opinion
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Technology 18 JanComplex experience hampers online car buying, Pendragon's digital guru warns
Pendragon's head of digital transformation, Owen Gill, has warned that the complexity of automotive products makes it hard for modern car buyers to transact online.
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Opinion 5 JanCarmakers' ecommerce platforms are harming online experience, opinion
Recent research Auto Trader Auto Trader Market Report reveals that the pandemic has accelerated the adoption of online car buying behaviour, as consumers and retailers adapt to a surge in shopping from home.
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Opinion 4 Jan'Devil is in the detail' of Brexit deal for UK automotive, guest opinion
That a trade deal has been at been agreed at the last minute between the UK and EU comes as a huge relief for manufacturing sectors like automotive
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Opinion 22 DecCar retail sector must 'entertain' online customers, guest opinion
Heard the one about the COVID-19 pandemic being an accelerant for change? I think we all have.
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Opinion 21 DecCan car retail harbour 'cautious optimism' for 2021? Guest opinion
As Automotive Managemnent (AM) asks UK car retail businessses to share their hopes and fears for a COVID-19 and Brexit-impacted year ahead in the 'Outlook 2021 Survey', David Borland, EY UK & Ireland automotive leader suggests there could be cause for "cautious optimism".
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Opinion 4 Dec
‘Perfect storm’ sees November car sales blown off course, opinion
The perfect storm of challenges affecting the automotive industry continues unabated, with the pandemic, Brexit and supply issues all impacting consumer confidence and demand for new vehicles.
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Opinion 23 NovAgency model's success 'comes down to numbers' for car retailers, opinion
Today, Capgemini have published a report advocating the transition to an agency model for distribution networks, supported by consumer and dealer surveys in Europe and China.
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Opinion 16 NovPersonalised processes key to car sales conversion in 2021, opinion
As we entered lockdown back in March, many dealers would have feared the worst for 2020 but a strong bounce back in both new and used sales through the summer will have gone some way to mitigating the impact of the pandemic.
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Opinion 9 NovA belief in workplace diversity transcends morality
Director of the Centre for Automotive Management at Loughborough University’s Business School, AM Awards judge and recently-appointed Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) president, Jim Saker, argues that diversity in automotive "needs to be looked at".
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Used Cars 19 OctUsed car pricing volatility to follow easing of supply shortages
Following a frantic September which saw car retailers fight to sustain the market’s COVID-19 recovery Cazana director of insights, Rupert Pontin, believes a volatile period of used car pricing trends lies ahead.
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Opinion 12 OctFive tips to boost paid social media marketing of new and used car sales
With Q4 now upon us, dealers will be looking at ways to close this challenging year as strongly as possible.
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Opinion 9 Oct
All revved-up and nowhere to go? UK car manufacturing post-Brexit
Some UK based car manufacturers – especially Japanese ones - could end up facing export tariffs with or without a Brexit free trade deal with the European Union (EU).
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Finance 1 OctDealer lending panels need to be fit for COVID-19 car market, says Startline
Dealers need to be considering their lending panels to ensure they are fit for the COVID-19 coronavirus era used car market, says Startline Motor Finance.
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Finance 21 SepNo room for ‘body-swerves or gamification’ in new FCA motor finance rules
The motor finance sector must reinvent itself in light of the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) new regulations which will ban all discretionary commission models from January 28.
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Market Insight 18 SepSeptember’s 70-plate will serve up 'profit bonanza' for car dealers
Strong demand for newly-launched 70-plate models in September will make this a profitable quarter for car dealers across the UK, Motorvise’s Fraser Brown has insisted.
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Opinion 15 Sep
OEMs and car dealers must set aside 'mistrust, suspicion, and confrontation', opinion
After seven months in which car retailers and manufacturers have shifted their retail focus and driven forward with new digital solutions in the face of COVID-19, the changes have to keep coming.
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Opinion 11 SepCash is king: why now's the time for a property tax review, guest opinion
As the post COVID-19 lockdown period places ever more demand on automotive retail businesses being lean and efficient, Alun Oliver, managing director of E³ Consulting, explains why now might be the time for a thorough property tax review.
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Opinion 9 SepIs it time to abandon new car list prices? A guest opinion
When it comes to new car pricing, OEMs are currently shooting themselves in the foot, but to date they haven’t been able to find anywhere better to aim.
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Opinion 8 Sep
‘Agency model’ is the future of automotive retail, a guest opinion
The last six months have been one of the toughest periods the new car market has had to contend with in recent times, but will the effects of coronavirus turn the traditional franchised car dealer model on its head permanently?
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Opinion 24 AugTop Tips to improve car retail’s digital marketing in September, opinion
The September plate-change marks the second biggest month of the year for new car sales in the UK.
