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Opinion
Post-coronavirus car sales and the future of vehicle retailing, opinion
Car retailers must be ready for the challenge of stocking and selling cars while respecting consumer concerns and observing Government legislation after the COVID-19 coronavirus lockdown.
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Opinion
Car dealers' collaboration could be key to COVID-19 survival, opinion
As the industry prepared to peak for the busy Q1 close few expected the final week to be quite as challenging as it turned out to be with the outbreak of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.
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Opinion
COVID-19 coronavirus is accelerating automotive retail changes, guest opinion
The past couple of weeks have seen unprecedented and rapid changes at a personal and business level driven by sweeping government responses to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.
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Opinion
Nothing suggests a coronavirus-prompted used car values crash, guest opinion
There is nothing in the current trade or retail data to suggest that used car values will crash due to the COVID-19 coronavirus lockdown period.
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Opinion
Reconnecting with consumers is key to car retail’s future, guest opinion
Even without the current COVID-19 coronavirus crisis it was clear to everyone in the industry that automotive businesses are rapidly approaching a crossroads.
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Opinion
Auto industry hit from coronavirus could be double SMMT forecast, opinion
Car production forecasts from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) have suggested that UK auto output will fall by 200,000 to just below 1.1 million because of plant shutdowns caused by the COVID-19 coronavirus - representing an 18% fall in output this year.
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Opinion
Drivers need convincing of EVs for 2032 petrol and diesel ban to work, opinion
With the UK government considering whether to bring forward a ban on the sale of petrol, diesel and hybrid cars to 2032, Ana Ramirez Aguirrezabala, international head of auto at market research company Simpson Carpenter, argues that the UK’s political leaders need to do more to persuade consumers to give electric vehicles (EV) a try.
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Opinion
Car industry's role in 'dystopian future'
Professor Jim Saker is director of the Centre for Automotive Management at Loughborough University's Business School and an AM Awards judge. He has been involved in the automotive industry for more than 20 years.
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Opinion
Isn't it time to lock the showroom doors? The Editor's opinion
AM's editor Tim Rose urges UK motor retailers to heed the Government advice and avoid all non-essential contact with others.
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Opinion
Positive signs for car retail amid COVID-19 lock down, guest opinion
Agile and innovative companies are marked by their ability to react to change in markets and environments and that has never been more true than during the current COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak.
