Dealers should expect an increase in haggling when they open showroom doors next week as car buyers are demanding discounts on their next car.
Conversion rates are expected to rise as dealerships face strict limits on the number of sales appointments they can handle in a day when showrooms start to reopen from June 1 following the easing of the Coronavirus lockdown.
Nissan is set to close its Barcelona plant as it consolidates its European manufacturing operations in Sunderland as part of cost-saving measures designed to achieve a 5% profit margin within four years.
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has warned that building closure or reduced occupancy can increase the risk of Legionnaires’ disease.
Almost 1.1 million unroadworthy vehicles are set to return to the roads as lockdown begins to ease, according to new research by Kwik Fit.
LSH Auto UK has converted its Manchester Central Mercedes-Benz site into a used car ‘Centre of Excellence’.
Volvo has started accepting orders for its first fully electric car, the XC40 Recharge EV.
Volvo Car UK is pushing to deliver a contactless app-based aftersales payment facility for customers as it continues to digitise its franchised car retail network.
Richmond Motor Group has completed the acquisition of Newmans Southampton and revealed plans to grow its business with the opening of four more dealerships in the next 18 months.
Big Motoring World Group has revealed a 43% growth in turnover and a 34% increase in pre-tax profits in a statement detailing the successes of its performance in 2019.
Progress Suzuki owner Terence Byrne has said that the UK’s automotive retail sector “will flourish again” following the COVID-19 coronavirus crisis – just days after his business went into liquidation.
Caffyns has praised its employees' response to the COVID-19 crisis as “outstanding” as it revealed the mitigation measures taken by the business in a trading update published this morning (May 27).
The French Government will offer car buyers grants of over £6,000 and drive domestic vehicle manufacturing through a £7.1 billion COVID-19 recovery package for its automotive sector.
Auto Trader has announced that it will resume charging car dealers for its online classified car adverts from June 1 – with a 25% discount during their first month of showroom trading.
Arnold Clark-owned Autoparts UK has implemented strict social-distancing measures throughout its headquarters in Glasgow, after recently reopening its branches.
Car dealers that plan to reopen their showrooms on June 1 must adhere to the UK Government’s recovery strategy guidance and remain ‘COVID-19 Secure’
The board of Aston Martin Lagonda has confirmed that Dr Andy Palmer will step down as its president and chief executive, with Mercedes-AMG boss Tobias Moers set to become CEO.
Vertu Motors chief executive Robert Forrester has told BBC Breakfast how the car retail sector will “trust customers” to take unaccompanied test drives as showroom retailing gets back underway.
The PSA Group has extended the roadside assistance plan available for its electrified vehicles to bring it in-line with its 100,000-mile, eight-year battery warranty.
Car retailers have been urged to “hold their nerve” and not rush to liquidate stock ahead of an anticipated rise in sales demand following June 1’s re-opening of car showrooms across the UK.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has ended the two-month COVID-19 coronavirus-enforced closure of car showrooms by giving automotive retailers the green light to open their facilities from June 1.
Some dealerships had hoped to get going again in first half of May, but June was the earliest and subject to levels of COVID-19 control
Motorpoint, the UK's largest independent used car dealer, has launched an entirely contactless purchase process, offering car buyers a choice between contacless collection at its 13 dealerships or free nationwide home delivery.
Next month the Independent Garage Association (IGA) will launch a COVID-19 compliance certification scheme for independent workshops wishing to demonstrate to their customers that the environment is safe.
Jo Causon, chief executive of the Institute of Customer Service, writes about how businesses must build the confidence of shoppers again.
The UK Government has been challenged on car showrooms’ continued closure, with claims their lockdown is costing it £61 million per day in lost tax revenue and business support measures.
MotoNovo Finance has announced it has seen a surge in proposal and business activity, since it revealed it was lifting lending restrictions.
Volvo Car UK will partner with carow from June to enable free carwow membership for the manufacturer’s entire retail network.
WhatCar? has extended free access to its online New Car Buying platform management service until the end of September, in its continued effort to help the industry recover from the slump caused by the Coronavirus pandemic.
A new Complete Antibacterial Refresh service has been launched by the PSA Group across its retailer networks to help drivers minimise the risk of spreading Coronavirus.
