With 100,000 pure-electric Passenger Cars sold in the European market (including the UK) in the first one-sixth of 2021, this represented 9% of the volume commentators think will be needed to meet...

A new market that fell 5% in 2017 and challenging conditions going into 2018 do not seem to have seen much of a relaxing in manufacturer targets, with 95% of retailers citing new car sales as a...

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,...

Record new car registrations in the first quarter may have been good for auto retail group profits but they seem to have had little effect on investor confidence in the sector. Performance in core UK...

Jon Wakefield, Volvo Car UK’s managing director, is adamant that the Swedish brand will not launch its planned online sales channel until he believes it is absolutely right, with an operational start...

Global stock markets continue to trade at, or around, record highs as professional investors and chief executives say they are more confident about prospects for global growth. A recent survey by PwC...

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...

As time moves forward it is becoming clearer that the impact of Brexit has yet to be felt, indeed for many there is no indication yet that it even will have an effect. With new car sales still looking...

European automotive retailer networks will shrink faster and further than we have seen over the last several years since the financial crisis of 2007-2009, and changes towards a new model will happen...

Strong demand for used vehicles has underpinned used values through 2016. While retailers have enjoyed a stable market to date, as the industry heads into the final quarter of the year every indicator...

With new car sales volumes continuing to climb (allegedly not wholly down to pre-registrations), we have seen a widespread commentary on the impending collapse of UK used car prices. With so many...

Higher volumes of used cars as the new car market rises, combined with an increased pressure to self register new cars, is increasing the pressure on second hand prices. If this leads to a drop in...

By Andy Tong Generally speaking, its not in our nature as individuals to be different and, let’s face it, being different can often be a very lonely place. But it is simply no coincidence that those...

Commercial vehicle demand reached an all time high in 2015, according to figures the SMMT. A steep curve in growth since 2012 has seen the CV market overtake pre-recession levels with a total of...

Cap Black Book is predicting 2016 will be a challenging year in the used car marketplace, as volumes continue to rise thanks to record levels of new car registration. Stability in the market will rest...

by Peter Cooke The LCV market is significantly smaller than the new car market in the UK but recorded steady growth until 2007. Demand in the LCV market is closely related to economic activity and...

by Mark Walsh As the economic climate has been cooling, dealerships everywhere have been feeling the pinch. There is no question that as an industry, we are facing unprecedented challenges. But...

by Peter Lane Four months ago, we took part in a pilot programme of Activ8, a Blackberry-based tool designed by PHM Group specifically for Vauxhall Trade Club dealerships. It has completely changed...

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...

New car registrations in January were down by 30% but, as far as we can tell, it would be wrong to suggest the UK auto retail industry is on its knees. While the headline focus, naturally, is on the...