The UK Government has confirmed England will move to step four of the roadmap easing coronavirus restrictions next week, removing almost all legal restrictions on social contact.
Volvo has restarted its Test Drive+ service, which allows buyers to book test drives electronically.
Register for an April 6 AM Motor Retail Review with Neil Addley of JudgeService, Ben Archer of Arbury Motor Group, Daksh Gupta of Marshall Motor Group and Philip Nothard of Cox Automotive
The new issue of AM is out now with insights into dealers’ learnings from lockdown, and how they can prepare for an electrified vehicle ramp up as we near the 2030 UK Government target.
Demand for used cars is starting to accelerate as buyers look to make post-lockdown purchases, according to Starline Motor Finance.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has just set out his four step plan to bring England out of the latest COVID-19 lockdown, allowing non-essential retailers - such as car showrooms - to reopen no sooner than April 12.
Lead volumes generated by Ebay Motors Group have started the year on a positive trend, increasing 18% year-on-year in the first week of lockdown 3.0.
The latest national coronavirus lockdown is doing little to deter car buyers, according to the latest data from Auto Trader.
Dealers' prospects for 2021, business opportunities and retailing in a post-Brexit, post-FCA changes market, are all topics for discussion with the AM Motor Retail Review webinar panellists this afternoon at 2pm.
40% of UK drivers say they are now less likely to visit a showroom while researching the purchase of a car, as a direct result of the COVID-19 pandemic, research by Marketing Delivery, has found.
Auto Trader is launching a new Buy Online hub to highlight vehicles that can be bought online via Click & Collect or Home Delivery during the lockdown period.
Motorists still see a face-to-face aftersales service as 'the norm' despite car retailers' introduction of increased digitalisation to maintain COVID-19 social distancing.
Car dealers are arguing that their showrooms should stay open during the new lockdown announced by the UK Government at the weekend.
Nine-out-of-10 in-market car buyers are comfortable visiting retailers when researching or buying their next car, despite COVID-19 causing more local restrictions and lockdowns.
"This is not a recovery and barely a restart," warned SMMT chief executive Mike Hawes today as its data showed 145, 377 new cars were registered in June, the first month out of lockdown for car showrooms in England and Northern Ireland.
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
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.
CD Auction is re-starting sales across its operations with immediate effect, amid relaxed lockdown measures introduced by the Government earlier this week.
