Last week, I signed off my blog with the sentence: “If there’s one thing that’s sure about the auto retail industry; it’s tough, adaptable and no stranger to fluctuations”. I wish I’d also...

Last weekend, we ran a small story about Lookers. The group’s recently-opened £10 million Audi Farnborough dealership scooped the brand’s Divisional Investor Award while, just down the road,...

In a week where the Sunday papers’ first NINE pages are dedicated to Covid-19, and having spoken to a lot of retailers about Coronavirus this week, it’s clear planning and preparation for...

Last week Trading Standards issued fresh guidance to businesses selling used cars on how they should conduct sales to the public. That’s all well and good, but the NFDA was quick to complain, with...

This year’s a big one for finance and insurance sales in auto retail, which, let’s face it, are a vital way of getting consumers into cars. The FCA is breathing down the neck of the industry....

US auto retailers were in buoyant mood at last weekend’s NADA Show in Las Vegas; and why not? New vehicle sales last year were near-record at 17.1 million units, and are forecast to settle around...