The automotive industry is starting to look beyond the end of lockdown and weigh-up what the short and medium-term impacts of the COVID-19 coronavirus crisis will be.
May's AM magazine has now been published here as an e-zine so read about DS Automobiles, the UK used car market, Drayton Motors Kia, autonomous cars and COVID-19
Nissan dealers will loan more than 100 free cars to NHS workers in need of mobility during the Coronavirus pandemic.
I am writing this article the day after Boris Johnson announced the first stage of stringent restrictions on British life as a response to Coronavirus.
Thatcham Research has called on automotive businesses to continue their investment in apprenticeships despite the COVID-19 coronavirus lockdown period.
The PSA Group has said that it is now fully focused on preparing the “rebound in a chaotic economic environment” following a coronavirus-impacted 29% global sales decline in Q1, 2020.
While new car sales have been impacted by UK showrooms closing, car manufacturers are still putting offers together for Q2 and customers can apply for credit.
While the automotive sector has undergone dramatic digital transformation, the sales process has remained the same with the customer quickly funnelled into the showroom. Coronavirus has changed all that.
Car retailers are still working to address an “underlying demand that needs to be served”, according to lead management specialist Dealerweb – with 500 car sold by its clients last week alone.
The National Franchised Dealers Association (NFDA) has said that online car sales and deliveries “remain acceptable” during the COVID-19 coronavirus lockdown.
Local authorities are granting business rates relief to car dealers, despite concerns that sites with workshops may not be eligible.
The HMRC online portal allowing businesses to register employees for Government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CRJS) is set to feel the strain when applications flood-in following its launch today (April 20).
Car retailers must be ready for the challenge of stocking and selling cars while respecting consumer concerns and observing Government legislation after the COVID-19 coronavirus lockdown.
One in two UK car retailers fear they will be forced to make redundancies before the end of 2020 as a result of the impact of the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak.
Online finance software specialist iVendi is offering car retailers its latest and most advanced car sales platform product free of charge in a bid to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 coronavirus lockdown.
The PSA Group is set to complete a final review of COVID-19 coronavirus healthy working measures at its Ellesmere Port Vauxhall car manufacturing plant before deciding when to recommence production.
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has said that it expects motor finance providers to offer “exceptional and immediate support to customers facing payment difficulties” due to COVID-19 coronavirus.
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has written to Simon Bailes Peugeot to praise the car retailer from its support of the NHS during the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak.
CarGurus has asserted that its operations in the UK market remain a priority as it prepares to “wind-down” its business in Germany, Spain and Italy amid the challenges presented by the COVID-19 coronavirus.
Auto Trader has confirmed it will continue to make its advertising packages free for dealers following the three week extension to the coronavirus lockdown into May.
