March
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Car Dealer News 1 Mar
Car dealers positive despite loss of traditional March plate-change mayhem
Car dealers have told AM that a new-look plate-change period which goes without the traditional March car sales mayhem and eases the year’s trading peaks and troughs is “good news” for the sector.
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Car Dealer News 1 Mar
Peter Vardy Group vows to send 10% of March profits to war-hit Ukraine
Peter Vardy Group has committed to donating 10% of its March profits to humanitarian projects in Ukraine as the Russian assault continues to impact civilian lives.
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Market Insight 4 Feb
SMMT revises 2021 car sales forecast in anticipation of COVID-19's March impact
The SMMT has revised its 2021 new car registrations forecast down to below 1.9 million in anticipation of COVID-19 lockdown's impact on the key March number plate change month.
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Market Insight 2 May
Car dealer profitability rose 4.4% in March, ASE report
Car retailers improved their profitability by 4.4% year-on-year to an average of £118,000 during March, according to the latest data published by ASE.
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Market Insight 9 Apr
Brexit headwinds trigger 11% decline in March car sales enquiries
Brexit headwinds have been blamed for an 11% decline in new car purchase enquiries to UK car dealers during March.
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Opinion 1 Apr
Brexit has triggered a new car pre-registration boom, a guest opinion
With Brexit looming and the uncertainty of what that will mean for the industry, it’s fair to say that Q1 2019 has been like no other for UK automotive dealers.
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Manufacturer 12 Jun
Suzuki gets 'down and dirty' with £1,000 discount sales offensive
Suzuki will offer £1,000 off all models during a Weekend to Remember sales event being hosted by every one of its 157 UK retailers.
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Market Insight 5 Apr
Record March new car registrations as buyers sought to beat the Government's VED hike
Well over half a million new cars were registered in March 2017, setting a new record, as dealers delivered new vehicles ahead of the punitive new VED regime
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Market Insight 27 Mar
April's top 10 VED road tax change losers revealed
Some models will command almost 25 times more tax than before under the new VED road tax rules introduced on April 1, according to What Car? magazine.
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Supplier News 3 Mar
March ‘plate change presents 500,000 retention opportunities
Aftersales should be a major focus of the March ‘plate change month as retailers look to retain customers in the busiest month of the year, according to Xtime.
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Car Dealer News 2 Mar
TrustFord hosts midnight 17-plate handover
TrustFord customers were some of the first to get their hands on new ’17-plate vehicles as almost 200 were welcomed at midnight handovers across the UK.
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Market Insight 1 Mar
March set to ‘dominate’ sales cycle, says Cap HPI
March is set to "dominate" 2017 in new car sales terms as a growing trend for record monthly sales comes to a head, according to analysis by automotive data experts Cap HPI.
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Manufacturer 5 Apr
Mazda UK breaks sales record in March
Mazda UK has achieved the largest single month of sales in the company’s history.
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Manufacturer 4 Apr
March predicted to be record-breaking month for new car market - Kia
March’s new car market is forecast to be a record breaker.
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Manufacturer 8 Apr
New car market hits almost half a million mark in March 2015
Nearly half a million new cars were registered in the UK during the crucial March 2015 plate-change month.
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