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European car sales up 12.9 percent in January

Posted on February 16th, 2010 by cvh

Passenger car sales in the EU member states rose 12.9 percent in January, as the effects of scrapping incentive schemes [...]

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Snow joke as the weather decimates car sales events

Posted on January 14th, 2010 by cvh

Just when we thought it was safe to get life back to normal it decided to snow again. The forecourts [...]

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October 2009 new car sales figures

Posted on November 5th, 2009 by cvh

The official figures are in for October 2009 and are they’re up 31.6% with 168,942 units being registered. Obviously the [...]

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The changing face of the modern car buyer

Posted on October 29th, 2009 by cvh

Not only are today’s car buyers changing the way they find the car they will ultimately purchase, but they have [...]

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Your first deal is your best and this one’s a cracker!

Posted on October 9th, 2009 by cvh

Many sales people will have been celebrating the end of a successful September campaign with a pint or two or [...]

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Never judge a book by its cover

Posted on September 9th, 2009 by cvh

People, in general, cannot help forming an opinion about something or someone without necessarily finding out all the information or [...]

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Nissan, Mercedes and BMW doing well without scrappage

Posted on September 4th, 2009 by cvh

Just a bit of a “heads up” regarding the new car registration figures and the scrappage scheme. According to the [...]

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VW Tiguan – The People’s Reviewer – Final voting

Posted on September 4th, 2009 by cvh

After nearly two months of heats which have seen the “People’s Reviewers” test drive the Volkswagen Tiguan across the length [...]

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Scrappage and the 800lb non-compliance gorilla in the room

Posted on August 5th, 2009 by cvh

Champagne corks are popping and backs being loudly slapped as a lot of car makers and their dealers enjoy the [...]

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VW Tiguan – The People’s Reviewer – Week three – update

Posted on August 4th, 2009 by cvh

In a neck and neck race between Johnny Hindle and Di Coke it’s congratulations to Johnny who has come out [...]

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Blue Laguna owner – Just why are Renault doing so badly?

Posted on July 23rd, 2009 by cvh

Why is Renault struggling? In the UK particularly their performance of late has been nothing short of disastrous, despite the [...]

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General Motors – the price of failure

Posted on July 17th, 2009 by cvh

The fact that there are CEO’s all over the world that have collected fat cat bonuses and built up massive [...]

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London Mayor urged to look again at congestion charge policy

Posted on July 1st, 2009 by cvh

Mayor of London, Boris Johnson is being challenged by Volvo UK to review the basis of charging for the London [...]

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Decent used cars simply cost too much

Posted on July 1st, 2009 by cvh

I popped my head around the auction last week for the first time is 3 months, I’ve attended auctions every [...]

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Car finance – The rise of the PCP

Posted on April 21st, 2009 by cvh

The business of finance is becoming more important to the long term profitability of car dealers and with traditional finance [...]

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The fall of the independents – dispatch from the front-line

Posted on March 27th, 2009 by cvh

The days of the independent retail car showroom are numbered and have been way before the appearance of the brown [...]

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Ford to cut 850 workers

Posted on February 5th, 2009 by cvh

Between 400 and 500 of the posts are to go at the Transit plant in Southampton. The firm said it [...]

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Broken hearted canine

Posted on February 4th, 2009 by cvh

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Japan’s new car sales plunge to lowest in 37 years

Posted on February 2nd, 2009 by cvh

Yet more evidence of the truly global nature of the motor trade meltdown as the Japan Automobile Dealers Association reveals [...]

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Inside the car auction – let the bidding commence

Posted on January 18th, 2009 by cvh

The car auction is one of the few ‘open cry’ markets that are left, gone are the days of the [...]

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Advantage may swing back to the independents

Posted on January 8th, 2009 by cvh

In difficult times the more entrepreneurial amongst us will look for that niche that will bring success whilst the rest [...]

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Selling cars online – Fiat goes all the way

Posted on December 18th, 2008 by cvh

Fiat is dipping its toes in the water by launching its special edition 500by diesel model, exclusively for on-line retail [...]

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In 2009 the customer has to come first

Posted on December 16th, 2008 by cvh

With Christmas fast approaching, be prepared for several postcards and envelopes to drop on your mat, and not just the [...]

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Government u-turn on car tax

Posted on November 11th, 2008 by cvh

Hot on the tails of our article about the car business in this country needing a bit of help from [...]

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Inside the auction – beware of the dark side

Posted on November 5th, 2008 by cvh

It’s getting closer towards what historically has been the best time of year to buy a used car and never [...]

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