The attraction of the older model: Bentley and Vauxhall make biggest inroads as dealers look to older models to replenish their forecourt displays.
Each quarter AM surveys dealers in its High Performance Indicators survey on the state of the market and their confidence in areas such as sales, profitability, manufacturer relations and consumer demand. The survey includes telephone interviews with a number of dealers. Their views are expressed here.
Grants Seat's line managers are shielded from administration to concentrate on customers.
Richard Sanders Group is a motor retailer which was borne of an opportunity. Other opportunities have allowed it to grow into a strong regional brand with multiple franchises.
Arnold Clark Automobiles sells more used cars than any other retailer, consistently posting return on sales of around 3%.
James Alpe plays the diversification game, effectively comprising of seven separate businesses, it can turn its hand to almost anything.
