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The Week: Dec 5-9

Time 12:26 pm, December 9, 2011

HERE’S the most interesting and talked about stories over the past five days, collated and summarised by us.

Monday, December 5

a51a7dc6-9abf-4ec5-bc45-a863f7b41d3fCHINESE car maker Geely is to arrive in the UK in 2012 and is on the prowl for dealers. Read more

MANHEIM Auctions has found 2.5 million motorists won’t be changing their driving style this winter.


VAUXHALL has revealed its most powerful diesel ever. It produces 192bhp, 400Nm of torque and emits 129g/km.

SUNDERLAND Football Club has taken delivery of a 100 per cent Nissan Leaf. Read more

Tuesday, December 6

66198nis-300x2361NEW car registrations fall 4.2 per cent in November – but were above the SMMT’s forecast. Read more


NISSAN’S Leaf has won another award – it’s been named Japan’s Car of the Year 2011-2012.

AVERAGE used car values improved by nearly four per cent in November. Read more

MORE than £12m has been spent by motorists on personalised plates in 2011. ’12 O’ raised £63,290 alone.

Wednesday, December 7

a99bab3a-5e3e-4a2c-9fc9-bafa65ffa8531THE BMW Group achieved record sales in November – up by 7.7 per cent. Read more

FERRARI has launched a brand new bespoke service for customers to personalise their cars.

YEOMANS Toyota Eastbourne has been named the UK’s best Toyota Centre of 2011. Read more

KYLIE Minogue’s personal Lexus CT 200h has raised £29k for the NSPCC.

Thursday, December 8

lotus-evora-gte-swizz-beatzNISSAN has revealed the £84k GT-R ‘Track Pack’ – as Car Dealer predicted. Read more

AUCTION house Coys has sold Beatle George Harrison’s 1965 Aston DB5. The hammer fell at £350k.


MARSHALL might be blasting into space soon if one their employees wins a worldwide competition. Read more

LOTUS has revealed the Evora GTE Swizz Beatz – it’s a tie-up between the rapper and the British firm.

Friday, December 9

39fe00dc-3a3f-4341-a104-d0717bb5b0d7MOTOR Codes plans to review vehicle warranty products code of practice. Read more

CZECH brand Skoda has published new photos of its VisionD concept car.

USED car values end the year with smaller falls than usual for December, says CAP. Read more

EASTERN Western Mazda Edinburgh is celebrating its first year of business. It’s one of three volume dealerships for Mazda.

James Batchelor's avatar

James – or Batch as he’s known – started at Car Dealer in 2010, first as the work experience boy, eventually becoming editor in 2013. He worked for Auto Express as editor-at-large and was the face of Carbuyer’s YouTube reviews. In 2020, he went freelance and now writes for a number of national titles and contributes regularly to Car Dealer. In October 2021 he became Car Dealer's associate editor.



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