News/Investor

21st Jun 2024

Fewer than one in five car buyers look at official safety ratings, research shows

Fewer than one in five (18%) motorists check official safety ratings such as Euro-NCAP when buying a new car, new findings show.

21st Jun 2024

Used Car Tracker - June 2024

Startline carries out monthly research to determine used car sentiments from both consumers and dealers.

12th Jun 2024

Higher levels of efficiency at Startline as biometric eSign security technology adopted

Higher levels of efficiency in processing motor finance applications are resulting from the adoption of advanced new biometric eSign technology by Startline Motor Finance.

10th Jun 2024

Xpeng, Omoda and BYD are Chinese car brands most likely to succeed in UK, dealers say

Xpeng is the Chinese electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer most likely to succeed in the UK market, named by 36% of dealers in new research.

10th Jun 2024

Half of motorists think government should do more to make electric cars affordable

Half of motorists (50%) say the government should do more to make electric cars affordable, new research shows.

23rd May 2024

Half of dealers say EVs are much easier to sell when they reach petrol price parity

More than half of dealers (53%) say that electric vehicles (EVs) become much easier to sell when they are priced the same as petrol cars.