Retailers must derive revenue from their EV charging infrastructure as manufacturers look to increase on-site availability. Bill Bexson, managing director of Automotive Property Consultancy (APC),...
Read moreAPC has noted a decline in OEMs’ new site search activity as they manage network consolidation and market area adjustments. This suggests that the car dealership property stock is starting to...
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Read moreDealer balance sheets have been, tested but they are proving resilient. Listed dealers have significantly reduced debt over the past decade and several leading dealer groups have strong net cash...
Read moreThe dealership format has been a period of evolution, and the current crisis will only serve to accelerate the process. Bill Bexson, managing director of Automotive Property Company, believes that...
Read moreThe surge of regulatory and technical innovation is starting to shape the evolving new form of the car and mobility business, and the car dealership is the agent of change, adapting to the...
Read moreWith the UK market remaining centrally important to manufacturers as the second biggest market in Europe, behind only Germany, it is no surprise that the motor retail investment sector remains...
Read moreThe automotive industry is facing challenges, some of which could be disruptive, and retailers will need to adapt to these changes. It will need an intensification of the use of existing dealership...
Read moreModern technology has been embraced by motor retailers, with parallel retailing directing customers to bricks and mortar sites. Cars cannot be serviced remotely, and customers still overwhelmingly...
Read morePrime yields for automotive retailers are forecast to remain stable through 2016, according to the Spring 2016 Motor Retail Market Review from APC. In the past three years, prime yields have fallen by...
Read more2015 is seeing a thriving automotive property market, with significant demand from occupiers and investors beginning to drive up rents. By way of example the former Saab City on The Highway on Wapping...
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