TrustFord has seen its car sales volumes decline by around 40% during COVID-19 ‘Lockdown 3’ trading in England and Northern Ireland – but home delivery boom is driving commercial vehicle records.
Volkswagen Financial Services (VWFS) chief executive, Mike Todd, predicts that - aside from the impact of Brexit - three other key areas will continue to influence the automotive sector’s response post COVID-19.
UK car production slumped 29.3% to deliver its lowest output of vehicles since 1984 in a COVID-19 impacted 2020 stalled by plant closures and enforced dealership shut-downs.
Volkswagen’s ID.3 electric vehicle (EV) ended 2020 as Europe’s second best-selling car as COVID-19 triggered a 25% full-year market decline - its worst result since 1993.
MG Motor UK has targeted the appointment of 10 more franchised car retail sites to its network in 2021 after welcoming 28 new locations last year – expanding its network to 130 locations.
Nissan GB has said that it will bring EV battery production to the UK as part of a renewed commitment to car manufacturing at its Sunderland Plant in light of the Brexit deal.
AM's exclusive research of franchised and independent dealers reveals the opportunities and threats 2021 may bring.
Lookers’ Kia Stockport car dealership has been named as the Korean car brand’s Dealer of the Year and claimed its Sales Excellence Award at the annual Kia Dealer Excellence Awards 2020.
Marshall Motor Holdings chief executive Daksh Gupta is set to reflect his “most challenging period in car retail” and reveal his approach for 2021 as one of the sector leaders speaking at Automotive Management Live Virtual.
Porsche GB has seen the COVID-19 Lockdown 3 opening of its network’s new franchised dealership in Norwich and is preparing to add an upgraded South Lakes centre to its network this summer.
The UK Government has confirmed that it is reinstating the VAT margin scheme for cars imported and resold by car retailers in Northern Ireland – avoiding pressure on dealer margins and price increases for customers.
What Car? has launched a new national marketing campaign to promote its online new car buying platform on Absolute Radio.
A post-Brexit VAT issue that will see 20% added to the cost of used cars imported from mainland Britain and sold by car dealers in Northern Ireland is “not going away”, AM has been told.
Brexit and COVID-19 have combined to a create a variety of challenges for car dealers attempting to manage their workforce over the past ten months.
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.
The UK’s franchised car retailers have been praised for their ability to adapt and meet the challenges of COVID-19 pandemic after the SMMT reported a 29.4% decline in new car registrations during 2020.
That a trade deal has been at been agreed at the last minute between the UK and EU comes as a huge relief for manufacturing sectors like automotive
Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) chief executive Mike Hawes has said he fears a “New Year nightmare” for UK car manufacturers if the UK Government and EU fail to reach a trade agreement.
As Automotive Managemnent (AM) asks UK car retail businessses to share their hopes and fears for a COVID-19 and Brexit-impacted year ahead in the 'Outlook 2021 Survey', David Borland, EY UK & Ireland automotive leader suggests there could be cause for "cautious optimism".
The quarterly AM Motor Retail Review webinar on January 7 will discuss 2020's car market outcome, the FCA motor finance rules revision and the Brexit aftermath.
Cox Automotive has seen “unseasonal dealer activity” towards the end of this year in the new car market ahead of a potential no-deal Brexit.
Hyundai has become the latest manufacturer to reveal vehicle pricing plans ahead of a potential ‘no deal’ Brexit.
October 2020's new car market gets a deep dive which reveals Tesla is a growing threat to the establishment
As car retailers dust themselves down after the rigours of an unpredictable 2020 AM has compiled a three-minute survey to learn of the sectors’ hopes, fears, challenges and opportunities in 2021.
More than half (53%) of in-market car buyers would be inclined to buy a British-built model to avoid price hikes in the event of a no-deal Brexit, according to new research by What Car?.
