The pressure to self-register new cars has lessened slightly since last summer where it was a major concern for 95% of retailers, but 78% still think it will be an issue over the next six months. And...

The average UK motor retailer made a profit of £187 in the month of October. Given that this was once again a record setting registration month, alongside being a strong used car month, it represents...

After the hectic pace of March it was unsurprising that we had a slight slowdown in April. Every living prospect had been dragged forwards into the first quarter and, as always, it was time for a bit...

A targeting system that only properly rewards over-achievement of target has become a fact of life for automotive retailers. And while it is possible to have a pragmatic discussion about dynamic...

In profitability terms, for the average UK car dealer, February rarely has much going for it. There are fewer working days and all eyes, for both customer and dealer, are turned towards the new plate...

Surprising the customer with the affordability of the products and the quality of the customer experience has been core to the growth of Eden Motors, whose five acquisitions since December 2015 will...

Given all of the challenges impacting the average UK motor retailer you could have been forgiven for expecting a slow start to 2016. 2015 had finished at a raring pace, with significant volumes of...

Welcome to 2016 and I hope it turns out to be a great year for the industry. For many in automotive, 2015 looked good on paper with increased new car sales, PCP continued growth and manufacturers...

November always feel like the calm before the storm. We barely close the financial month before we receive the registration data for December and all eyes look towards the year end position. This year...

UK motor dealers had a relatively strong October producing a profit in the month of £7,000 which represented a £2,000 improvement on the prior year. While registration levels have been racing away...

The emissions scandal may be beginning to bite for VW retailers, with November registrations in the UK down by almost 20%, in the month, which saw registrations of new cars more broadly return to...

The average UK motor retailer made a profit of just under £4,000 in July, matching their result for the same month in 2014. This builds on the positive result seen in June and marks a reversal of the...

The growing use of pre-registrations has yet to feed any significant impact into auction values or volumes. It seems that a combination of self-generated franchise dealer activity has been able to...

The average UK Motor Dealer produced a strong performance in September, practically matching their result for the previous year in what remains a challenging market. The average profit per site of...

DS Automobiles, which in the UK is splitting from its Citroen ‘parent’ to go it alone, has notched up record numbers of self-registrations across its key European markets. In the UK, an estimated...