New cars registered in the name of a retailer or OEM have fallen rapidly since 2020 across Europe. Tactical pre-registrations have fallen as a result – and the trend will continue as brands switch...

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Much has been said in recent months in relation to the state of the new and used car markets across the globe, and there has been specific reference to difficulties in new car manufacturing. As the...

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BMW and MINI retailer William Morgan has warned that profits should not be sacrificed for sales volume and that some in the network might struggle to make money from the business. Unveiling a loss for...

August new car registrations look set to end the month vastly up on the same month last year, according to industry sources. The hike is due to manufacturers pushing cars into the networks that have...

A new plate change brings pressure to pre-register cars, but staying on top of the stock problem is simple By Ian Allen The new ’18’ reg is upon us, which will create pressure on...

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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...

A wet weekend and some family motivation to rid the house of its junk saw me up in the loft last Sunday. I don’t know about you but there are some darker recesses of that roof space that haven’t...

Forced registrations are running at 5% of the total figure, according to John Leech, UK head of automotive at KPMG. Mr Leech said: “September continues the trend of surprisingly good UK sales...

The pre-registrations debate continues apace as dealerships chase sales in order to receive volume bonus payments from their manufacturers. However, a perfect storm is brewing as the gap between new...

The NFDA is to investigate the level of pre-registrations in the new car market, following comments from several senior auto retail industry figures over the past few weeks. Sue Robinson, director of...

Two days before the official SMMT sales figures for May were revealed last Thursday, I received an anonymous text message, making some bold claims about forced registrations. He (or she) claimed the...