Ian Hare

Houses of Parliament

Industry reaction to last week’s Budget

Nov 06, 2024Comments off

PHEV’s affected as well as DCPUs but Used Car Market will Benefit Contrasting comments have been voiced across the automotive industry following last week’s budget.

Car Dealer

Court of Appeal throws leasing and asset fu...

Nov 01, 2024Comments off

The Court of Appeal ruling on Johnson v FirstRand Bank (MotoNovo), Wrench v FirstRand Bank and Hopcraft v Close Brothers has been reverberating round the

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SMR trend: EV Service and Repair Forecastin...

Oct 18, 2024Comments off

Recent data released by Epyx* shows that electric vehicle service and repair costs are starting to show cost savings compared to hybrid and internal combustion

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Unprecedented EV discounting in September

Oct 10, 2024Comments off

Government needs to address this with a range of support measures It was encouraging that the UK car market grew by 1% in the key

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AI and vehicle remarketing

Sep 06, 2024Comments off

Last month I looked at AI and vehicle acquisition. I suggested that there were many facets to fleet management. It goes beyond vehicle logistics, driver

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Industry Implications for the new ZEV Manda...

Aug 29, 2024Comments off

The Labour government looks set to stick to its manifesto commitment to reinstate the 2030 phase-out for new petrol and diesel cars (Zero Emission Vehicles

Ian Hare

Ian Hare

Aug 24, 2024Comments off

Ian Hare, Managing Director of Motor Management, is an experienced automotive industry consultant and non-executive director. His consultancy spans all sectors of the automotive industry

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Used EV demand is up but problems persist

Aug 16, 2024Comments off

Growing numbers of used car buyers are going electric. A total of 46,773 used battery electric vehicles were acquired by new owners in the second

Van Manufacturing

CV production still strong despite first ha...

Aug 01, 2024Comments off

UK commercial vehicle (CV) manufacturing fell -2.9% in the first six months of the year as 56,956 vans, trucks, taxis, buses and coaches left factory

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Used EVs fall in value by 43.8% in 18 month...

Jul 26, 2024Comments off

The average three-year-old used electric car is now 43.8 percent cheaper than eighteen months ago according to INDICATA UK’s latest Market Watch report. Used EVs