Marshall chief executive Daksh Gupta has told AM that the car retail PLC will be “going for it” in 2021 after upgrading its profit forecast, vowing to repay its deferred VAT payments and forego the CRJS in the new year.
Marshall Motor Holdings has upgraded its profit predictions for 2020 after it “significantly outperformed” the car retail market in October and November.
Online motor retail is dividing into a market of simple and complex transactions in an emerging trend heightened by the COVID-19 pandemic, says iVendi.
Car retailers delivery of a “stunning” used car sales performance recovery from the depths of H1’s COVID-19 lockdown helped to deliver an £53,000 average profit in October, according to ASE.
The Peter Vardy Group has introduced chalets at its Motherwell branch and its Glasgow CarStore to allow customers to discuss their purchase outdoors during the COVID-19 crisis.
Green number plates will be applied to new electric vehicles (EV) sold in the UK from today (December 8) in a bid to drive further uptake of zero emissions transport before 2030.
Board members from the Vehicle Remarketing Authority (VRA) will discuss lessons learnt from 2020 and 2021’s biggest opportunities in the final instalment of a series of webinars.
New and used light commercial vehicle (LCV) sales have proved to be more than resilient to the current COVID-19 coronavirus crisis – they are thriving because of it.
Dealers and their customers have been urged to lobby all their MPs and fight against the UK Government’s desire for an exclusively electric car market from 2035.
New consumer car finance volumes declined 3% in October to leave the sector 20% down year-to-date, according to the latest data from the Finance and Leasing Association (FLA).
Declining new car sales in 2020 are set to deliver a £300 million aftersales revenue decline for franchised car retailers over the next 12 months, according to BookMyGarage.
The perfect storm of challenges affecting the automotive industry continues unabated, with the pandemic, Brexit and supply issues all impacting consumer confidence and demand for new vehicles.
The UK Government’s COVID-19 ‘Lockdown 2’ took a £1.3 billion toll on car sales during November as registrations declined 27.4%, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).
Car retailers across the UK suffered their first new and used car order decline since June during a COVID-19 ‘Lockdown 2’ impacted November, according to Dealerweb.
A survey of over 2,100 in-market car buyers conducted by What Car? heard that 66% felt their purchasing decision had been completely unaffected by the impact of the COVID-19 coronavirus crisis.
A Brexit briefing is to be provided by the Vehicle Remarketing Association (VRA) in its penultimate 2021 Outlook Seminar.
Former Imperial Cars operations director Neil Smith has revealed that he intends to remain in the automotive retail sector after leaving his role as retail operations director at Cazoo.
Johnsons Cars will continue to target growth through acquisitions after posting an 86.3% pre-tax profits decline in its annual financial results for 2019.
A HR-themed survey of the UK’s franchised car retailers found that 59% intend to recruit in their sales departments and 63% plan to appoint new technicians over the next three months.
New data shows some British adults find buying a car more stressful than starting a new job, taking an exam, or managing deadlines at work.
