Car makers and their franchised dealer networks are facing a dilemma; they want to sell “green” cars that help the [...]
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Kia exceeding expectations
In the past here on MTI we have tended not to do too many car reviews. This was mainly because [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Q couldn’t make it up!
We always scratch our heads when we don’t receive good service, OK we probably don’t we just get upset, but [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Order takers stand aside – it’s time to get back to selling cars
As September approaches dealers are scratching their heads thinking about how to encourage sales, which have been affected by various [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Toyota still riding out the storm
It seems that although Toyota left no stone unturned in their pursuit of saving their reputation (spending a £3bn marketing [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Dodgy dealers clocked by VOSA
Over the years the car trade has unfortunately been blighted by bad practices and fraudulent actions, one of the worst [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Garages failing to spot car faults
An undercover investigation into UK car garages suggests the vast majority miss simple mechanical faults, consumer watchdog Which? has said. [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Unfinished business
The Rover brand which is likely to be resurrected again by late September still has some unfinished business with some [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Are car dealers frightened of social media?
It appears so as less than 10 percent of the UK’s top 200 car dealers are represented on social networking [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Diesel do nicely
With fuel prices spiralling out of control once more, car drivers are being hit where it hurts more than most. [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Used cars are always unique
Why do customers choose certain cars over others? Well that is certainly the $64,000 question and if we knew the [...]
Read the rest of this entry »September could be bleak for new car sales
New car sales numbers are down for July by some 13% and not likely to improve much for August. The [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Used car prices reflect slowdown of UK economy according to BCA
Latest used car price figures from British Car Auctions (BCA), appear to reflect the general slow-down in the UK economy, [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Selling cars is no laughing matter
I was having a pint with an old colleague who ‘made his money and got out’ and we were chewing [...]
Read the rest of this entry »MPV demand stays strong as more holidays are taken in the UK
|The summer moves along at a pace and on my recent camping holiday (Roman Abramovich’s yacht was booked up unfortunately) [...]
Read the rest of this entry »It’s time to stamp out overpriced car servicing
Franchised car dealers are under pressure like never before from independent repairers offering ultra-competitive deals on car servicing. We have [...]
Read the rest of this entry »UK Diesel car sales overtake petrol for the first time
For the first time since they began to emerge in significant numbers, more diesel powered cars were sold in the [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Shrinking number of used cars to retail leads to a change in thinking
We are always pointing out here at MTI how difficult it is going to be for dealers to find quality [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Renault recall 66,000 vehicles in the UK
Renault is recalling more than 66,000 cars amid fears of a faulty automatic hand brake which could apply itself while [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Happy staff equals happy customers
There is much talk at present about how the retail car sales business can improve the service it delivers to [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Flexibility is the key to car sales these days
As we go into August the world of car sales has been yo-yoing, with some industry insiders saying business is [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Buying cars entirely online? We’re not quite there yet
The ongoing debate about whether buyers will eventually search for, locate and buy a car online without necessarily seeing and [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Want a bargain? Bag a Vauxhall
We hear that there is a lot of ex-rental late plate Vauxhall stock around which some dealers are struggling to [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Latest predictions foresee tough times ahead for used car market
People in the motor trade love to make predictions and, of course they are not always. That said, I predict [...]
Read the rest of this entry »The scrappage scheme has ended, get over it
Dealers are really feeling the effect of the end of scrappage. The good times certainly rolled whilst the scheme was [...]
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