Motor retailers have weathered the Covid-19 storm remarkably well so far. This follows a sustained period of decline in new car registrations. In 2021 year to date, registrations are being distorted...

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...

September is always a critical month for the motor retail industry and this year will be more important than ever. After the disruption in March, and dealership closures that followed, many retailers...

The scale of the economic damage in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic means that businesses will have to innovate to survive, accelerating the pace of change towards a digital economy. Companies that...

US auto retailers were in bullish mood for the NADA Show 2020 in Las Vegas last month. Not surprisingly; new car and light truck sales in 2019 beat the forecasts to end the year at 17.1 million units...

After a record first quarter for new car registrations, April was significantly down, prompting questions about the sustainability of the market through the rest of 2017. But retailers are confident...

A growing sense that world economies have weathered the recent political storms is driving up sales expectations in major auto markets. However analysts agree it is too soon to call the end of the...

Prime 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...

For the automotive industry, everything starts with the sale of a new car. New car sales are a powerful driver of all market sectors. Thus the present run of new-car market growth is transforming the...

The UK’s recovery is likely to lag European neighbours France and Germany this year, according to economists at Standard & Poor’s. They warn that uncertainty around gaping budget...

Last month Trend Tracker published the latest edition of our service and repair research, which is reviewed in detail on page 10. The review includes trends pertinent to franchised retailers and so...

Perhaps not surprisingly, the excitement (if that is the right word) over the General Election overshadowed the announcement of new car registration figures for April, which were announced just about...

Share prices in the UK auto retail sector are likely to mark time in the short term – recent upgrades have not had any lasting impact – but longer term funds should still find value in...

Right now most franchise auto retailers cannot believe how well the market is performing and, after the near suicidal days of last year, they are having a surprisingly good time. However, there are...

The government’s scrappage incentive scheme is forecast to add around 100,000 new car sales units to the UK market this year, according to analysts from JD Power Automotive Forecasting. They are...

What to make of the June new car registrations? The introduction of the government’s scrappage incentive is boosting volumes and footfall – but it is also making it increasingly difficult...

The government’s older car scrappage scheme is budgeted to create 300,000 extra new car sales in this fiscal year and, who knows, it may produce similarly spectacular results to those in...

Speculation and customer eagerness to take part in the government’s scrappage scheme, announced in the Budget in late April, has increased footfall in dealerships but did nothing to boost new...

Auto retailers we have spoken to are reasonably confident about business prospects for March, a critical month in the annual trading cycle. They say consumer demand is beginning to pick up, even in...

The UK new car market is likely to remain well below two million units for at least the next two years, according to analysts at JD Power Automotive Forecasting. Furthermore, the peak years of 2.6...