The average CO2 emissions for new cars fell by their biggest ever margin in 2009 according to the annual New [...]
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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 »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 »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 »A rise to 20% VAT would be “a disaster” for the automotive industry
With the government’s scrappage incentive due to expire at the end of March UK car companies are predicting new vehicle [...]
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 »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 »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 »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 »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 »Warranty Direct reveals Jaguar as worst car maker for brake faults
Jaguar has been revealed as the car manufacturer most likely to suffer brake problems, according to automotive warranty specialist, Warranty [...]
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 »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 [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Other car makers won’t be enjoying Toyota’s woes
The expected but unwanted effects of the Toyota recall fiasco (can we call it that?) seem to be kicking in [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Honda widens airbag recall
Honda has added 437,700 cars, mainly in North America, to its existing global safety recall over airbag inflation problems.
It broadens [...]
Toyota recalls, fly by wire and too much technology
If there is one thing that has changed beyond all recognition since I started out in this business nearly thirty [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Some car sales people still ignoring customers once the deal’s been done
In our quest for a perfect world, we at MTI try and see the positives in everything. The reason we [...]
Read the rest of this entry »More people buying cars online
According to research carried out by Which? Car, shopping for cars online is becoming more popular and this means you’re [...]
Read the rest of this entry »As predicted car dealers are buying up prestige cabriolets
Industry guide Glass’s is reporting that many dealers have already begun to buy in prestige-brand cabriolets, in readiness to satisfy [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Business is brisk as car buyers emerge from the cold
At last we are getting reports that trade is becoming brisk again, deals are being done and buyers, fed up [...]
Read the rest of this entry »The changing face of car brand loyalty in an economic downturn
Residual value, or to be more precise resale value, are talked about only by dealers who sell cars with [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Ease up on the rigid sales process or risk driving buyers away
A sales process is not unique to car retailing; there are many examples of direct selling where there will be [...]
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