How to speak ‘Brussels’
Auto retailers still hoping that the upcoming pan-European block exemption rules will offer them some form of contract protection through an official Code of Conduct seem likely to be disappointed. As...
Read moreAuto retailers are used to being on the front line when it comes to customer satisfaction. For many years now bonus payments have been linked to CSI ratings; more recently some carmakers have taken to...
Read moreMost auto retailers I know would reckon they are pretty good at selling used cars. After all, a good used car operation is the bedrock of any auto retail business – obviously for independent...
Read moreTrawling through the full sales figures for each car broken down by fleet and retail for every model on sale in 2011 is either your worst nightmare or, in my case, a stato’s delight. The reason?...
Read moreForgive the indulgence, but I’ve been keeping a close eye on the coupe-twins that are the Toyota GT-86 and the Subaru BRZ. I wish I had the money to buy either of them. I’ve owned a few...
Read moreI’ve never really understood the carmakers’ obsession with younger buyers. In fact, I couldn’t tell you how many new car presentations I’ve sat through where I’ve been...
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