Hygiene and social distancing measures risk turning showroom sales into a “sanitised, mechanical process” warns Ford MD Andy Barratt. Retailers have “got to work out how to get the emotion, and...

Ford expects to maintain a price premium for electric vehicles for almost 10 years, even if the price of battery technology comes down. Instead, as battery technology becomes less expensive Ford will...

Ford’s two-tier network looks set to end as the Blue Oval plans drop around 180 showrooms from its current 400-strong franchise operation. With several retailers contacting Auto Retail Bulletin to...

Britain’s burgeoning new car market can reach 3 million units, with 500,000 commercial vehicle registrations, but both record sales totals are threatened by a vote to leave the European Union,...

Ford is looking to trial some approved buyers from outside its franchised network for its ex-management and ex-rental cars in a bid to improve residual values. Ford managing director Andy Barratt said...

Ford managing director Andy Barratt is hoping its retail network will open on Sundays to improve the customer relationship. Speaking exclusively to Auto Retail Bulletin about the way cars are sold in...

Are car sales about to roar ahead? That seems to be the positive message circulating within the sector this autumn. The UK has been feeling the benefit of a record 42-month unbroken run of growth in...