2018 - Auto Retail Network

Significant uplift in relationships of retailers and manufacturers

Manufacturer-retailer relationships have improved in the past six months, according to the latest NFDA Dealer Attitude Survey. The 0.4 point rise to 5.7 for the overall relationship marks the first...

Relationships between retailers and manufacturers hit a record low

The relationships between franchised retailers and their car manufacturers have hit an all time low, according to the latest NFDA Dealer Attitude Survey. The publication of the winter 2017/2018 survey...

A poor month sees year end 5.7% down

A sharp decline in new vehicle registrations in December, down 14.4% compared with the same month in 2016, meant that the overall market in 2017 fell by 5.7%. Retail registrations in the month were...

Half of business leaders ‘optimistic’ for 2018

Business leaders have said they have confidence in their own firms for the year ahead, even though there are continued concerns about the wider economy, according to a survey from the Institute of...

Agenda 1 January 2018

HALF OF UK’S BUSINESS LEADERS ‘CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC’ FOR 2018 LISTERS HIT BY ARSON ATTACK PLANS FOR NEW AUDI CHELMSFORD SHOWROOM USED VALUES FALL WORLD NEWS – Tesla opens new site in NYC...

UK car retailers see threats and opportunities in 2018

One in seven (14%) dealers see the expansion of the different types of vehicles on offer and maintaining stability (14%) as the two biggest opportunities for the year ahead. One in ten see the...

2018 sales may prove the naysayers wrong

Figures showing that registrations in Western Europe are outstripping the UK do little to raise Christmas cheer and, in particular, expectations for the New Year. There is no doubt that Brexit has...

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