With fuel prices spiralling out of control once more, car drivers are being hit where it hurts more than most. [...]
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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 »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 »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 [...]
Read the rest of this entry »If you always do what you have always done you will always get the same results
Someone once said ‘if you always do what you have always done you will always get the same results’ (it [...]
Read the rest of this entry »We’re not doomed….
The auctions, like the proverbial rubber ball, always come bouncing back. After weeks of the oversupply of high mileage basic [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Fun, indiscretion and “dad dancing” at the Motor Trader Awards
The Motor Trader awards were attended by a couple of our insiders on Wednesday night, and it certainly seems a [...]
Read the rest of this entry »VAT’ll do nicely!
It is widely believed that the increase in VAT from January 11th will stimulate new car sales in the second [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Buying cars in an economic downturn
Recession, double-dip recession, depression, global depression, fiscal deficit, higher taxes, spending cuts, job losses, fuel rises. That’s a rather unpleasant [...]
Read the rest of this entry »VAT and the Phew! factor
The recent emergency budget certainly didn’t seem as bad as it could have been for the motor trade. The VAT [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Emergency budget may turn car buyers green
There is a growing feeling in the car retailing business that many more buyers will soon be looking to downgrade [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Sticking to effective advertising in a downturn
We car dealers when we get together like to chew the fat – well generally moan about most things to [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Price wars on the horizon as car buyers become scarce
You know what? People tend to look closer at the condition of a car when times are quieter. Who knows [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Long lead times playing havoc with part-exchange valuations
Dealers are increasingly worried about new car supply; with less production from factories as a result of the downturn dealers [...]
Read the rest of this entry »20% rise in VAT could make a tough year even worse
The question of VAT rising to 20% is maybe not one of “if” but more like “when?” and according to [...]
Read the rest of this entry »We’re all in this together aren’t we?
With an estimated £6billion in cuts forecast by the new coalition government, it is inevitable that the car trade will [...]
Read the rest of this entry »A big 4WD and a 20% return on investment in 18 months…you what?
A classic illustration of how dramatically the car market has changed over the last 18 months was presented to the [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Lada attempts a comeback just at the right time
So it’s official, we now have a hung parliament and are set for a period of horse trading before some [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Car buying in a post scrappage world
Motor Trade Insider continuously listens to the market and in doing so we hopefully equip our legion of readers with [...]
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 »Survival of the fittest in a car retailing shakedown
This year has been a surprising one for the trade in many ways. Even the most optimistic of car dealers [...]
Read the rest of this entry »The future looks less profitable for dealers
Unfortunately there are several factors which point towards car dealers experiencing a challenging time next year and we have already [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Customer disservice
Who said customer care doesn’t exist anymore? In these recessionist days (is that a word? – no, editor) we constantly [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Confusion reigns as used car prices continue to rise
Confusion continues to reign supreme in the offices of the professional trade guides. After Managing Editor of Glasses Guide, Adrian [...]
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