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
Just when we thought it was safe to get life back to normal it decided to snow again. The forecourts [...]
Read the rest of this entry »October 2009 new car sales figures
The official figures are in for October 2009 and are they’re up 31.6% with 168,942 units being registered. Obviously the [...]
Read the rest of this entry »The changing face of the modern car buyer
Not only are today’s car buyers changing the way they find the car they will ultimately purchase, but they have [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Your first deal is your best and this one’s a cracker!
Many sales people will have been celebrating the end of a successful September campaign with a pint or two or [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Never judge a book by its cover
People, in general, cannot help forming an opinion about something or someone without necessarily finding out all the information or [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Nissan, Mercedes and BMW doing well without scrappage
Just a bit of a “heads up” regarding the new car registration figures and the scrappage scheme. According to the [...]
Read the rest of this entry »VW Tiguan – The People’s Reviewer – Final voting
After nearly two months of heats which have seen the “People’s Reviewers” test drive the Volkswagen Tiguan across the length [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Scrappage and the 800lb non-compliance gorilla in the room
Champagne corks are popping and backs being loudly slapped as a lot of car makers and their dealers enjoy the [...]
Read the rest of this entry »VW Tiguan – The People’s Reviewer – Week three – update
In a neck and neck race between Johnny Hindle and Di Coke it’s congratulations to Johnny who has come out [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Blue Laguna owner – Just why are Renault doing so badly?
Why is Renault struggling? In the UK particularly their performance of late has been nothing short of disastrous, despite the [...]
Read the rest of this entry »General Motors – the price of failure
The fact that there are CEO’s all over the world that have collected fat cat bonuses and built up massive [...]
Read the rest of this entry »London Mayor urged to look again at congestion charge policy
Mayor of London, Boris Johnson is being challenged by Volvo UK to review the basis of charging for the London [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Decent used cars simply cost too much
I popped my head around the auction last week for the first time is 3 months, I’ve attended auctions every [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Car finance – The rise of the PCP
The business of finance is becoming more important to the long term profitability of car dealers and with traditional finance [...]
Read the rest of this entry »The fall of the independents – dispatch from the front-line
The days of the independent retail car showroom are numbered and have been way before the appearance of the brown [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Ford to cut 850 workers
Between 400 and 500 of the posts are to go at the Transit plant in Southampton. The firm said it [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Japan’s new car sales plunge to lowest in 37 years
Yet more evidence of the truly global nature of the motor trade meltdown as the Japan Automobile Dealers Association reveals [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Inside the car auction – let the bidding commence
The car auction is one of the few ‘open cry’ markets that are left, gone are the days of the [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Advantage may swing back to the independents
In difficult times the more entrepreneurial amongst us will look for that niche that will bring success whilst the rest [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Selling cars online – Fiat goes all the way
Fiat is dipping its toes in the water by launching its special edition 500by diesel model, exclusively for on-line retail [...]
Read the rest of this entry »In 2009 the customer has to come first
With Christmas fast approaching, be prepared for several postcards and envelopes to drop on your mat, and not just the [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Government u-turn on car tax
Hot on the tails of our article about the car business in this country needing a bit of help from [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Inside the auction – beware of the dark side
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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