by Ian Allen The first half of this year has been very challenging for franchised retailers. What plans do you have in place to make sure the second half is successful? And what are you going to focus...

As with the wider economy, the automotive retail industry has undergone some traumas in recent months. This latest report from GVA Grimley examines how these changes in the economy are affecting the...

Our latest investigation is into car finance, updating a report which we first published in 2004. Since then the whole world has gone pear-shaped and the financing of car purchases has been hit hard...

A number of news stories recently have highlighted a shortage of consumer finance as one of the key obstacles for auto retailers in selling cars. For sure, the market is undergoing some major changes....

The credit crunch and subsequent slowdown in economic activity will lead to some fundamental changes in the auto retail industry, especially in online used car trading. That’s the view of Dean...

One way to beat the credit crunch is to take a structured approach by looking at your business, identifying where more profits can be generated, putting a plan in action and then monitoring the...

A fifth of people in the UK are planning to buy new or used cars for themselves or others in 2008, equivalent to 8.6 million car purchases in the coming year, according to new research from BMW...