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Opinion 23 AugGuest opinion: mobility as a service, the new paradigm
Recent years have seen a marked shift away from private vehicle ownership, particularly in urban areas.
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Market Insight 11 FebAutomotive sector 'confident' up to 50% of car dealerships could close by 2030
Automotive executives believe that 30% to 50% of car dealerships will be closed by 2030, according to KPMG’s Global Automotive Executive Survey 2019.
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Latest News 7 DecAM's most read stories of 2018 - January
A look back at AM-online's most read stories in automotive retail from January 2018.
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Car Dealer News 17 SepFormer Slaters of Abergele Citroen and Nissan showroom up for sale
Slaters of Abergele’s former Citroen and Nissan showroom has been put up for sale six months after the business went into administration.
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Market Insight 30 JulCar manufacturer numbers to halve in a decade, claims KPMG
The number of car manufacturers is predicted to halve in the space of a decade as mobility solutions and a decline in vehicle ownership start to take hold of the market, according to KPMG.
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Car Dealer News 16 Apr
Dealerships to be ‘largely replaced’ by online retail and mobility schemes, KPMG to tell AM Digitech conference
Franchised car dealers could see their new car sales “largely replaced” by manufacturers’ online retail platforms and mobility schemes, according to KPMG research to be discussed at the AM Digitech conference.
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Market Insight 29 MarFrom innovative car dealership concepts to the shape of automotive retailing in the next 10 years – AM Digitech conference speaker line-up confirmed
The full line-up of speakers at April’s DigiTech tackling the digital and technological challenges facing automotive retailers, has been confirmed.
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Opinion 23 MarJim Saker: Let’s not be self-fulfilling prophets of doom
By understating its performance, there is a real danger that the motor retail industry will sow the seeds of its own demise.
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Car Dealer News 16 Mar
Slaters of Abergele Limited to make 68 redundancies as administrators are appointed
KPMG’s restructuring practice has been appointed as administrators to Nissan and Citroen dealership operators Slaters of Abergele Limited, Slaters of Ruthin Limited and Slaters North Wales Car Centre Limited.
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Market Insight 19 Jan
Almost half of car dealerships could close by 2025, says KPMG survey
Up to half of UK car dealerships will close within by 2025 according to respondents to KPMG’s Global Automotive Executive Survey 2018.
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People News 11 Oct
KPMG appoints new UK head of automotive
KPMG has made Justin Benson as the firm’s UK head of automotive alongside his current role as Brexit lead for the firm’s industrial manufacturing practice.
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Market Insight 7 AugConsumers to be given greater control over data companies hold on them in new Data Protection Bill
The public is to be given greater control over the personal data companies hold them – including the right to be forgotten.
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Market Insight 21 Feb'Cost will fuel the adaptation of new motoring trends in the UK'
Cost will drive UK motorists to adopt driverless cars and mobility as a service, according to KPMG partner and head of automotive John Leech.
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Market Insight 9 Jan
Car ownership to halve within a decade, says KPMG
UK automotive executives expect that more than half of today’s car owners will not want to own a car in less than a decade - but 85% are unfazed by the prospect.
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Car Dealer News 21 SepCity Motor Holdings goes into administration with 267 job losses
City Motor Holdings has been placed in administration after attempts to find a buyer for the Basingstoke-based business failed. A total of 267 staff have lost their jobs.
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Market Insight 9 AugUK consumers keep spending despite expectations of a post-Brexit slump
UK retailers saw a 1.9% increase in sales in July year-on-year, defying expectations of a drop following the Brexit result.
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Car Dealer News 29 JunSupreme Court says Pendragon's dealerships accountable after finding demonstrator VAT scheme was "abusive" of the law
The UK’s Supreme Court has ruled that a KPMG scheme to enable dealer group Pendragon to recover VAT on demonstrator cars sold as used cars was “abusive”.
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Market Insight 26 Mar'Self-driving' cars will help generate 320,000 jobs and boost UK economy by £51bn - KPMG research
The development of connected and autonomous vehicles will help generate 320,000 jobs in the UK says research by KPMG, commissioned by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders.
