After more than 100 years of virtually untroubled trading, the franchise model of car retailing is facing some seismic shifts over the next decade. We’re already dealing with the move to...

Latest financial results and interim statements from some of the publicly listed auto retail groups are indicating that the first half of this year has been far better than many in the trade could...

Data is a vital 21st century commercial asset that will help businesses survive and thrive, according to keynote speakers at the recent, well-attended Mazepoint Connect Forum. This bi-annual event,...

PARTNER FEATURE Case study: How Steven Eagell is using Mazepoint to monitor and drive individual excellence In the last few years Steven Eagell Group has grown rapidly, acquiring carefully selected...

Senior executives in the industry who we’ve spoken to in the past couple of weeks are generally upbeat about prospects for the rest of the year. They may have lost business with showrooms closed...

PARTNER FEATURE How business intelligence at Perrys is helping boost performance at all levels of the business John Vilums, regional director for Perrys Motor Sales, admits he’s been “hooked on...

One of the great strengths of the motor retail industry is its ability to react to change. We’ve seen that clearly over the past 11 months as you have responded quickly and positively to a new...

PARTNER FEATURE Trends have been accelerated by 2020’s developments and it pays to be able to analyse their impacts Recently the UK’s biggest supermarket chain, Tesco, announced half-year revenues...

Well run businesses invest for the future: I think it would be hard to argue with that. But, in times of financial uncertainty such as now, any spend has to show a positive return. Yet it is clear,...

PARTNER FEATURE Having data at your fingertips is important, but only if it is the right data, presented clearly Working with two of our industry’s most successful CEOs, Daksh Gupta of Marshalls and...

PARTNER FEATURE The old slogan ‘cash is king’ no longer applies to the motor retail industry; but it is certainly true that ‘cashflow is critical’. A recent survey by Cox Automotive rated...

After a strong performance across the industry in August and September, it seems pretty clear motor dealers are facing uncertain times in Q4 and ahead into next year. As I write this, retailers in...

Last month’s Auto Retail Live webcast offered ‘critical insights’ into hitting your September targets. As a guest on the programme it was fascinating to hear how leading motor retail bosses,...

Mazepoint has launched the full version of ‘Mazeinsight’, a fully integrated business intelligence solution to enable dealer groups to harness the power of their data. Mazeinsight delivers a...

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Mazepoint’s Tracy Ellam and Marshall’s Daksh Gupta urged retailers to distribute real-time data that is “credible, accurate and easy to understand” to give everyone in the business a clear...

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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...

PARTNER FEATURE “A week is a long time in politics” is a quote attributed to former Prime Minister, Harold Wilson. I don’t think he ever ran a car dealership, but the same principle applies; a...

Marshall Motors’ Daksh Gupta, Waylands’ founder John O’Hanlon, Mazepoint’s Tracy Ellam and Auto Trader’s Ian Plummer are lined up for the next Auto Retail Live webinar on September 15,...