by DAE_Admin | Mar 8, 2022 | Industry News, Insight
Yesterday was National Franchise Dealers Association (NFDA) survey results day and far from being an obscure and arcane undertaking, of little interest to anyone not immediately associated with automotive retail, it’s actual a really good barometer of consumer...
by DAE_Admin | Jan 17, 2022 | Industry News, Insight
As 2022 gets into its stride there are lots of theories about what’ll happen next with the economy, inflation, Covid, semi-conductors and all of those other numerous headwinds that dent consumer confidence. They are all going to play a part, but to what degree and in...
by DAE_Admin | Jan 4, 2022 | Industry News, Insight
Happy New Year! Before we look forward, it’s always useful to take a backwards glance at 2021’s winners and losers in the sales stakes. The Autocar piece here is well worth a read and highlights just what a challenging year it was for each and every brand,...
by DAE_Admin | Nov 26, 2021 | Industry News, Insight
Over the last 12 months or so there’s been a lot of discussion about car retailers switching from the traditional “wholesale” model to the new “agency” pricing and supply model. Retailers would move from a position of buying and stocking...
by DAE_Admin | Nov 15, 2021 | Industry News
It had been two years since the last AM Live event and that felt like a very long time ago, when he headed back to the NEC last week for this year’s show. Talking to other attendees there was a palpable sense of relief just to be able to attend, mingle, catch up...
by DAE_Admin | Oct 21, 2021 | Industry News, Insight
It’s not rocket science to work out that consumers are happy to defer gratification (ie “wait”) for something if what they’re purchasing is of significant value and the decision to purchase was made after due consideration. Funnily enough car...
