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Trade wars, geopolitical conflicts set to reshape automotive industry: Cap HPI

Global economic uncertainty is intensifying, fuelled by political tensions, rising tariffs, while ongoing armed conflicts are rattling financial markets and disrupting industrial sectors. In his latest global economic outlook, Dylan Setterfield, head of forecast strategy at Cap HPI, warned of mounting volatility, with recession risks climbing across the world. Crucial to that is China’s defiant

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Affordability and car finance leading growth in complaints to Financial Ombudsman Service

Credit affordability and car finance were responsible for a large segment in growth of overall complaints to the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) in the second half of 2024. The newly released figures reveal continued high volumes of complaints with a total of 141,846 complaints received between July and December last year, compared to 95,349 complaints

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Three quarters of motorists would switch to EVs if charging took five minutes

Almost three-quarters of motorists (72%) say they would switch to an electric car that offered 250 miles of range from five minutes of charging, according to new research. Technology capable of delivering this was recently unveiled by BYD, and in Startline’s May Used Car Tracker, with 36% of the 308 respondents questioned point out it’s

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