With the coronavirus outbreak hitting auto demand and disrupting automotive supply chains Moody’s is lowering its sales forecast for global auto manufacturers, according to a new report. The rating...

While many have described 2017 as a roller coaster year for new car sales, and with a further fall predicted for 2018, Ancaster Group managing director Stephen Wood argues that this has to be kept in...

Car makers have set out their stall for the new quarter, with offers across the different fuel types, in contrast to the previous quarter that seemed to be all about diesel. The offers from the German...

The relationships between franchised retailers and their car manufacturers have hit an all time low, according to the latest NFDA Dealer Attitude Survey. After a slight improvement in the Summer 2016...

The latest Barometer survey has shown retailers’ concerns include falling footfall, a drop in interest in diesel and manufacturers’ targets remaining high Manufacturers, particularly at the volume...

Manufacturers, particularly at the volume end of the market, are seemingly unsympathetic of the UK’s challenging economic conditions and lack of consumer confidence, and are still pushing hard on...

By Steve Johnson In the halcyon, pre-internet days, manufacturers provided retailers with marketing support to generate sales – to a lesser or greater degree. The main selling event was left to...

I’ve spent the past week or so trying to balance different impressions of the auto retail market.  On the one side we’ve seen yet another month of new car registrations growth coupled to some...

I’ve never really understood the carmakers’ obsession with younger buyers. In fact, I couldn’t tell you how many new car presentations I’ve sat through where I’ve been...

There was a time when the target of a dealer’s wrath was always the manufacturer. Wandering in and out of dealerships these days, I have noticed a change. It is the banks who have all but...