Car makers and their franchised dealer networks are facing a dilemma; they want to sell “green” cars that help the [...]

As September approaches dealers are scratching their heads thinking about how to encourage sales, which have been affected by various [...]

Having just spent several weeks on holiday in Malaysia, I was fascinated to read an article on the current state [...]

With fuel prices spiralling out of control once more, car drivers are being hit where it hurts more than most. [...]

|The summer moves along at a pace and on my recent camping holiday (Roman Abramovich’s yacht was booked up unfortunately) [...]

As we go into August the world of car sales has been yo-yoing, with some industry insiders saying business is [...]

People in the motor trade love to make predictions and, of course they are not always. That said, I predict [...]

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

Someone once said ‘if you always do what you have always done you will always get the same results’ (it [...]

The auctions, like the proverbial rubber ball, always come bouncing back. After weeks of the oversupply of high mileage basic [...]

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

It is widely believed that the increase in VAT from January 11th will stimulate new car sales in the second [...]

Recession, double-dip recession, depression, global depression, fiscal deficit, higher taxes, spending cuts, job losses, fuel rises. That’s a rather unpleasant [...]

The traditional convertible season has got into its usual busy stride with prices at a premium and our auction insiders [...]

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

There is a growing feeling in the car retailing business that many more buyers will soon be looking to downgrade [...]

There was a time when car dealers used to try and conceal the fact that they sold ex-daily rental cars. [...]

We car dealers when we get together like to chew the fat – well generally moan about most things to [...]

You know what? People tend to look closer at the condition of a car when times are quieter. Who knows [...]

Dealers are increasingly worried about new car supply; with less production from factories as a result of the downturn dealers [...]

Unfortunately the austerity measures currently being proposed will without doubt have a de-stabilising effect on the car market. We are [...]

Well the cars are piling up at auction with many centres using all of their lanes, and many view this [...]

The question of VAT rising to 20% is maybe not one of “if” but more like “when?” and according to [...]

With an estimated £6billion in cuts forecast by the new coalition government, it is inevitable that the car trade will [...]

The confusion in the used car market is often more marked in times of trouble and national uncertainty. With the [...]