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The global Covid-19 pandemic has brought many challenges to the automotive industry, and there’s not a clear end in sight, especially when it comes to the supply chain. The end of furlough and an...

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Ministers are understood to be preparing a four-speed plan for restarting the economy. The speed of the lifting of restrictions will be based on latest virus data Downing Street will review early this...

Businesses with more than 50 employees can now access Covid ‘rapid’ lateral flow tests which give results in less than 30 minutes. Previously, only businesses with more than 250 employees...

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England’s new Tier 4 restrictions have been descried as “another blow to Covid-secure auto retail” by SMMT chief executive Mike Hawes, who added with frustration: “But you can still buy your...

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Many car manufacturers have been looking at ways of quickly and efficiently sanitising vehicle interiors at dealerships, long before the advent of this latest invisible enemy. The onset of the...

The furlough scheme has been a lifesaver for many, and now the end is in sight The furlough scheme has been vital to the automotive retail industry over the last few months – more employees in the...

The key learnings from the Auto Retail Live webinar as the industry reopens its doors Call numbers are down but so are missed calls The unique call volumes are down between 11% and 31% according to...

The grey areas around commission and furlough pay are starting to clear, with more guidance emerging Dealerships have been forced to close their showrooms and furlough their sales teams. It is hoped...

With retailers facing many new requirements and regulations post coronavirus, it’s paramount to ensure you are properly insured Directors and Officers, also known as D&O or Management Liability...

Distance sales and click and collect are about to rocket in popularity. On an Auto Retail Live broadcast, Iain Larkins of Radius Law warned of the legal loopholes you need to be wary of What is the...

Retailers will be cautiously reopening their doors on 1 June, and with the reopening of other shops coming shortly afterwards there are likely to be a fair few cars being started up that have lain...

What does the Government mean by social distancing? This is how to keep staff separate from one another at work Automotive retailers are allowed to reopen their doors from 1 June, but with social...

As coronavirus lockdown restrictions begin to ease, most dealers are understandably focusing much of their attention on the physical logistics of re-opening showrooms and workshops. However, given...

A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about how dealer groups seemed to be split between those that had fully shut down, including aftersales, and those that had kept their service departments open, either...