Posts Tagged ‘Used car buying’

Dodgy dealers clocked by VOSA

Posted on August 24th, 2010 by In51der

Over the years the car trade has unfortunately been blighted by bad practices and fraudulent actions, one of the worst [...]

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Unfinished business

Posted on August 23rd, 2010 by MTI

The Rover brand which is likely to be resurrected again by late September still has some unfinished business with some [...]

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Are car dealers frightened of social media?

Posted on August 23rd, 2010 by In51der

It appears so as less than 10 percent of the UK’s top 200 car dealers are represented on social networking [...]

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Diesel do nicely

Posted on August 18th, 2010 by In51der

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

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Used cars are always unique

Posted on August 17th, 2010 by In51der

Why do customers choose certain cars over others? Well that is certainly the $64,000 question and if we knew the [...]

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Selling cars is no laughing matter

Posted on August 12th, 2010 by In51der

I was having a pint with an old colleague who ‘made his money and got out’ and we were chewing [...]

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MPV demand stays strong as more holidays are taken in the UK

Posted on August 11th, 2010 by In51der

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

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It’s time to stamp out overpriced car servicing

Posted on August 10th, 2010 by In51der

Franchised car dealers are under pressure like never before from independent repairers offering ultra-competitive deals on car servicing. We have [...]

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Shrinking number of used cars to retail leads to a change in thinking

Posted on August 9th, 2010 by In51der

We are always pointing out here at MTI how difficult it is going to be for dealers to find quality [...]

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Happy staff equals happy customers

Posted on August 5th, 2010 by In51der

There is much talk at present about how the retail car sales business can improve the service it delivers to [...]

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Flexibility is the key to car sales these days

Posted on August 4th, 2010 by In51der

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

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Buying cars entirely online? We’re not quite there yet

Posted on August 3rd, 2010 by MTI

The ongoing debate about whether buyers will eventually search for, locate and buy a car online without necessarily seeing and [...]

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Latest predictions foresee tough times ahead for used car market

Posted on August 2nd, 2010 by In51der

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

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Social media and the automotive industry – the genie’s out of the bottle

Posted on July 29th, 2010 by In51der

It appears that the motor trade is somewhat slower than other business sectors to take advantage of social media, thinking [...]

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The shape of things to come part 134

Posted on July 28th, 2010 by In51der

Marketing used cars has reached an exciting new stage, as the internet paves the way for more advanced classified ads; [...]

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Just blame the weather

Posted on July 26th, 2010 by In51der

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

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The shape of things to come in car retailing?

Posted on July 24th, 2010 by In51der

Innovation and technological development are always at the forefront of a constantly evolving car industry. As a business we are [...]

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We’re not doomed….

Posted on July 21st, 2010 by In51der

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

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Fewer new cars being bought means a heating up of demand in the used car market

Posted on July 20th, 2010 by In51der

As the new car parc has steadily shrunk over the last couple of years, the knock on effect and simple [...]

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Car dealer finance still being overlooked

Posted on July 19th, 2010 by In51der

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

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Bargain of the Week – Land Rover Discovery

Posted on July 17th, 2010 by Serman

I’ve been writing Bargain of The Week for a while now and for the very first time it’s my turn [...]

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Distress selling never works

Posted on July 12th, 2010 by In51der

The glorious sunshine will either bring customers out in force or send them to the beach or pub. Our insiders [...]

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Buying cars in an economic downturn

Posted on July 9th, 2010 by In51der

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

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Keep an eye out for car manufacturer “pack deals”

Posted on July 8th, 2010 by In51der

At certain times of the year, especially when things go a bit quiet, franchised car dealers and their manufacturer masters [...]

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Brave bloke without wife

Posted on July 5th, 2010 by In51der

There are a lot of sales people currently struggling with the returning customer, by that I don’t mean they all [...]

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Bargain of the Week

Bargain of the Week – Land Rover Discovery

Bargain of the Week – Land Rover Discovery

I've been writing Bargain of The Week for a while now and for the very first time it's my turn to spend the cash on ...

Bargain of the Week – Ferrari 355

We've been on a small BOTW sabbatical recently but now the summer is pretty much here, we thought we'd kick it off with something a ...

Bargain of the Week – 2003 Range Rover 3.0 Td6 HSE

With the thought of shelling out over £900 showroom tax for the highest polluting new cars, anyone in the market for an off-roader could be ...

Scrappage

Order takers stand aside – it’s time to get back to selling cars

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 events. Last year the scrappage ...

Car Makers Premier League – July 2010

It’s time once more for the Car Makers Premier League where each and every month we examine the top 20 manufacturers by number of units ...

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 in place to the extent ...