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Market Insight 21 JulCar buyers to avoid showrooms which have ditched COVID safety measures
Almost two thirds of UK car buyers will steer clear of showrooms that have fully embraced July 19’s “freedom day” by ditching their COVID-19 safety measures, a What Car? survey has revealed.
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Market Insight 20 JulSupply-constrained Q3 prompts Cox to downgrade car registrations forecast
Cox Automotive has downgraded its 2021 new car registrations forecast by 2.48% amid expectations that vehicle supply issues will leave Q3 deliveries down 17.7% on the 10-year average.
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Car Dealer News 19 JulChorley Group closes all dealerships to celebrate ‘freedom day'
Chorley Group has closed all its dealership sites to mark July 19’s so-called ‘freedom day’ with a break for its workforce.
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Market Insight 19 JulCar buyer intention to reach record levels over next three months
Almost one-in-10 consumers intend to buy a new car in the next three months, according to new data from Deloitte.
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Latest News 16 Jul
More car retailers could keep face masks as COVID-19 surge sparks ‘pingdemic’
Car retailers across the UK are expected to follow Marshall Motor Group’s lead in maintaining COVID-19 safety measures in showrooms amid rising cases and soaring self-isolation orders.
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Car Dealer News 16 JulDevonshire Motors to create £30,000 ‘pot of gold’ to reward workforce
Devonshire Motors is creating a £30,000 “pot of gold” to reward staff for their hard work during the COVID-19 pandemic and deliver an added boost ahead of a period of expansion.
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Technology 16 JulTracker partners with IMDA to mitigate risk of unaccompanied test drives
Tracker has partnered with the Independent Motor Dealers Association (IMDA) to help provide dealers with ‘peace-of-mind’ to offer unaccompanied test drives.
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Car Dealer News 15 JulMarshall Motor Group to maintain ALL showroom COVID-19 measures after July 19
Marshall Motor Group chief executive Daksh Gupta has confirmed that the AM100 car retail PLC will maintain all COVID-19 social distancing measures after July 19’s ‘freedom day’ – including face masks.
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Latest News 14 JulCould COVID-19 ‘freedom day’ trigger tide of workplace absence?
Increasing numbers of people are deleting the NHS COVID-19 app from their smartphones amid fears that ‘freedom day’ on July 19 could trigger a wave of enforced self-isolation and staff absences.
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Market Insight 13 JulEnd of social contact restrictions met with caution at Bentley
The UK Government has confirmed England will move to step four of the roadmap easing coronavirus restrictions next week, removing almost all legal restrictions on social contact.
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Market Insight 13 JulCar-buyers want unaccompanied test drives post-COVID, research finds
Almost two thirds (63%) of drivers want unaccompanied test drives to become standard practice, according to new research by AX.
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Finance and insurance 13 JulHave dealers and funding providers cleared COVID-hit car buyers' finance hurdles?
Motor finance companies and car dealers have borne the brunt of the COVID-19 pandemic, but how well have they overcome the challenge of motorists' 1.8 million requests for finance forbearance.
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Market Insight 12 JulRising vehicle usage to set car retailers’ aftersales demand soaring
UK-based holidays, the return of the workplace commute and a continued aversion to public transport due to COVID-19 risks should see car retailers benefit from a continued aftersales boom.
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Latest News 9 Jul
Car retailers want urgent solution to COVID-19 isolation absences
Car retailers are keen to see Government deliver an “urgent solution” to the issue of staff absences due to COVID-19 self-isolation regulations.
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Car Dealer News 8 JulPerrys outperforms pre-pandemic car sales volumes in 2021
Perrys Motor Group is outperforming its pre-pandemic car sales volumes according to a breakdown of COVID-19’s impact on the AM100 group.
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Latest News 6 JulCar dealers cautious over July 19 easing of COVID-19 restrictions
Car dealers sounded a note of caution after Prime Minister Boris Johnson gave individuals the option of ditching their masks in a July 19 easing of COVID-19 restrictions in the UK.
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Market Insight 5 JulManufacturers' 'long COVID' leaves Q2 car sales adrift of pre-pandemic levels
Car manufacturing is said to be suffering from “long COVID”, with new vehicle supply issues blamed for UK registrations total which remained adrift of pre-pandemic levels in Q2, 2021.
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Opinion 2 JulCar retailers need to look beyond survival to reshape for the future, opinion
The car retail sector has been hit hard since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Car Dealer News 2 JulSquare Deal Motors (SDM) Mazda Falkirk crowned Mazda Dealer of the Year
Square Deal Motors (SDM) Mazda Falkirk has been crowned as the Japanese car brand’s UK Dealer of the Year after gaining praise for achieving strong customer loyalty through high levels of service.
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Digital Marketing 1 JulScope of post-COVID car buying searches extend 25% further
Auto Trader has revealed that car buyers are considering vehicles being offered for sale 25% further from their homes since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
