AM's new monthly feature assembles a panel of experts to answer your queries.

At a time when the economy is going through its biggest downturn for a generation, with new car sales slumping by record levels and retailers averaging return on sales of below 0%, advice and sharing best practice can provide invaluable guidance.

AM has teamed up with six experts who will provide answers to key questions across a range of industry topics:

• Accident Exchange: accident management
• Alliance Consultancy: finance and insurance regulations
• BCA: remarketing
• ExxonMobil: oils and servicing profitability
• G Forces: the internet
• Gilbran: property

The new executive panel feature gives dealers, repairers and bodyshops the chance to ask questions of direct relevance and importance to their business.

Just email your question to am.exec@bauermedia.co.uk stating which panel expert it is for.

Here our six experts outline who they are, their experience in this industry and what they see as the big issues facing their sector of the market.