The growth leaders for UK new car registrations are offering models with an average monthly personal contract purchase (PCP) price of just £230.50.
As the UK’s automotive retail sector digests the new car registrations data from H1 2022, AM’s David Francis takes an in-depth look at the trends in the first five months of the year.
The June issue of AM magazine is here in digital form, free to read, full of insights that will get dealers thinking about their strategy for the future.
The role of the car dealership’s business manager is evolving – and digitalisation is playing its part in that change.
Car dealerships are facing a double whammy of rising overheads and diminishing consumer finances after the Bank of England (BoE) further increased interest rates this month to 1%.
Professor Jim Saker has questioned car retailers' 'customer centricity' after his son's car service quotes varied by over £180.
In this latest instalment of AM’s ‘8 Questions to…’ Q&A article series Bowker BMW head of business Jonathan Rogan reveals how he loves the variety of life in the car retail sector.
The May Issue of AM magazine is here, packed with the latest news on the digital disruptors, insights into motor finance's digitalisation, and the full citations of all the 2022 AM Awards winners.
The used car market has been enjoying stellar growth over the past two years as demand has outstripped supply; there has been a lack of new vehicle availability and more buyers are willing to pay a premium.
With retailers operating in an increasingly challenging used car environment where stock is in short supply and prices are continually adjusting, it has become even more imperative to price used vehicles correctly to both maximise margins and maintain stock turn.
In a used car market starved of supply vehicle acquisition has become the boom industry, with retailers launching their own car buying platforms to rival third-party providers.
AM discusses everything from the use of data to drive profitability to the benefits of dog walks with LSH Auto UK operations director Tracey Ellam.
Vauxhall has given its humble Astra a major overhaul, utilising fresh underpinnings from Stellantis, with the hope of growing its market share against dominant models like the Ford Focus and Volkswagen Golf.
The addition to AM’s ‘5 minutes with…’ features series sees editor Tim Rose sit down with Association of Fleet Professionals (AFP) chair Paul Hollick to discuss its new dealer standard and what it might mean for car retailers.
In his latest monthly opinion post for AM Professor Jim Saker draws on his experiences with the IMI's Diversity Task Force to question the role of car retail's HR departments driving diversity in car retail.
The April issue of AM magazine is here, bringing you insights into how dealers are adapting their stocking policies in the supply-constrained used car market, an exclusive interview with Kia UK's leaders and the full list of finalists for next month's AM Awards.
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.
There are now more avenues for car dealerships to sell their vehicles than ever before but has the part-exchange process truly embraced the transparency of a truly omnichannel customer journey?
Automotive retailers were obliged to accelerate their omnichannel retail plans in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, but another by-product of this development has been the demise of the haggle.
In the latest instalment of AM's '8 Questions to...' feature series Lookers head of learning and development Danny Bishop discusses the challenges and rewards of helping to build the car retail PLC's perfect workforce.
