There is much talk at present about how the retail car sales business can improve the service it delivers to [...]

The school summer holidays are officially here and traditionally it can be a mixed bag for the trade. If the [...]

In conversation with a long established car dealer recently, he passed on to me his exasperation with the fact that [...]

The recent emergency budget certainly didn’t seem as bad as it could have been for the motor trade. The VAT [...]

By providing bogus details in a finance application or selling a vehicle that has outstanding finance, car buyers may not [...]

The rate of business insolvencies for the automotive industry fell from .12% in April 2009 to .08% in April this [...]

It is a recognized fact that in the franchised dealer network the after sales departments have been underperforming for quite [...]

Car dealers are taking buyers for a ride by not being crystal clear regarding exactly how much interest they are [...]

The latest motor finance market statistics published by the Finance & Leasing Association show growth in the used car market [...]

The full scope and scale of the UK motor industry has been highlighted today with the publication of “Motor Industry [...]

Prices at auction seem to be showing no sign of slowing as good quality low mileage cars remain scarce, and [...]

The latest figures released by the Finance and Leasing Association have revealed that the return of the 17.5% VAT rate [...]

At last we are getting reports that trade is becoming brisk again, deals are being done and buyers, fed up [...]

We often highlight at Motor Trade Insider the fact that the actual selling of a car is only a very [...]

There is a lot of positive sentiment at present amid the usual new year pessimism and the motor trade in [...]

As 2009 draws to a close and we reflect on a tumultuous year it’s fair to say the ups and [...]

If you ask anyone’s opinion on almost anything they will generally start by looking at the subject of conversation totally [...]

Most car dealers are busily erecting their Christmas trees, dressing the showroom and gearing up for the festive season. In [...]

Consumers are responding to rises in motoring costs and challenging economic conditions by deferring routine vehicle repair, servicing and maintenance [...]

Unfortunately there are several factors which point towards car dealers experiencing a challenging time next year and we have already [...]

As we have mentioned before the business manager is now arguably the most important member of the car dealership personnel, [...]

The shortage of consumer finance available to potential customers is really starting to hurt car dealers. The perceived success of [...]

Although many car dealers are forecasting recession busting numbers in terms of point of sale finance penetration, others are saying [...]

Sales of new cars bought by consumers using dealer finance have grown for the first time since July 2008, according [...]

New car sales may still have some way to go before they recover and may perhaps never reach the dizzy [...]