{"id":11563,"date":"2017-01-20T12:36:15","date_gmt":"2017-01-20T12:36:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.totalkitcar.com\/?p=11563"},"modified":"2017-01-20T12:36:15","modified_gmt":"2017-01-20T12:36:15","slug":"vintage-year-for-caterham-cars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tkc.grainwork.co.uk\/index.php\/2017\/01\/20\/vintage-year-for-caterham-cars\/","title":{"rendered":"VINTAGE YEAR FOR CATERHAM CARS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.totalkitcar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/news_caterham.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-11564\" src=\"https:\/\/www.totalkitcar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/news_caterham-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"news_caterham\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Caterham Cars has posted record sales figures for 2016, with over 600 Caterham Sevens sold in the last 12 months.<\/p>\n<p>That figure is the highest 12-month sales result for Caterham since 1996. More than half (55 per cent) of cars were sold to UK customers, with 45 per cent exported overseas.<\/p>\n<p>The increase in sales has been supported by further growth in Caterham\u2019s UK dealer network, adding representatives in the Northwest, South West and centrally in the Midlands with the launch of a bespoke Caterham dealership, while expansion of the iconic manufacturer\u2019s model range has also had a positive impact.<\/p>\n<p>In 2016, the new Seven 310 and Seven Sprint models were unveiled. The retro-soaked Sprint in particular proved hugely popular, with all sixty examples \u2013 representing 10 per cent of the year\u2019s total sales \u2013 being sold within one week of the car being launched at the Goodwood Revival in September.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the UK\u2019s decision to leave the EU in June, Caterham\u2019s export sales remained consistently strong, with over 100 Sevens hitting French roads alone and over sixty Sevens unleashed in Japan.<\/p>\n<p>CEO Graham MacDonald said: \u201cDespite the political change last year, as we forecasted, Brexit\u2019s impact on our business has been negligible. Export customers may have benefited in the short-term due to the weaker pound but, when you look at the markets, the UK and other territories have not faltered in 2016.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Caterham Chief Commercial Officer, David Ridley, said: \u201cThis milestone shows exactly what we\u2019ve achieved thanks to our unique partnerships and growing number of dealers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOver the last 12 months, we\u2019ve worked hard to expand our UK dealer network, had the 620R immortalised in LEGO and seen the 310 model become an instant favourite. We\u2019re keen to continue this momentum in 2017 as we celebrate 60 years of the Seven.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>To find out more information on dealer locations, Caterham\u2019s latest models and the new Signature personalisation service, visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.caterham.co.uk\/\">www.caterham.co.uk<\/a>\u00a0or call 01293 312 300 <strong>ENDS.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Caterham Cars has posted record sales figures for 2016, with over 600 Caterham Sevens sold in the last 12 months. That figure is the highest <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/tkc.grainwork.co.uk\/index.php\/2017\/01\/20\/vintage-year-for-caterham-cars\/\" title=\"VINTAGE YEAR FOR CATERHAM CARS\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11563","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tkc.grainwork.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11563","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tkc.grainwork.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tkc.grainwork.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tkc.grainwork.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tkc.grainwork.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11563"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/tkc.grainwork.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11563\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tkc.grainwork.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11563"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tkc.grainwork.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11563"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tkc.grainwork.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11563"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}