What Car? is predicting a China-style V-shaped COVID-19 recovery for the new car retail sector and is urging consumers to act fast if they want to take advantage of discounts.
The European new car markets should expect a U-shaped recovery after being hit hard by the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak in March, according to global sales data compiled by Jato Dynamics.
Following clarification on car dealers ability to trade in the COVID-19 coronavirus lockdown Cazana's director of insight, Rupert Pontin, asks whether 2020 used car demand could actually be higher than 2019.
Trade and wholesale car sales delivered 3,500 vehicles into the used car market during April’s COVID-19 coronavirus lockdown automotive retail sector, according to Cap HPI.
As the COVID-19 coronavirus lockdown continues, car dealers are taking varying approaches to their online marketing as most make efforts to prioritise online marketing in preparation for a new kind of 'normal'.
While used car performance helped to deliver stable levels of profit and volume in 2019 there have been some signs of an early wobble in 2020 with pressure on petrol values in particular.
Clarification of car retailers’ ongoing ability to sell cars online and deliver them to customers during the COVID-19 coronavirus lockdown period has been hailed as “great news”.
Nearly half of UK public transport users (48%) said they would be less likely to use it once lockdown restrictions have been lifted, according to new research by Auto Trader.
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.
The UK’s used van market will recover faster than its car equivalent following the COVID-19 coronavirus lockdown as businesses turn to commercial vehicles to re-start their operations, Aston Barclay has predicted.
Racing Point F1 Team owner Lawrence Stroll is targeting a return to vehicle production after providing a £536 million funding boost to Aston Martin.
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.
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.
