Used market
Vauxhall has issued a stop-drive notice for the Astra H, Astravan, Astra Twin Top, Vectra and Signum, with up to 82,000 cars still awaiting a free airbag repair.
Policy
Electric van registrations rose 58.0% to a record 3,369 in October, a 12.9% share against a 24% mandate. SMMT's own outlook has the gap doubling by 2028.
Policy
Pickup registrations are down 52.9% this year to 14,936, with the Ford Ranger accounting for 51% of them, while the wider van market grew 11.4% in October.
New cars
Dacia's Sandero hybrid starts at £17,995, £2,000 under the MG3 Hybrid+. At average mileage the £2,230 premium over the petrol car takes eight years to repay.
New cars
Jaguar will sell its electric cars from 19 UK sites run by 12 dealer groups, down from 83 in 2023, after eight registrations in the first nine months of 2026.
New cars
Vauxhall passed 100,000 UK electric sales with a Grandland in Nuneaton. Its 16,508 in ten months is a record pace, though its market share slipped.
Used market
Barclays Partner Finance will offer early settlements to some customers whose commission complaints were acknowledged by 1 October 2026, and the FCA has set the terms.
Charging
The £38m second round of the Depot Charging Scheme was due to open on 28 October. Six days on, there is no application page and no new date from DfT.
New cars
Honda has cut CR-V and ZR-V list prices by up to £4,080, and the top ZR-V now sits £415 below the £40,000 threshold for the expensive car supplement.
Guides
Plan, do, check, act is nearly a century old and still the most practical way to improve a process. What the loop actually is, where it came from, and how to run it without turning it into a paperwork exercise.
Used market
A decade of the Motor Ombudsman brings more than 300,000 contacts this year, and around half of the people who ask for help cannot be given it.
Policy
A Commons committee says ministers should have tariffs ready if China will not trade fairly, and treat connected cars as a security risk. Both would reach UK buyers.
New cars
Mark Adams retires after almost 25 years shaping Vauxhall and Opel, with Citroen's Pierre Leclercq taking over the design language that produced the Vizor.
Charging
Public EV charge points sold in Great Britain would have to meet ETSI 303 645, with anti-tamper cases and Class B meters. The consultation closes on 20 December.
Used market
Solera cap hpi has used electric small van values up 3.1% against a 2.2% fall for diesel, while the wider used van market had its sharpest monthly cut of 2026.
New cars
Volkswagen has stopped development on the ID Golf until it can fund the investment, pushing its electric hatchback towards the early 2030s.
Policy
Great Britain will adopt Euro 7 for new cars and vans from 29 November 2027. The exhaust limits barely move; the battery durability rules are the real change.
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