opinion
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Opinion 3 AugMitsubishi: ‘Small and beautiful’ maybe, but not in Europe. Guest opinion
After recent dire results for Mitsubishi - notably a £1.3bn loss for the last quarter - the firm has decided to focus on faster growing, more profitable markets.
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Car Dealer News 31 JulEV obsession may catch UK automotive ‘sleeping at the wheel’, says Cambria boss
Cambria Automobiles chief executive Mark Lavery has urged his car retail colleagues to lobby Government over an all-out push to Electric Vehicles (EV) which risks catching UK automotive “sleeping at the wheel”.
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Opinion 24 JulGovernment support can 'Kick-Start' car dealers' digital recruitment, opinion
As the motor retail sector emerges nervously from lockdown, dealers are reporting that the shift towards a digitally-led sales model for new and used cars is progressing far more quickly than many might have imagined even just a few months ago.
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Opinion 21 JulIs Cazoo’s Imperial Cars acquisition proof pure online retail isn’t viable?
I did consider picking this topic for my blog last week – the acquisition of Imperial Car Supermarkets in the UK by online used car start-up Cazoo last week.
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Opinion 16 JulVertu CEO Robert Forrester: 'Get to work if you can' should be Government stance
The time has come for the Government to give a definitive bit of advice, to codify what the Prime Minister could only splutter when he said: “Instead of ‘stay at home if you can’ – I think we should now say, well, ‘go back to work if you can’.”
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Opinion 15 JulSaker: Put the relationship before the process
Professor Jim Saker suggests that some of the changes driven by the pandemic could be turned into a blessing rather than a curse.
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Opinion 14 JulBusinesses risk creating 'self-inflicted recession', says MotorVise
A long-term recession is both unlikely and unnecessary if businesses ignore the "hard-line approach of financial directors", according to MotorVise Automotive's Fraser Brown.
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Opinion 8 JulCould data collaboration be the key to car retail's COVID-19 survival?
Like most retailers, the automotive industry has been heavily impacted by COVID-19.
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Opinion 7 JulWill McDonalds InstaVolt charge point partnership drive-thru EV attitudes shift?
McDonalds UK has announced far-reaching plans to install rapid electric vehicle (EV) charging points at drive-thru restaurants around the country.
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Opinion 6 JulHow to make car retail's post-lockdown marketing comeback, opinion
COVID-19 has not defeated us, we are coming back. My wife is a professional epidemiologist, and an entrepreneur, and her rage at how this process was handled is a topic for another day.
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Opinion 2 JulNon-bank finance lenders left 'out in the cold' in COVID-19 crisis, opinion
Hardly a year goes by without the role of regulation in the economy being reconsidered. Even now, in the midst of a national crisis, the debate continues.
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Market Insight 1 JulCar retail sector questions Bank of England’s V-shaped recovery prediction
The car retail sector is divided over suggestions by the Bank of England’s chief economist that the UK is already on track for a V-shaped recovery from the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.
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Opinion 29 JunRecognition of retail's 'front-line' workers will bring post-lockdown success
As Scotland's car dealers re-open their showrooms to sales customers, Jo Causon, the chief executive of The Institute of Customer Service, tells AM that recognition of front-line retail staff is the key to post-lockdown success.
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Opinion 25 JunHow to uphold your business's brand persona post-lockdown, guest opinion
After almost three months of shuttered showrooms, the Government’s easing of lockdown restrictions meant car dealers in England were able to reopen their doors from June 1, Northern Ireland June 8 and Wales just this week.
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Opinion 23 JunCould COVID-19 cash crisis feed car subscription trends? Guest opinion
Could a shortage of cash and heightened consumer caution in the wake of the COVID-19 coronavirus crisis help to fuel a shift towards car subscription?
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Opinion 11 JunData from EVs could prove the difference between profit and loss, opinion
A new type of customer has emerged, the super-savvy, super-confident. These are the people buying pure electric vehicles (EV) during a pandemic, giving double digit growth in a market which is otherwise hardly moving.
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Opinion 1 Jun
Carmakers need UK Government support to avoid 'carmageddon', opinion
With COVID-19 bringing a 'Perfect Storm, Part 2' to UK automotive Professor David Bailey wants to see Government support to save the flagship manufacturing sector.
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Opinion 18 MayCar showroom visits' growing significance post-lockdown, guest opinion
The automotive sector is no stranger to the power of tech and it’s often been behind the leading edge of it.
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Opinion 7 May‘No going back’ after coronavirus-prompted car sales shift, opinion
New car sales are going to change as a result of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic... But not how you might think.
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Opinion 4 MayMeasured removal of furlough essential for COVID-19 lockdown recovery, opinion
It would be more than premature to talk about a “return to normal”.
