I wouldn’t want to be a product planner in 2024, said SMMT chief executive Mike Hawes in a new year briefing on what 2024 has in store for the UK automotive industry. The roll-out of the ZEV Mandate...

Judging the latest barometer results, it seems that those concerns expressed by dealers in July 17 continue to be exacerbated by the uncertainty of Brexit, along with increasing demands from OEMs,...

US auto retailers are stepping up their efforts to promote their services to the consumer and to push back against increased legislation and compliance from central government. The trade association,...

The change in consumer legislation that came into force on 1st October 2015, has taken a while to alter thinking in motor retail, however there are now some distinct signs that we all need to take...

By Peter Groves On 23 June, we will vote on whether we want to remain in the European Union or not. The motor industry has certainly felt the effect of EU membership, perhaps more than most sectors....

Forecasting is tricky. We usually start by listing the market drivers, and then we work out the relative influence of each and the interactions. For example, burgeoning new car sales increase the size...

This week’s launch of a new anti-clocking campaign by the RMI being led by the NFDA was particularly fascinating and led me to two thoughts. While a law banning all clocking may not be to the...

The European Court of Justice has recently ruled in Lock v British Gas Trading Limited that holiday pay should include commission, if it is regular enough to be a part of their normal income. This is...

The European Commission has declared it will move to regulate the relationship between retailers and manufacturers if the two parties do not agree on a code of conduct by the end of the year....

Government departments get renamed and revamped every few years. I think it’s an unwritten rule for any political party in power.  One renaming and revamping that may have passed you by is the...

The NFDA’s submission to the EC’s green paper on unfair trading practices makes for fascinating reading. And there are a number of interesting areas that stand out....

The sale of payment protection insurance alongside credit agreements are to be banned from October 2010, the UK’s Competition Commission has announced. But it has halved the time that companies...