Mercedes boss Gary Savage has questioned the latest NFDA Dealer Attitude Survey for its relevancy to the agency model, which the brand adopted in new sales agreements at the start of this year. As...

More than 6 in 10 consumers say price is the key barrier to them buying an EV, according to the 2023 NFDA Consumer Attitude Survey. It tops the list of reasons stopping consumers buying an EV, 5%...

Mercedes-Benz UK CEO Gary Savage has questioned the latest NFDA Dealer Attitude Survey for its relevancy to the agency model. As highlighted in the October issue of Auto Retail Bulletin, under true...

GARY SAVAGE HITS BACK AT NFDA SURVEY RESULTS MARSHALL POSTS £43m PROFIT FOR 2023 CAZOO LAUNCHES CONVERTIBLE NOTES EXCHANGE OFFER AUTO TRADER SAYS ‘CONTEXT IS CRITICAL’ AS USED PRICES FALL COX...

More than 6 in 10 consumers say price is the key barrier to them buying an EV, according to the 2023 NFDA Consumer Attitude Survey. It tops the list of reasons stopping consumers buying an EV, 5%...

NFDA CONSUMER ATTITUDE SURVEY RETURNS CAZOO SALES HALVE MOTORPOINT DERBY CLOSES DUE TO STORM DAVID GEORGE IS NEW BMW GROUP CEO CYBER SECURITY CONFERENCE TO EXPLORE NEW THREATS STELLANTIS TAKES STAKE...

The Government’s decision to delay the petrol and diesel ban won’t have come as a surprise to retailers given that 85% of them didn’t think it would go ahead as planned anyway. That’s...

Lookers’ £6m Teesside Car Hub used car retailer has been given the green light from Middlesborough Council. It is set to open later in 2023 and will create additional jobs, taking its staff numbers...

LITHIA ‘CONFIDENT’ ON PENDRAGON DEAL £6m LOOKERS CAR HUB PLANS GET GREEN LIGHT JCB MEDWAY TURNOVER UP, PROFIT STABLE PERRYS CHAIR RICHARD INGRAM STEPS DOWN TV SHOW FORCES USED CAR DEALER TO CLOSE...

A new survey of NFDA members reveals retailers believe the UK’s below-par electric car charging infrastructure is now the biggest barrier to reaching the 2030 phase-out of petrol and diesel cars....

COULD HALFORDS’ LATEST ANTI-DEALER ADS FACE ASA CHALLENGE? RETAILERS TELL NFDA CHARGING IS NOW BIGGEST EV BARRIER ‘GREEN SHOOTS’ AS USED EV PRICES STOP DECLINING ASHLEY ANDREW STEPS IN AS ANDREW...

VINES TURNAROUND CONTINUES WITH £5.7m 2022 PROFIT CITROEN RETAILER MOVES TO MG AFTER STELLANTIS CHANGES NFDA DEALER ATTITUDE SURVEY IN NEW PROVIDER LOOKERS’ DUNCAN McPHEE CONFIRMED FOR AUTO RETAIL...

Vertu Motors is set to implement a new group-wide used car pricing system called Vertu Insights. It will not only provide real time used car valuations but also track each dealership’s pricing...

Relationships between OEMs and retailers have remained stable over the past six months, according to the latest NFDA Dealer Attitude Survey. The all-important question of how retailers rate their...

PETER WADDELL IN 2021 LOSS DUE TO CARZAM LOOKERS TO TAKE OVER WATERHOUSE NFDA’S LOUISE WALLIS LEAVES WAYLANDS NAMES OFFICIAL EV CHARGING PARTNER JLR ENCOURAGES US RETAILERS TO GIVE UP ON JAGUAR...

Overall relationships between manufacturers and retailers have remained stable over the past six months, according to the latest NFDA Dealer Attitude Survey. However, retailers operating Stellantis...

NFDA SURVEY: AGENCY MODEL UNDER PRESSURE USED CAR PRICES ARE ON THE UP – AGAIN CAZOO ACCUSED OF ‘RUINING’ SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS DON’T MISS TUESDAY’S AUTO RETAIL LIVE BUSINESS BRIEFING CHINA...

The NFDA has raised concerns that replacing current retained block exemption rules (MVBER) with an aftermarket instrument “broadly in line with the status quo” does not go far enough to retain...

BLOCK EXEMPTION: ‘TOO MUCH LEFT UNSAID’ CAZOO WILTSHIRE WORKERS ‘IN LIMBO’ TORY COUNCILLOR QUITS OVER GRANGE MOTORS GREEN BELT SIGN UP NOW FOR FREE AUTO RETAIL LIVE BRIEFING GERMANY AND ITALY...

Consultation around DfT proposals to increase the period before a vehicle’s first MOT from three years to four have been extended from six weeks to nine. The new closing date is 22 March 2023....