AM February 2021

Date: 13-01-2021

In this issue

Everything you need to know about Virtual Automotive Management Live 2021 on January 20 / 21

Pandemic remains biggest threat to 2021 profitability - dealers

Are electric batteries actually better for the environment?

Eddie Hawthorne speaks about preparing Arnold Clark for the 2030 ICE deadline

5 Minutes with cinch retail director Jason Cranswick

E-commerce

Why national scale doesn't matter in internet car sales?

What can longstanding businesses can learn from new players in e-commerce?

How car retailing moved ahead seven years in as many months

Car review: Volkswagen ID3

Urgent appeal for better EV training

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AM February 2021

Inchcape to establish 20-site used car retail and fast-fit aftersales network

Cambria experiences car brands' ‘tension’ over showroom COVID measures

MG head of sales Daniel Gregorious loses 'courageous' pancreatic cancer battle

Facebook 'shops' will help drive car sales online

GForces and Autofutura merger creates new global car sales software business

Online car retail process could save sector over £950m a year, GForces claims

Hartwell opens UK's first Ford Signature car dealership in Reading

Garage fined after inspection pit fall caused ‘life-changing injuries’

Quest Motor Group dealership closure to end almost 100 years in Maldon

Half a million car owners could sell up and rent this year

Car retailers’ 0.94% 2020 return on sales ‘a very strong performance’

Will agency sales model bring benefits to all?

AM car dealer roundtable goes virtual to discuss COVID-19 challenges

Mystery shopping firm Douglas Stafford to close after 30 years

Business as usual for car auctions in COVID-19 ‘Lockdown 3’

How car buyers' expectations are still changing - research

Could Auto Trader data indicate a post-lockdown car sales boom?

Tier 4 car dealers hope COVID-19 vaccine will spark ‘sharp recovery’

New COVID grants announced for closed retailers

Car buyers’ response to COVID-19 lockdown will be key, say dealers

Former Pendragon CEO Trevor Finn plans to ‘re-engineer’ car retail