Motor Trader The award-winning and longest running UK magazine for car retailing professionals. Your first stop for News, Jobs and Reports for the motor industry.
The May issue of Motor Trader is now online, featuring an exclusive interview with Peter Vardy who reveals his plans to expand with premium brands and build a network of six used car supermarkets.
Vardy also calls in question the return on investment offered by many car franchises and says the map of the UK for franchised dealers needs to be redrawn with bigger market territories.
We detail the launch of a new motor finance SAF training app from the FLA. Motor finance has come under scrutiny from the FCA so the timing of the launch is critical for car retailers.
And there’s a focus the used car market, revealing how the dealer groups are growing their share of used car sales in the face of tougher new car sales.
Plus, our regular Dealer Insight profiles Steven Eagell who has built up a successful chain of Toyota dealerships and has now taken on Lexus, winning a top award after just two years in operation.
The May issue has analysis of the latest new car sales figures, which have fallen to a seven-year low.
And finally, we look at retailing channels with the biggest Mercedes-Benz dealership in Europe, the Nissan Network City Hub and Volvo’s move into online retailing.