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Market Insight 26 NovSMMT reveals ‘extremely worrying’ October UK car manufacturing decline
The UK’s car manufacturing output slumped 41.4% year-on-year in October as an “extremely worrying” continuation of the semiconductor shortages continued to play out.
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Dealer profiles 16 NovAvailable Car CEO believes his car supermarket group can 'get through anything'
When Michael Bell took the chief executive’s chair of the family business, Available Car, in 2019, he could never have anticipated quite the baptism of fire that was coming.
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Opinion 16 NovCOVID protocols have helped convince customers that car dealers really care
In his latest 'Viewpoint' opinion article for AM, Professor Jim Saker reflects on the positive impact that COVID-19 safety measures have had on customer experience in car retail.
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Latest News 8 NovAttend Automotive Management Live 2021 with confidence
As the automotive industry moves forward, the team at Automotive Management (AM) is dedicated to delivering events and facilitating gatherings with health and safety at the top of the agenda.
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Market Insight 5 NovBDO Motor Salary Survey 2021 reveals 5% rise in average sector pay
BDO’s newly-published 2021 Motor Salary Survey has shown that vehicle technicians were the biggest wage increase winners in 2021 as the sector’s average pay rose 5% to almost £42,000.
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Aftersales 1 NovNew car supply challenges cost aftersales sector £600m
The decline on new cars sales, caused by the coronavirus pandemic and the semiconductor shortage, in the last two years is estimated to have cost the aftersales sector £600 million.
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Car Dealer News 21 OctInchcape Retail reports £76.4m pre-tax loss from COVID-hit 2020 trading
Inchcape Retail suffered a near tenfold year-on-year decline in profitability as it revealed a £76.4m pre-tax loss in annual financial results for its COVID-19 impacted 2020 trading period.
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Car Dealer News 20 OctPeoples Ford record financial results down to ‘tsunami of perfect performance’
Peoples Ford chairman Brian Gilda has attributed a record set of annual financial results to a ‘tsunami of perfect performance’ following 2020’s first COVID-19 lockdown.
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Car Dealer News 20 OctSMMT re-launches fund to safeguard automotive apprenticeship jobs
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has re-launched its £100,000 fund to help Covid-hit automotive businesses protect apprenticeship jobs.
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Car Dealer News 14 Oct'Caged tiger' Marshall CEO emerged from COVID isolation to complete Motorline deal
Marshall Motor Group chief executive Daksh Gupta was described as a “caged tiger” after COVID-19 isolation kept him locked away ahead of completion of today’s Motorline acquisition.
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Manufacturer 13 OctNissan MD Andrew Humberstone wants dealer network to leverage early EV advantage
Nissan dealers will be in a good place to capitalise on the UK car market’s electrification, but they will need to raise their game, according to Nissan GB managing director Andrew Humberstone.
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Car Dealer News 12 OctHarwoods Group 2020 financial results reveal 8.7% turnover decline
Harwoods Group has reported a £2.57m pre-tax profit for 2020 despite suffering a 41% decline due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the car retail sector.
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Car Dealer News 5 OctPeter Vardy maintained focus on 'giving back' amid 47.8% 2020 profit rise
Peter Vardy Group delivered a 47.8% increase in profit before tax in a COVID-19 impacted 2020, despite a group-wide focus on “giving back” during the financial period.
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Car Dealer News 1 OctEastern Western Motor Group reports 33% rise in pre-tax profit in 2020
Eastern Western Motor Group has reported a near-33% rise in pre-tax profits in a set of 2020 annual financial results which lay bare the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on its trading activity.
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Market Insight 30 SepCar retailers recruiting after 2020’s furlough reliance facilitated recovery
Car retailers across the UK are recruiting staff after surviving the the COVID-19 lockdown of dealerships thanks to assistance from the Government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS).
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Market Insight 30 SepUK’s 27% August car production decline ‘extremely worrying’, says SMMT
The UK’s car manufacturing sector suffered a 27% year-on-year decline in vehicle production during August as the impact of the global semiconductor microchip shortage began to bite.
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Car Dealer News 28 SepAM Awards 2021 winner: Best Sales Team, Marshall Mercedes-Benz of Southampton
A motivated team working dynamically to meet its goals to exceed the expectations of its customers and managers secured the AM Awards 2021’s Best Sales Team award for Marshall Mercedes-Benz of Southampton.
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Car Dealer News 27 SepArnold Clark ‘passion and grit’ praised after 2020 results' £156.5m profit
Arnold Clark chief executive Eddie Hawthorne has praised the “passion and grit” of employees at Scottish car retail group after its 2020 annual financial results showed a pre-tax profit of £156.5 million.
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Car Dealer News 23 SepDonnelly Group returned to profit in COVID-hit 2020
Donnelly Group returned to profit in 2020 after delivering £7.2 million of annualised structural cost savings during the COVID-hit year in car retail.
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People News 23 SepTributes paid to Just Motor Group’s Mark Smith after COVID battle
Tributes have been paid to “old school gentleman” Mark Smith after the Just Motor Group local business manager lost his battle with COVID-19.
