In the latest edition of AM Magazine David Francis takes deep-dive into the UK's new car registrations and asks: "Has the market finally reached 'peak premium?'"
The full 2022 AM100 Report is now available here in digital format. Analysis of the 2022 AM100 list of the UK’s largest franchised dealers shows astounding levels of success.
The November 2022 issue of AM magazine is here for UK motor retailers, with used car sales advice, Peugeot's aim for easy purchase, and the Alfa Tonale reviewed.
An unexpected explosion in the appetite for luxury car purchases after the pandemic hit the UK was a catalyst for significant growth at independent car retailer Auto100.
Professor Jim Saker reflects on a need to focus on automotive retail's opportunties to see the "bright side" of the current economic gloom in his latest opinion article for AM Magazine.
In his latest in-depth analysis of the UK's car registrations landscape for AM Magazine, David Francis finds the global supply woes and cost-of-living crisis might be favouring affordable car brands.
A 48-page insight into dealer technology is at the heart of the new October 2022 issue of AM magazine for car dealers, now available to read free, here, in digital format.
Tackling the biggest challenge facing the independents in the used car market - stock acquisition - and urging dealers to embrace EVs to help futureproof their businesses is part of the remit of Independent Motor Dealer Association’s (IMDA) session at Automotive Management Live 2022 on November 10.
Consumer behaviour is constantly evolving particularly in a volatile and fast-changing market so it has never been more vital to deliver a bespoke car buying experience, says iVendi’s chief commercial officer Darren Sinclair.
Market and economic forces have created a scenario where franchised car dealerships' savvy aftersales departments are looking outside their traditional zero-to-three-year-old vehicle bread and butter.
With costs soaring, a constricted new car market and a used car market under pressure, the concern that routine vehicle servicing, maintenance and repairs (SMR) could be delayed, or cheaper alternatives sought by cash-strapped customers, is all too real.
Car buyers and aftersales customers need to receive a consistent experience online, in-store and across departments, CitNOW Group’s chief customer officer Carol Fairchild will tell delegates at next month's Automotive Management Live 2022 event.
Dacia UK is poised to lead the Renault Group with new digital innovations as it looks to strengthen its position as a “brand in its own right”, according to director Luke Broad.
In AM's latest '10 Minutes With...' supplier interview Aston Barclay chairman Greg McLeod talks to AM about the automotive remarketing business's growth since acquisition in 2017 and what will come next.
In his latest automotive retail sector analysis for AM magazine David Francis delved into the strength of the Volkswagen range, Toyota's electric car conundrum and considered whether premium SUVs might be running out of road.
I had just finished making a complete mess of trying to record a 25-second sound bite for the BBC on supply chain problems in the industry, when a security man from the nearby shopping complex came over and wanted to know what we were doing.
As 1 in 2 car dealers predict their 2022 profits will be down vs 2021 AM's survey finds 1 in 4 have made wage increases above 5% to help staff with living costs
Dr Rebecca Harding, an advisor to the Council of the Society of Professional Economists and former chief economist of the British Bankers Association, will deliver a keynote presentation at Automotive Management Live next month to help guide motor retailers through the turbulent economic conditions.
Retailers need to maintain the digital momentum they had accelerated during the pandemic to avoid potential lost sales at a time when the market is constricting, Marketing Delivery managing director Jeremy Evans will advise attendees at the 2022 Automotive Management Live show.
More than a dozen new and innovative suppliers have signed up to exhibit at Automotive Management Live 2022, the annual exhibition at Birmingham's NEC for the UK's motor retail industry.
