Stuart Masson

About 10 million cars and vans are sold in the UK every year, with about 8 million of these being used vehicles and about 2 million being new. For most car buyers, choosing between a new or used car is a purely economic decision, but are there other factors you should be considering? Offering the latest on-board tech, advanced safety features, interior comfort and refined engines, the allure of a brand-new car straight from the dealership floor is strong. But used cars are often just as capable…

Online car sales rocketed over the last couple of years thanks to Covid lockdowns, and they’ve now become a huge part of the used car market. With this in mind, we regularly update our list of the top sites for you to buy a used car from the comfort of your own sofa.

The Hyundai Kona Electric was highly praised by the media for its 250+ mile driving range and its overall practicality.

The NIssan X-Trail received mixed reviews throughout its production life, being comfortable and practical but off the pace of its top rivals.

When the original Nissan Leaf first appeared on our roads more than a dozen years ago, it’s promise was to be the future of eco-friendly motoring. It wasn’t exciting, the battery range was terrible and the public charging infrastructure was almost non-existent, so unsurprisingly most car buyers saw it as little more than a curiosity. Then Elon Musk came along. Musk understood the obvious point – car makers were never going to get the general public excited about electric cars if they were ugly s…

This year has seen record lows in the number of private buyers choosing a new car. We explore what's going on in the new car market.

The new car market is changing significantly, with more electric cars gradually growing their market share while petrol and diesel cars are reducing in number. Which car brands are performing well in 2024, and which are struggling? The Car Expert has all the answers.

Chinese car brand Omoda has detailed the preparations for its imminent arrival in the UK car market, with its first models due to go on sale in the next two months. Omoda is one of two new car brands from Chinese manufacturer Chery launching in the UK this year. The other is Jaecoo, and the two brands will be distributed and sold jointly through a network of up to 100 dealerships across the country. Unlike other new entrants in the UK car market, Omoda and Jaecoo are not going all-in on EV model…

Last August was the worst in more than a decade for private new car sales. This August was no better, continuing a year of misery for car dealers.

We’ll be revealing the winners of The Car Expert Awards 2025, including our overall Car of the Year title, on Tuesday 3 December.