 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -13.5% to 77,238. In the PC+LCV brands ranking, Volkswagen takes the lead for the…
Wuling is back to the #1 brands spot in June. According to data published by LMC Automotive, the Chinese Light Commercial Vehicle market is down another -20% year-on-year in June to 235,391 units, leading to a year-to-date tally off -26% to 1,384,735 sales. Wuling (+4%) braves the negative market conditions…
The new gen Geely Emgrand is an instant blockbuster in Saudi Arabia. The Saudi new vehicle market is almost immobile year-on-year in June at -0.5% to 51,309 registrations. Toyota edges up 1.3% to 31.7% share whereas Hyundai (-23.4%) is down significantly but stays in 2nd place. Changan (+21.4%) breaks into…
The Hyundai Sonata roars into 4th place in June in the UAE. New vehicle sales in the United Arab Emirates climb 16.1% year-on-year in June to 18,312 units. Toyota (+1%) is stable and holds just under 30% market share. In 2nd place, Mitsubishi soars 133.4% and overtakes a struggling Nissan…
The Suzuki Swift Dzire is up to #3 in Qatar in June. Going clearly against the worldwide trend, new vehicle sales in Qatar shoot up 58.6% year-on-year in June to 4,602 units. Yet the Top 2 carmakers vastly outpace this rate: Toyota is up 105.9% to 35.6% share while Suzuki…
Changan is now among Oman's Top 10 brands. 5,682 new vehicle hit Omani roads in June, that's a 12.4% year-on-year increase. Toyota (+7.7%) shows a slightly lower progression but remains ultra-dominant with almost half the market at 47.5% share. Nissan (+59.7%), MG (+67.6%) and Isuzu (+32.9%) all sport fantastic gains…
The Chrysler 300C is inside the Kuwait Top 10 in June. New vehicle sales in Kuwait edge down -1.1% year-on-year in June to 8,564. Market leader Toyota (+22.7%) bucks the negative trend with the only uptick in the Top 5, reaching 34.6% share. Chevrolet (-3.1%) and Mitsubishi (-19.5%) overtake Nissan…
The Toyota Land Cruiser is the best-selling vehicle in Bahrain in June. 1,729 new vehicles found a home in Bahrain in 2022, that's a splendid 31.5% year-on-year lift. Toyota (+20.2%) can't quite catch up with the market growth but easily maintains its lead with a mammoth 34.5% market share. In…
There are up and downsides to everything. When we weigh decisions, we literally take the pros and weigh them against the potential cons. If we think the advantages outweigh the potential disadvantages, we choose in favour of the course of action we think is most likely to benefit us. Deciding…
We all want to protect our customers' information, and they need to know their data is safe when they leave it with us. It is no secret that in today’s economy, car dealerships are struggling to hold on to customers. This is largely due to a lack of customer retention…
Buying a new car is exciting, and, at that moment, it feels like the thought of your precious vehicle deteriorating is in the far away future. However, if you don't take steps early to protect your new ride, it will become an old clunker before you ever imagined it could…