Booming new car ‘sales’ in 2013 have stoked a lot of discussion in the trade and wider media about the accuracy of registration figures and their relation to actual new car sales. In other words,...

Here’s an interesting thought: if you’d invested £100 in the FTSE 100 index at the start of 2013, it would now be worth £114.40. If you invested the same amount is the general retail sector, it...

Every two years I find myself in the fortunate position of changing my company car. Naturally this is something I heartily anticipate and, unsurprisingly, put substantial thought into. Heart racing,...

Once again I find myself writing about my experiences in the retail world, and once again (after last week’s holiday booking) it is good news for franchised retailers. A slow puncture (aren’t modern...

I’ve been sorting out Auto Retail Network’s annual survey of mobile website retailing by franchised retailers. The survey is in its second year and aims to show how advanced the world of auto retail...

Am I the only one to see an irony in Chevrolet pulling out of Europe in the very same week that Saab, now under Chinese ownership, restarts production?...