Second Hand Cars Exports - New Used UK

NISSAN PRIMERA INFORMATION

Nissan’s refreshed upper-medium model has even more features to impress business drivers. NEVER underestimate the influence of company car drivers. Those who have a degree of choice over what they drive are much sought after by manufacturers, particularly those who supply the dwindling volume upper-medium sector. With so much choice from niche cars – small MPVs, small SUVs, four-seat coupes – and premium badges, it can be easy to persuade drivers that they should give up their keys to the traditional upper-medium hatchback. Nissan tried to disguise the traditional upper-medium hatchback as a spaceship a couple of years ago with the latest incarnation of the Primera, but the ploy was not 100% successful.

Looking rather like a prop from the set of Star Wars, the Primera had many unique features at the time, including reversing camera, N-form dashboard, Birdview satellite navigation and – not least –outlandish styling. However, the Primera has suffered along with other more traditional upper-medium cars, and even Nissan’s own X-trail is threatening its D-sector sibling in the sales hierarchy. Unbowed, Nissan has refreshed the Primera and launched a specification aimed at business drivers looking for company car park cred. The SX comes in at £500 less than the SE but has some important features over the more expensive model as well as the expected riches over the entry-level S. There are 17-inch alloy wheels, a CD autochanger with remote audio controls (much more stylish integrated metallic switches compared with the cheap-looking plastic buttons on recent Primeras), lumbar support on both front seats, automatic dimming rear view mirror, front foglamps, rain-sensing windscreen wipers, cruise control and Nissan’s Plug and Go hands-free mobile phone integration system.

Paying the extra £500 for the SE means you lose some of these items and have to make do with 16-inch alloy wheels but you get a seven-inch screen with satellite navigation. Nissan believes most company car drivers will find the collection of items on the SX a far more tempting proposition than those on the SE. While it looks the same as the previous version, the refreshed car has undergone much work under the skin. Criticism that the 2002 Primera was not as good to drive as the previous model have been addressed and the new car has more responsive steering and sharper handling than before. It is more fun to drive, but is not quite in the same class as the Mazda6, Ford Mondeo and Peugeot 407 because the ride is less composed and feels more nervous with sudden direction changes at speed.

The reversing camera, which has since appeared on certain premium cars since it was first seen on the Nissan, now shows the rear view in colour and the interior materials have been upgraded, with metallic interior door handles and some higher-quality materials. Nissan sensibly charges just a £500 premium for the 136bhp 2.2-litre common rail diesel over the 2.0-litre petrol, and while it is not as refined as the Peugeot 407 2.0 HDi, it is both torquey and muted at speed. So, as a fleet operator, the next time you hear your drivers make wish lists of what they want in their cars, don’t be surprised – the manufacturers are probably also listening.

The UK Automotive Exportation sector is a global leader in process and product innovation of New and Used Second Hand Autos to the rest of the world. Within the European Union, the UK’s Exportation industry has the best car and commercial vehicle makers and exporters. British citizens (English – England, Welsh – Wales, Scottish – Scotland and Irish – Ireland) bought over 2.5 million new cars in the UK last year, 0.4 million European Cars and 5.6 million used second hand cars. Cheap car and auto production is rising since joining the European Union, now exporting about 1.67 million cheap units. New and Used Second Hand Commercial vehicle exporters and passenger vehicles production, looks set to exceed 600,000 auto units for the first time since 1998.

In the recent years, the exportation of new and used cars from the United Kingdom (UK) to the rest of the world (including Japan) has significantly increased. This Exportation success is in contrast to past years where the bulk of vehicles being exported from exporters in Europe, were mainly from Germany. Japan however, still dominates the world’s bulk source for the exports of cheap new and used cars either second hand, or from car Auctions. These cheap Japanese vehicles to many countries worldwide including Britain and the rest of European Union, was due to the reliability that these cars have and the cheaper costs of running Japanese vehicles in general.

The purchase of second hand cars from Auctions and Auction houses such as the British Car Auctions has significantly dropped with the increased strength of the British pound. Joining of the European Union has also reduced popularity of Car Auctions in the UK because cheaper Cars can be exported and Imported from Europe – Germany in Particular - without restriction and risks associated with car Auctions. The sector now accounts for over 9% of our total export of goods. Over the last 5 years UK has exported, on average, over a million cheaper cars a year - a fivefold increase in real terms since 1986 and twice the amount from Germany. Japanese, German, African and American manufacturers import cheaper British built cars into their home markets and over 70% of UK Car Exports go to Europe, including Germany.

UK CAR MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY

‘British Japanese’ Honda and their English brokers - whose Swindon facility is the UK's largest exporter of passenger cars to Japan, America, Asia Middle East and Africa. British MG Rover and their brokers - whose joint venture with Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation will help to fund the exporting and development of new vehicle models at cheaper manufacturing costs. ‘British Japanese’ Toyota and their English brokers whose £50 million investment at Burnaston has raised the exporting capacity by more than 50,000 and created 500 jobs;

‘British American’ Ford and their brokers - where 25% of the company's entire global engine production, and all its diesel engines, now come from the UK at a much cheaper rate than anywhere else on the world. These cheap rates ensure that the United Kingdom (UK) is ahead of the rest of the manufactures in car exporting. British GM Vauxhall and their Brokers - where production at Ellesmere Port is to be expanded to meet demand for the new Astra cars. ‘British Japanese’ Nissan and their English brokers who blazed the trail to the UK in the early 1980s, and continues to run the most productive car manufacturing site in Europe.

Great Britain - Especially the English industry is continuing to show a firm commitment to the science budget - more than double since 1997 to £3.3 billion by 2007/8. The English, Scottish, Irish and Welsh secured £12million for the hugely successful Manufacturing Advisory Service - a program that has boosted manufacturing by more than £53million, delivering an average £100,000 added value to every manufacturer that goes through the full program.

THE FUTURE OF THE UK CAR INDUSTRY (EXPORTATION AND MANUFACTURE)

It is anticipated that the Exporting of New vehicles and second hand used cars and the funding for the Technology Strategy will increase by £140m per annum by 2007/8. Taken with the re-direction of existing spend on exports innovation, this will increase spending on the Technology Strategy to more than £250m per annum on exports, by 2007/8. Helping British (English, Scottish and Irish) Car manufacturers and exporters pull through new technologies and processes from the science base and turn them into competitive exporters advantage.

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