Fears remain for levels of new car registrations, with many keeping a watchful eye on the plate change month in March which looks set to be impacted by Covid to an even greater extent this year than...

There could be trouble coming after March for automotive retailers who have indulged in too many self-registrations and who are not on top of their used stock inventory. And certainly the market is...

Are car sales about to roar ahead? That seems to be the positive message circulating within the sector this autumn. The UK has been feeling the benefit of a record 42-month unbroken run of growth in...

Ever since the plate change month moved to September, August has been a tough month financially for the average UK motor retailer. All attention is focused on hitting the September month-end target,...

So it’s that time of year again when the dealerships have to sell and deliver about three months normal business in just one month. With every customer expecting not only a great deal but also...

Welcome to September. With the SMMT predicting around 390,000 new cars to be registered in the next four weeks, it’s likely to be a hectic time for everybody. Not that we should be complaining. That...

I probably shouldn’t admit this but I can remember when there was real excitement generated by the plate-change: midnight parties at dealerships, customers eager to be the first in the street...