The new 22 plate released on March 1 may attract an ‘all-time low of new registrations’ in what has been a traditional peak quarter, warns MotorVise.
Car dealers have told AM that a new-look plate-change period which goes without the traditional March car sales mayhem and eases the year’s trading peaks and troughs is “good news” for the sector.
Volvo Car UK retailers were among high-performing UK car dealers celebrating their “best September ever” after overcoming the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic to recover with record sales.
Pictures are flooding in on social media with all the early handovers on the first day of what will likely be the busiest month of the year.
New research from WeBuyAnyCar has revealed that 24% of motorists are unaware of the bi-annual number plate change-over for new cars.
The pressure is on for car retailers to make a success of September ahead of an uncertain Q4.
Car retailers across the UK were embracing the direct customer contact delivered by March’s 20-plate new car handovers as coronavirus rendered Geneva’s model showcases online affairs.
Citroen franchisees have been revealed as Britain’s biggest new car price discounters in research compiled by What Car? magazine.
With Brexit looming and the uncertainty of what that will mean for the industry, it’s fair to say that Q1 2019 has been like no other for UK automotive dealers.
Motorvogue has officially opened the doors at its new Renault and Dacia dealership on the outskirts of Bedford – creating a second stand-alone Dacia facility in the process.
Coachworks Consulting has suggested that car dealers will be forced to adopt “guerrilla tactics” to sell new diesel-engined cars when the new 19-plate is introduced in March.
Buyacar has highlighted car dealers’ “dash to pre-register cars” by identifying the top 18-plate used car bargains for potential customers – just weeks after the March plate-change got underway.
Adam and Corsa models will be subject to a £500 discount to consumers booking a test drive during August and September.
The DVLA will allow customers to drive-away on the day during a four-day outage of its Automated First Registration and Licensing service which clashes with a busy plate-change weekend.
Peugeot is hoping its facelifted 2008 SUV will give its 66-plate registration sales campaign a boost in September.
The spike in trading caused by March and September plate changes now impacts dealers and their stock levels over a 10-week period, according to Autorola UK.
Following the release of the 16 plate registration, it’s been a busy time for dealers the length and breadth of the country.
Next week the new 16 plate launches and if previous year’s figures are anything to go by, the level of consumer interest in buying new cars will increase.
Light commercial vehicle registrations saw a 19.6% increase to 65,453 units during the plate change month of September.
