There is cautious optimism in the car business at present and it is continuing to be well founded. Wholesale prices [...]
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Car dealers striving for comparison with major high street retailers on customer excellence
In the coming months it will become even more vital for car businesses to meet the expectations of their existing [...]
Read the rest of this entry »I want one and, best of all, it’s British!
I gave up driving British cars a long time ago, for a start it was hard to find any that [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Scrappage scheme ends, hard work begins
March is obviously a busy month for franchised car dealers, and perhaps carries more significance this year given that it [...]
Read the rest of this entry »The best deal is not always the cheapest
Whatever the surveys may tell us, and we have carried out a few ourselves, there is definitely a feeling of [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Another TVRelaunch on the way
Three years ago TVR closed its doors for the last time and in June 2008, Trevor Wilkinson, the company’s founder [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Drop top madness – it’s the same every year
Our advice to anyone wanting to buy a convertible is to buy now, yes right this minute, or certainly within [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Car Makers Premier League – February 2010
It’s time once again for the Car Makers Premier League where each month we take a look at the top [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Patience is a virtue for the new car buyer
Car buyers are becoming increasingly confused and frustrated by the unpredictability of the market and in some sectors waiting lists [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Missing the plate change madness
Yesterday, March the 1st, was new car registration day and talking to colleagues old and new, it is certainly nowhere [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Used car prices starting to heat up
Well things are really heating up out there. Despite there being an awful lot of doom and gloom car dealers [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Car auctions starting to CAP clean up again
Well it looks like the surge is well and truly on. Talking to colleagues up and down the country, not [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Scrappage scheme enters final stage
The final phase of the Government’s scrappage scheme began yesterday (Wednesday 24th February).
Car manufacturers have been allocated shares of about [...]
Every Kia now gets a seven year warranty
You may have heard that Korean manufacturer Kia is extending its unique seven-year warranty to all the cars in its [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Recalls really aren’t that exciting
With the recent problems besieging Toyota and the terrible publicity that surrounds their massive global recall program we thought it [...]
Read the rest of this entry »It was the best of times, it was the worst of times
A lot of people say that the internet is the best and worst thing that has ever happened to the [...]
Read the rest of this entry »There is only so much you can do
On MTI We usually try and highlight the good as well as the bad aspects of the trade. We like [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Bargain of the Week – Buying a Supercar – part one
OK, here’s the scenario. Nine friends all want to own supercars. Nine friends can’t afford to buy a supercar. Late [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Being the cheapest isn’t always the best
As we’ve said on more than one occasion the way cars are being bought, and therefore sold, is changing. As [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Car dealers need to take a common sense approach to sales staff
It can be interesting to observe that as the face of car selling in the UK changes, so do the [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Car dealers need to meet buyer’s expectations and show the love
We often have to try and see both points of view when assessing what is right and wrong but sometimes [...]
Read the rest of this entry »February turning out to be a lot better than expected for car dealers
With the snow being blamed (perhaps unfairly) for the lacklustre performance of many car retailing businesses in January, it appears [...]
Read the rest of this entry »People still buy people but much later in the car buying process
What makes a person buy a similar product from one dealer and not another?
The old saying ‘people buy people’ is [...]
Profit the reward for car dealer loyalty
Car buyers should certainly start expecting some innovative enticements in the coming months and years as more car dealers employ [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Let’s hope the accelerator doesn’t get stuck on the Toyota recall bandwagon
There is no denying Toyota have been associated with some very depressing headlines lately, and let’s face it a driver [...]
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