Motor Trade Insider http://www.motor-trade-insider.com Car Buying Guide Fri, 12 Mar 2010 07:55:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Small cars, hot cakes and predictions
  • Making predictions is harder than ever It has been generally acknowledged that few, if any,...
  • New cars back in fashion? Thoughts from the trade this week; there has been...
  • Happy bargain hunting in the world of used cars It seems to be business as usual in the world...
    • ]]>     http://www.motor-trade-insider.com/index.php/2010/03/small-cars-hot-cakes-and-predictions/     VW profits down 80 percent in 2009
  • BMW profits down 90 percent BMW’s net profits fell nearly 90% to 330m euros ($423m;...
  • VW report 80 percent drop in profits for 2009 Europe’s biggest car maker VW has reported an 80% fall...
  • UK car production down 30.9 percent in 2009 UK car production fell 30.9% in 2009 from the previous...
    • ]]>     http://www.motor-trade-insider.com/index.php/2010/03/vw-profits-down-80-percent-in-2009/     New car C02 emissions down by biggest ever margin
  • Decline in new car CO2 emissions The widespread take-up of low-emission cars in fleets, and the...
  • Car makers may be going green but British motorists lag behind Car makers are being forced to make significant cuts in...
  • SMMT urge government to extend scrappage scheme The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders has written to...
    • ]]>     http://www.motor-trade-insider.com/index.php/2010/03/new-car-c02-emissions-down-by-biggest-ever-margin/     Car dealers striving for comparison with major high street retailers on customer excellence
  • Forget high street lenders, check out dealer finance first I was asked recently to assist a family member...
  • Car dealers and customer service – are the lessons being learnt? Following a recent survey by Which? it appears that...
  • Poor customer service – some dealers not getting the message It appears that some of our friendly car dealers...
    • ]]>     http://www.motor-trade-insider.com/index.php/2010/03/automotive-industry-striving-for-comparison-with-major-high-street-retailers-for-customer-excellence/     Scrappage registrations reach 324,991 units
  • Scrappage registrations pass 315,000 units The total number of cars and light vans registered through...
  • SMMT urge government to extend scrappage scheme The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders has written to...
  • German new car registrations expected to be down in December Contrary to other main European markets the biggest new-car market...
    • ]]>     http://www.motor-trade-insider.com/index.php/2010/03/scrappage-registrations-reach-324991-units/     I want one and, best of all, it’s British!
  • Car makers may be going green but British motorists lag behind Car makers are being forced to make significant cuts in...
  • SMMT cancel 2010 British Motor Show The SMMT have cancelled the 2010 British International motor show...
  • Green light at UK motor show WITH petrol prices at record highs, green is the new...
    • ]]>     http://www.motor-trade-insider.com/index.php/2010/03/i-want-one-and-best-of-all-its-british/     Scrappage scheme ends, hard work begins
  • Dealers will need to be inventive when the scrappage scheme finally ends The cash for bangers scheme has been so successful for...
  • The scrappage scheme may end but it won’t be finished It was about this time last year that we were...
  • Dealers looking beyond the scrappage scheme We’re probably not the first to report it but the...
    • ]]>     http://www.motor-trade-insider.com/index.php/2010/03/scrappage-scheme-ends-hard-work-begins/     The best deal is not always the cheapest
  • Being the cheapest isn’t always the best As we’ve said on more than one occasion the way...
  • Your first deal is your best and this one’s a cracker! Many sales people will have been celebrating the end of...
  • Car auctions starting to CAP clean up again Well it looks like the surge is well and truly...
    • ]]>     http://www.motor-trade-insider.com/index.php/2010/03/the-best-deal-is-not-always-the-cheapest/     Another TVRelaunch on the way
  • I want one and, best of all, it’s British! I gave up driving British cars a long time ago,...
  • MG to be manufactured in the UK once more The MG is to be made in Britain once more...
    • ]]>     http://www.motor-trade-insider.com/index.php/2010/03/another-tvrelaunch-on-the-way/     Drop top madness – it’s the same every year
  • Buy your soft top in the winter, don’t sell it! What is it about drop tops that make buyers behave...
  • MTI’s Drop Top Ten With the summer set to be dry and warm according...
  • Plate change madness still continues It’s just not the same anymore. These words are uttered...
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