The transition to BEV in the UK is being hampered by a lack of joined up thinking. So says Chris Clark, group managing director at John Clark Motor Group, adding: “Ultimately, how do we convince...

APC 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...

The pandemic lockdowns, plus the current market for new and used vehicles, as well as aftersales, combined with digitalisation trends, have shown retailers’ where there were and still are problems...

Consolidations, mergers, acquisitions and divestments have been a permanent feature of the sector while I have been working in it. For example, Ford acquired brands like Jaguar, and support businesses...

Despite all the questions surrounding the possible move towards agency agreements there are several hard lines surrounding the concept that neither manufacturers nor retailers will be able to cross if...

In last month’s Auto Retail Bulletin, Mark Lavery, CEO of Cambria, was quoted as predicting that 25 to 30% of auto retailers are unlikely to survive in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic....

Depending on the time it takes for the Covid-19 outbreak to come under control in the US and Europe in particular, the impact on OEMs in 2020 could be significant. If normal economic activity is not...

The 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...

The UK had 71 fewer sales points in January 2020 compared to a year ago according to Auto Market Data figures, which report a total of 4,668. This represents a slighter fall than the previous two...

Marshall Motor Group CEO Daksh Gupta has welcomed the FCA’s move to ban interest rate commission on motor finance products, suggesting it will simplify the sales process and increase transparency....

The industry is undergoing rapid change. Innovation, shifting consumer demands and ‘mobility as a service’ as a real alternative to car ownership are all putting pressure on automotive retailers....

The to and fro between manufacturers and retailers about the achievability, or otherwise, of targets has been a characteristic of the industry for many years. The difference this time is that when the...

The total number of car franchised sales points fell by seven from 4,847 in January 2015 to 4,840 in January 2016, which follows a fall of 73 sales points the previous year. This is one of the key...