Pendragon presses reset
Unfortunately, Pendragon is no stranger to a profit warning. This week’s stock market statement makes it three years in a row the retailer has had to downgrade expectations. It’s clear...
Read moreThe other day I was reading the war of words which has broken out in the housing market. One authority said property values have risen by x, another said `hang on, they’ve only risen by y.’ One...
Read moreA few days ago a third of shareholders at Lookers’ AGM went against the remuneration package earlier recommended by the board, presumably in protest at the near 20% pay rise given to chief executive...
Read moreHas the Hyundai experience with its Kona EV shone a spotlight on a potentially huge but so far little talked about fly in the whole EV ointment? You probably know that Hyundai has an order bank of...
Read moreNothing seems to sum up the future direction of the automotive industry more clearly than news that Toyota and parts maker, Denso, are to invest $667m dollars in Uber’s self-driving car division....
Read moreIf I may corrupt the title of one of my favourite books by Charles Dickens, in the past few weeks I have experienced a Tale of Two Retailers. I’m in the market to buy two cars and after several dips...
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