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- VW ID3 tops European EV sales charts in October
- Citroen MD's plan for collaboration, stronger dealers and fairer prices
- Watch now: September sales analysis in the AM Motor Retail Review webinar
- Retail new car registrations 'stable' as August market declines 5.8% overall
- UK hybrid car sales climbed 21% in January despite new car market decline
- UK new car sales dropped in August as diesel orders continued decline
- July data shows rising demand for electric cars in Europe
- Europcar battles dealers for 69-plate new car buyers
- Car buyers perceive dealers' failure to evolve, Auto Trader report finds
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8 Questions To Kia Product Genius Lucy Ford
Lucy Ford, a Kia product genius at Bolton Kia, reveals the importance of her role in educating consumers about the features and benefits of electric cars.
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AM car dealer roundtable goes virtual to discuss COVID-19 challenges
Some car retailers are feeling the pressure as manufacturers demand they to get their digital houses in order to take advantage of any market recovery ahead of what is expected to be a tough Q4, according to delegates at AM’s first virtual round table (held before 'Lockdown 2').
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BCA cinch platform accused of ‘monetising dealers’
BCA has been met with a backlash from car dealers following its decision to relaunch its cinch marketing platform as an online car retailer perceived to be in direct competition with its traditional remarketing customers.
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The carmakers' role in the social distanced car sales experience
OEMs are playing their part in the recovery of car sales since the COVID-19 lockdown and want to see showroom standards and the customer experience maintained.
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Dealerships re-evaluate how best to interact with customers
UK motor retail relies on the 'magical touches' in the car buying experience but Jemca Toyota, Luscombe Suzuki and Devonshire Motors explain how they're adapting during the COVID-19 pandemic
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How dealers' customer experience has adapted to social distancing
UK car dealers Perrys, Gravells and Clive Brook Volvo discuss the strain of continuing to delight customers and trade profitably in a new COVID-19 socially distanced world.
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How long until COVID-19 bounce back? Auto industry leaders debate
Car industry leaders from Volkswagen, Bentley and Ford exchange views on how long it will take the sector to bounce back from the setbacks prompted by the COVID-19 lockdowns
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Responsible Retailing: Keeping car sales safe amidst a pandemic
Car dealerships in England were allowed to reopen on June 1 as the Government eased its lockdown, but ‘business as usual’ may be a long way off, reports Debbie Kirlew
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AM Round Table: Tensions rise among car dealers as margins fall
Relationships between franchised car retailers and their manufacturer partners show signs of strain due to shrinking margins, if conversations at the AM Awards 2020 round table meeting are anything to go by.
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'The simplest decision is usually the right one' - Tim Holden, Holden Group
Success of this family business owes much to its dedication to having the right people, says Holden Group chief executive Tim Holden
