Market Reports

The twice-yearly Dealer Attitude Survey carried out by the NFDA is eagerly awaited by carmakers to see how they have performed relative to other brands. This time 28 networks took part in the survey carried out in January 2015. The Winter 2015 survey looked at how dealers view the major issues affecting their business and also how these views change ...

The franchised workshop sector is increasing its share of the aftersales market with dealers capturing more cars aged up to two years old, according to new research by Castrol Professional. The research suggests that increasing sales of service plans and lack of consumer awareness that vehicles can be serviced in the independent sector without invalidating warranties has enabled franchised dealers ...

The average UK car dealer finished 2014 strongly with profits up 22.7% to £27,000 in December. For the full year, the average UK dealer saw profitability rise 9.2% to a record £225,000 in 2014, according to analysis from dealer profitability specialist ASE. But the return on sales (RoS) percentage dropped slightly to 1.46% from 1.47% in 2013, as turnover grew ...

New car registrations surged 9.3% to 2,476,435 units in 2014, the fourth highest year on record . Registrations in December rose 8.7%, the 34th consecutive month of growth, according to the SMMT. The 2014 performance was only bettered in 2002, 2003 and 2004 as buyers continued to flock to showrooms, attracted by cheap finance and strong PCP schemes. The UK ...

Dealers continue to grow their share of the finance sector in 2014, according to analysis of the 2014 data from the Finance & Leasing Association. New cars sold on dealer finance rose 13% in 2014 reach a record 897,593, the FLA said. The percentage of private new cars sales financed through dealerships by FLA members reached a new high of ...

The Honda HR-V sold between 1999 and 2006 emerged as the most reliable 4×4 in a survey carried out by Warranty Direct. Warranty Direct analysed its 50,000 live policies, using the Company’s Reliability Index to measure overall reliability by combining rate of failure, average mileage, age and repair cost. Honda’s HR-V performed significantly better than other SUVs, with only one ...

Honda has achieved the highest servicing customer retention levels of any dealer network in the UK. A total of 38% of all Honda owners surveyed for the 2014 Castrol Professional Car Servicing & Repair Trend Tracker report took their car back to a Honda franchised dealer for its most recent routine service. This score is lower than last year, when ...

The number of new cars bought on dealer finance grew 20% to 797,648 vehicles in 2013, according to figures from the Finance & Leasing Association. The number of used cars on dealer finance rose 16% to 915,340 units, the highest figure for 14 years...

New car registrations in 2013 rose 10.8% to 2,264,737 units, according to SMMT figures. The market was driven by retail sales which surged 15.6% to 1.07m while fleet sales rose 5.7% to 1.02m....

New car registrations reached a four year high in 2012, according to the SMMT. Sales for the year rose 5.3% in 2012 to 2,044,609 units, the largest year on year increase since 2001. December also closed strongly with sales for the month up 3.7%...