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Demand for used cars is set to grow from 2013 following five years of decline and stagnation, but the number of dealers selling them will decline, according to new research by Trend Tracker.
The market researcher predicts average sales growth of 1.5 per cent from 2013…
The Motor Trader Top 200 is now available to view online. The annual survey of franchised dealers is the biggest of its type and analyses the health and wellbeing of dealer groups by turnover and profit.
The latest Motor Trader Top 50 Independent Garages sees the collective turnover exceed £2bn, some 3.5 per cent more than last year and 16 per cent more than in 2008…
Car supermarkets and other non-franchised outlets have seen increases in profitability despite static levels of sales, according to the newly published Motor Trader Top 75 Independent Used Car Dealers report.
In this article, I deal with the application of a relatively new piece of legislation, the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008 (“the Regulations”) and its impact upon free vehicle health checks, which can be variously described as e.g. free vehicle health checks, visual health checks, 25 point safety checks.
A new report questions whether electric cars can effectively combat the motor industry’s dependence on oil.
The report “Electric Vehicles: Energy, Infrastructure and the Mobility Market in the Real World” from Trend Tracker suggests that moving from oil to electricity will represent a huge challenge.
“Yet little thinking to date makes sense of the enormous challenges ahead if electric vehicles
The last financial year proved to be better than anticipated, according to the latest Motor Trader Top 200 survey.
Click on headline and then Top 200 link for full report.
The franchised dealer sector has collectively returned to profit, according to a new piece of research by BDO, the accountancy and business management company.
The RMI has issued guidance to dealers on the higher rate of VAT that comes into force on 4 January 2011.
Trend Tracker’s new report “The Future of the Car Body Repair Market in the UK 2010-2015 – shows how the recession has hit bodyshops, accelerating the gradual shrinkage of the crash repair market.
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