With online sales processes and ‘click and collect’ services firmly in place following the first lockdown period, retailers will surely have been hoping for a less impactful second lockdown. But...

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  AUTO RETAILERS IN POSITIVE COVID-19 TESTS EU IMPORT TARIFFS ‘INEVITABLE’? ARTHURS HAS A HEART GRANT SHAPPS VISITS GRANGE CAR DEALER BANNED BY INSOLVENCY SERVICE SONIC AUTOMOTIVE CEO...

Commentators are bemoaning the weakest ever ‘new plate’ September following a 4.4% drop in new car registrations, but the true picture is rarely as simplistic as the headlines. It should be noted...

The headline figures for registrations in August might on the surface look disappointing, with the month finishing 5.8% down compared with 2019. But the retail element of those registrations was down...

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Telford’s Greenhous has reported a £310k pre-tax profit for the year ended 31 December 2019, down from 2018’s £528k profit (a 52% decline). The total represents an operating margin of 0.31%,...

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Hygiene and social distancing measures risk turning showroom sales into a “sanitised, mechanical process” warns Ford MD Andy Barratt. Retailers have “got to work out how to get the emotion, and...

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Ford expects to maintain a price premium for electric vehicles for almost 10 years, even if the price of battery technology comes down. Instead, as battery technology becomes less expensive Ford will...

Ford’s two-tier network looks set to end as the Blue Oval plans drop around 180 showrooms from its current 400-strong franchise operation. With several retailers contacting Auto Retail Bulletin to...

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VANTAGE SELLS FOUR DEALERSHIPS VAUXHALL FIRST WITH USED EV BATTERY CERTIFICATE FLOOD-HIT RETAILERS RECEIVE INDUSTRY SUPPORT SPECIALIST CARS OF MALTON CEASES TRADING FORD SEEKS $1M DAMAGES FOR FLIPPED...

Ford’s plans to cut almost half its retailer network over the next four years is not surprising. Today, Ford has 400 franchise points. The next nearest brand in terms of outlets is Vauxhall which is...

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Ford, the UK’s largest car brand, is expected to cut almost half its 400-strong network over the next four years in a bid to improve network profitability, according to Auto Retail Agenda...

Peugeot is introducing a new sales philosophy dubbed ‘choose your Peugeot, choose your powertrain’ with the new 208 and all-electric e-208 superminis. The idea is to boost consideration of...