Perrys Motor Sales managing director Darren Ardron has expressed his confidence at tackling the car retail sector’s headwinds after the business posted a 275% pre-tax profit rise from “excellent” 2021 trading.
Mazda UK sales director Peter Allibon has discussed the Japanese brand’s challenging launch of online retail, its direct vehicle imports to the UK and agency model retail in a wide-ranging interview with the AM News Show.
JCT600 apprentices have told the AM News Show how they overcame stigma about the automotive sector to find a new ‘home from home’ in Aston Martin and Mercedes-Benz franchised dealership roles.
Car retailers are having to get “more creative” in their customer communications as limited vehicle supplies call for a more flexible sales strategy, the latest AM News Show Podcast has been told.
Auto Trader brand director Marc Palmer asserted that “areas of affluence” are the UK’s hotspots for interest in electric vehicles (EV) as the cost-of-living crisis continues to squeeze car buyers’ purse strings.
Perrys Motor Group managing director Darren Ardron told the AM News Show Podcast that it felt like the car retail sector was getting “back to reality” in 2022 – but highlighted reasons for optimism.
ICDP managing director Steve Young has asserted that the agency retail model is the “most water-tight” way to deliver the omnichannel retail experience that modern car buyers expect.
The automotive sector needs to drive its “cultural competence” to deliver levels of diversity and inclusion which could help solve its skills crisis.
Constellation’s car retail rise, OEM’s agency model strategies and vehicle supply shortages were among the hot automotive retail topics up for discussion in the new AM News Show Podcast.
Waylands Automotive CEO John O'Hanlon has spoke to AM about returning to the motor retail industry and his ability to pick winners in the franchises he represents.
IMDA chairman and Specialist Cars owner Umesh Samani chatted about used car marketing "on the road" and unwinding with a V8-powered hobby "off road" in the latest AM News Show Podcast.
Waylands Automotive chief executive John O'Hanlon and IMDA founder member Umesh Samani have told the AM News Show Podcast that AM Live is a vital source of insight and advice for the car retailers.
2021 AM Awards winners TrustFord and CitNOW are our guests for the 1st AM News Show monthly podcast for the UK motor retail industry, produced by Armchair Marketing
