Editor’s Blog

Curtis Hutchinson What’s happening in the new car sector? May saw another bumper market which heralded the longest period of monthly growth since the late 1980s.

Curtis Hutchinson Congratulations to all the entrants who have made it through to the 2014 Motor Trader Awards. Shortlisting entries for the Motor Trader Awards is never an easy process...

Curtis Hutchinson The advance word on the March plate-change was that it would be a good month, but no-one could have predicted an 18% leap in registrations pushing up Q1 totals by a remarkable 14%. The new car market, which has now been growing year on year for 25 months, has staged a remarkable comeback; encouragingly, it looks sustainable...

Curtis Hutchinson Confidence was the watchword at the Geneva Motor Show. As the first major car show of the year, and always the best, Geneva is the showcase for the European car market so new product was in abundance from the cute, but deceptively significant, Renault Twingo and sensibly evolved Audi TT to the outrageously unobtainable...

Motor Trader and the IM Group are offering dealers an exclusive opportunity to test drive the latest Subaru, Isuzu and Great Wall models...

Motor Trader and the IM Group are offering dealers an exclusive opportunity to test drive the latest Subaru, Isuzu and Great Wall models...

Curtis Hutchinson UK dealers were out in strength for the 2014 National Automobile Dealers Association Convention and Expo, held in New Orleans at the end of January.

Curtis Hutchinson The new car market surge continues with August becoming the 18th consecutive month of growth as dealers face what is likely to be their busiest September plate for some years.

Curtis Hutchinson Lookers’ record trading in the first six months of the year follows equally positive results from Pendragon, Vertu and HR Owen.

Curtis Hutchinson The highest achievers in motor retailing were acknowledged and rewarded at this month’s Motor Trader Awards held in grand style at the Grosvenor House Hotel in the heart of London’s West End.