VAT BREXIT WARNING FROM NI RETAILERS KNIGHTS FOUNDER JOINS WILLIAM MORGAN DARREN GUIVER INVESTS IN MONEYSHAKE NEW CAR SALES SLUMP; 2021 FORECAST TO BE CUT FRENCH SALES DOWN 12% DESPITE...
Read morePeugeot 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...
Read moreHonda has shrunk its fleet sales activity following the departure of corporate boss Mark Samuel, head of cars Phil Webb told Auto Retail Agenda. “We no longer split corporate and retail, we have an...
Read moreHONDA TO FOCUS ON ‘PROFITABLE RETAILING’ VW RETAILER LOSES HIGH COURT BATTLE WJ KING BACK IN PROFIT MARSHALL FIRST WITH NEW AUDI RETAIL CONCEPT PENDRAGON SHAREHOLDER DISCUSSES MERGER...
Read moreI caught up with Honda head of car Phil Webb this week, at the reveal of the new hybrid Jazz. Honda had an extra surprise for us during the event: it will bring forward its target of only...
Read moreHonda’s strong performance in the latest NFDA Survey reflects the positive response from retailers to its two-year plan to cut the number of outlets to around 125 sites, head of car Phil Webb said...
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Read morePENDRAGON TO RESTRUCTURE VINES SEES LOSSES DEEPEN MON MOTORS HIT HARD JARDINE DROPS HONDA VOLKSWAGEN AFTERSALES PLEDGE FRANKFURT SHOW GOING GREEN STOCKWATCH – Inchcape CFO buys shares; Motorpoint...
Read moreRobert Eardley Skoda is on course for a mid-August opening in a former Holdcroft Honda dealership it has bought on an approach road to Crewe. Part of the Barlow Motors Group, which made a pre-tax...
Read moreHonda has told its franchised retailers it will shrink its network from 155 to 125 sites over the next three years as part of an initiative to double return on sales from 1% to 2%. Speaking...
Read moreHONDA TO CUT 30 RETAILERS SCATHING REVIEWS FORCE MOTOR OMBUDSMAN RETHINK VW SAYS 1% SERVICE GROWTH AN EASY WIN BEST-IN-INDUSTRY PAY PACKAGE FOR BMW TECHNICANS FCA CONFIRMS RENAULT MERGER BID...
Read moreUnlike most rivals, Mazda is not introducing a sub-£20,000 ‘price leader’ version of its new Mazda 3 family hatchback – because almost nobody bought base-spec versions of the outgoing car....
Read moreTURNOVER DOWN BUT PROFITS UP AT DAYS DS BOSS HOPES RETAILERS WILL EMBRACE RENTAL HALFORDS PROFITS FROM NEW MOT REGULATIONS AND FALLING CAR SALES GREAT WALL MAY PULL OUT OF UK ECO-FRIENDLY VEHICLES...
Read moreHead of Dacia UK and Ireland Louise O’Sullivan believes her close work with retailers as area manager in the early 2000s has proven invaluable in her role today leading the growing value brand....
Read moreHonda is confident it can clear its full level of non-WLTP compliant vehicles by the time the ultimate deadline passes but warns that volume brands might struggle. Manufacturers can derogate the...
Read moreHONDA PLANS FOR WLTP DEROGATION MERCEDES MULLS RETAIL OPTIONS FOR EQ BRAND DONNELLY BOOSTS USED CARS AND AFTERSALES HERITAGE ADDS FROM PENDRAGON FCA COMPLIANCE WARNING AFTER RETAILER...
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Read moreHaving moved west along the south coast in Worthing in 1996, in the aftermath of the Octav Botner/Nissan fraud scandal, Ian Gibb has done very well for himself and the Yeomans group. Want to read...
Read moreHonda claims retailers success at selling cars on PCP agreements together with service plans has meant that the network is in need of boosting its aftersales capacity. Speaking to Auto Retail...
Read moreHondas public reputation as a respected brand has survived intact despite a post-recession dearth of new products and Philip Crossman, managing director of the companys UK operation, asserts that...
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