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News 15 SepImperial Cars trio accelerate Carsa growth with Bradford dealership opening
A trio of directors who previously helped drive Imperial Cars to rapid growth have accelerated the expansion of their Carsa used car retail business with the opening of a new showroom in Bradford.
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Car Dealer News 9 MayArnold Clark to evolve used car operations after 68% pre-tax profits rise in 2021
Arnold Clark chief executive Eddie Hawthorne has reported an “excellent” 2021 financial performance with revenues up 25% as pre-tax profits rose 68%.
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Opinion 6 AugCOVID-19 accelerated car retail evolution but landscape remains familiar, opinion
The automotive world has been profoundly affected by COVID-19, but even before the pandemic hit the sector was undergoing a transformation in how, where, and what cars consumers wanted to buy.
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Market Insight 11 MayUsed car sector embraces ‘renewed optimism’ after 8.9% Q1 sales dip
Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) chief executive Mike Hawes has said the used car retail sector can look forward with “renewed optimism” after an 8.9% decline in sales during Q1.
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Market Insight 5 MayApril new car registrations reveal ‘light at the end of the tunnel’, says SMMT
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has said that April’s 13.9% rise in new car registrations show that there is “light at the end of the tunnel” after COVID-19.
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Market Insight 25 MarSnows achieves £37m online car sales in last 18 months
Snows has revealed it has sold £37m worth of cars online in the last 18 months using its GForces NetDirector Auto-e platform.
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Market Insight 23 FebA car is purchased every nine minutes online, finds GForces data
A car is purchased every nine minutes with the most popular time to buy a vehicle between 10am and midday, according to data by GForces.
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Market Insight 23 FebScottish car buyers can complete purchase in showrooms, NFDA confirms
The National Franchised Dealers Association (NFDA) has received confirmation that car buyers in Scotland can now complete their purchase with a scheduled click and collect handover inside a dealership's showroom.
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Car Dealer News 9 FebFailure to re-open car showrooms in Q1 to impact jobs and economy, say dealers
Car retail bosses have voiced concern that a failure to re-open car showrooms in-time for the March number plate change will impact jobs and the economy, claiming “MPs fundamentally do not understand business”.
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Market Insight 9 FebShowroom re-openings ‘a priority’ after 14.9% 2020 used car sales decline
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has revealed that used car dealers delivered four consecutive months of sales growth in 2020 – despite months of enforced showroom closures in COVID-19 lockdown.
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Car Dealer News 4 FebVertu Motors' 2020 profits ‘ahead of forecasts’ after positive COVID-19 lockdown trading
Vertu Motors has reported that it expects its pre-tax profits for the financial year ending February 28, 2021, to exceed analysts’ current £18 million forecasts.
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Used Cars 2 FebCOVID-19 Lockdown 3 was catalyst for used cars’ trade value fall
A slowdown in consumers’ car buying activity and uncertainty when the current COVID-19 ‘Lockdown 3’ restrictions will end was the catalyst for a fall in used car trade prices in January.
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News 29 JanBig Motoring World overcomes COVID-19 to increase 2020 used car sales
The Big Motoring World used car supermarket business has reported that it managed to overcome the challenges of COVID-19 to increase its used car sales volumes in 2020.
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Market Insight 26 JanContactless online car sales to soar amid COVID-19 pandemic in 2021
Carzam has said that it is “on track” to complete more than 20,000 used car sales in its first full-year as GForces forecasted a doubling of digital sales for franchised retailers.
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Car Dealer News 15 JanPebley Beach Group boss axes click and collect car sales in ‘Lockdown 3’
Pebley Beach Group managing director Dominic Threlfall has told AM that he took the decision to end click and collect car sales in COVID-19 ‘Lockdown 3’ as it was “morally the right thing to do”.
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Latest News 14 JanScottish car dealers can continue click & collect sales in tighter lockdown
The Scottish Motor Trade Association (SMTA) has confirmed that car dealers are permitted to continue with click and sales amid tighter COVID-19 lockdown regulations announced yesterday.
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Latest News 13 Jan
Could car retail be hit be COVID-19 lockdown ban on click and collect?
Car retailers could be among a range of businesses whose click and collect sales capability is banned under tighter COVID-19 lockdown measures being considered by Government, it has been claimed.
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Market Insight 13 Jan
Car buyers’ consumer confidence three times higher than in first lockdown
Consumer confidence among in-market car buyers is three times higher than during the UK’s first COVID-19 coronavirus lockdown during H1 2020, a What Car? survey has found.
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News 12 JanCazoo opens 14th car handover Customer Centre in Newport Pagnell
Online car retailer Cazoo has revealed that intends to open 12 more Customer Centres to facilitate click and collect car handovers after opening its 14th location in Newport Pagnell.
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Supplier News 8 JanHeycar continues dealers’ free car delivery offer in 'Lockdown 3'
Heycar has said that it will continue to offer advertising car dealers free delivery on all until the end of February in-light of COVID-19 ‘Lockdown 3’.
