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Retailing 9 AprAM Round Table: Tensions rise among car dealers as margins fall
Relationships between franchised car retailers and their manufacturer partners show signs of strain due to shrinking margins, if conversations at the AM Awards 2020 round table meeting are anything to go by.
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Market Insight 8 AprUsed car dealers must ‘resist temptation to reduce prices’, says Auto Trader
Auto Trader has urged used car dealers to resist the temptation to reduce the values of their vehicles to retain hope that the market will “pick up where we left off” after the COVID-19 coronavirus crisis.
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Market Insight 8 AprConsumers widen new car searches during UK's coronavirus lockdown
Carwow has seen car buyers across the UK widen their search for their perfect new car during the COVID-19 coronavirus lockdown, with a doubling of sales between 51 and 100 miles from a customer's home address.
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Market Insight 8 AprMarch focus meant £17,500 February loss for car dealers, reports ASE
Car dealers focussing on what should have been a busy numberplate change month of March suffered a £17,500 loss for the month prior to of the outbreak of COVID-19 coronavirus, ASE has reported.
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Opinion 7 AprCOVID-19 coronavirus is accelerating automotive retail changes, guest opinion
The past couple of weeks have seen unprecedented and rapid changes at a personal and business level driven by sweeping government responses to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.
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Supplier News 6 AprCazana launches KeyworkerGarages.co.uk car maintenance portal
Cazana has launched KeyworkerGarages.co.uk, an online aftersales portal designed to guide frontline workers to maintain their vehicles and stay mobile during the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak.
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Supplier News 6 AprCar retailers should be ready for post-coronavirus bounce back, says Auto Trader
While March's 44.4% registrations decline did not reveal the full extent of the automotive retail sector's COVID-19 coronavirus lockdown decline, Auto Trader has insisted that car buyers are still researching their next purchase.
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Opinion 6 AprNothing suggests a coronavirus-prompted used car values crash, guest opinion
There is nothing in the current trade or retail data to suggest that used car values will crash due to the COVID-19 coronavirus lockdown period.
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Supplier News 2 AprCarGurus extends 50% coronavirus lockdown discount and Reynolds & Reynolds waives fees
CarGurus and Reynolds & Reynolds are helping dealers reduce costs as the COVID-19 coronavirus lockdown continues.
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Aftersales 2 AprMoT centres ‘could be used as COVID-19 coronavirus test facilities’
MoT centres could be transformed into COVID-19 coronavirus test facilities to help meet Government’s aim to ramp-up its diagnosis of the virus, it has been claimed.
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Opinion 2 AprReconnecting with consumers is key to car retail’s future, guest opinion
Even without the current COVID-19 coronavirus crisis it was clear to everyone in the industry that automotive businesses are rapidly approaching a crossroads.
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Supplier News 1 AprAuto Trader bosses take 50% wage cut amid coronavirus outbreak
Auto Trader’s board will forego at least half of their wages as many staff become “furloughed workers” as part of its COVID-19 coronavirus impact mitigation measures.
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News 1 AprImperial Cars boss sets up coronavirus discussion forum for car dealers
Imperial Cars operations director Neil Smith has set-up social media discussion and support forums to allow car retailers to discuss business issues and advice via LinkedIn and WhatsApp.
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Supplier News 1 AprAuto Trader launches AT Market Insight data tool
Auto Trader has launched a new AT Market Insight data tool which claims to utilise “up-to-date” information from the car retail sector to deliver an accurate appraisal of market conditions.
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Used Cars 31 MarCoronavirus-hit car dealers ‘jostle for position’ with online price reductions
Used car dealers had begun to reduce the value of their forecourt stock as the UK transitioned from normal trading into a Government-imposed COVID-19 coronavirus lockdown, according to Cazana.
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Supplier News 31 MarIMI welcomes DVSA extension to MoT tester assessments
The Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) has welcomed the one-month extension to the deadline for MOT Training and Assessment to the end of April 2020.
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Supplier News 31 MarResilient car retailers continue customer support through Covid-19 crisis
Car retailers are continuing to respond to customer enquiries despite the coronavirus-prompted closure of showroom across the UK, data published by Dealerweb has revealed.
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Used Cars 27 Mar
Used car valuation 'freeze' could stem coronavirus impact on residuals
Used car values declined 2.2% in March as retail and trade demand fell due to the Covid-19 coronavirus crisis, according to Cap HPI.
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Supplier News 27 MarMHA to host 2nd car dealer business coronavirus mitigation webinar
MHA MacIntyre Hudson will today host the second in a series of webinars designed to help car dealers adapt and respond to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic to minimise the impact on their business.
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Digital Marketing 26 MarCar buyers in lockdown trigger 80% social media enquiry upsurge
Car retailers are being urged to embrace social media to engage with car buyers who are taking to the Facebook during the COVID-19 coronavirus lockdown – sparking an 80% rise in online posts.
