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The CEO of the National Franchised Dealers Association Sue Robinson was awarded the Sue Brownson Award for Outstanding Leadership in the automotive industry. The award was created in honour of former President of the IMI, the late Sue Brownson OBE who made an outstanding individual contribution to the automotive industry. The award was presented at the Institute of the Motor ...

Business running costs has emerged as the most pressing issue for dealers in a survey carried out by trade body the National Franchised Dealers Association (NFDA) Overall, dealers expressed a bleak outlook for 2025, with 71% selecting ‘pessimistic’ in response to how they view the overall trading environment for the year ahead Running costs, which include business rates and Employers’ ...

The cost of motor dealers doing business is set to rise as a result of the measures included in the 2024 Budget yesterday. One of the biggest increased costs comes with National Insurance. The rate that employers pay in contributions will rise from 13.8% to 15% on a worker’s earnings from April. Sue Robinson, CEO of the National Franchised Dealers ...

Kia has emerged once again as the franchise most rated by dealers in the latest NFDA dDealer Attitude Survey It achieved highest overall manufacturer rating for Summer 2024 with a rating of 9.3/10. The lowest overall manufacturer rating is Citroen with 3.4/10. Jaguar saw the most significant improvement in ratings compared to the Winter 2024 survey, with an increase of ...

The National Franchised Dealers Association (NFDA) has renewed its call for the government to launch new initiatives to drive vehicle electrification. The call comes ahead of next week’s Budget with the NFDA lobbying for a fairer business rate model, clearer road and ringing additional funding for UK road maintenance. “Next week’s Autumn Budget will be the first under a Labour ...

Most dealers say they are under pressure from carmakers to sell EVs to meet ZEV Mandate targets. A survey of dealers carried out by the National Franchised Dealers Association (NFDA) found that 39% of dealers were under ‘a great deal’ of pressure to sell EVs whilst 32% were under ‘a moderate amount’ of pressure. The survey received 51 responses from ...

Bristol Street Motors Nottingham Renault and Dacia has become the latest dealership to attain Electric Vehicle Approved (EVA) accreditation. In June last year Motor Trader reported that the scheme had over 500 accredited dealer sites. Sue Robinson Chief Executive of the NFDA said: “It is extremely positive to see that the automotive retailing sector has embraced the NFDA Electric Vehicle ...

The National Franchised Dealers Association has accused the government of “squandering! The opportunity in the Autumn Statement to offer support to dealers. “In the midst of a cost-of-living crisis, and as we approach a general election year, the Autumn Statement 2023 is highly anticipated and comes at a critical time for the economy. “For the automotive sector more specifically, challenging ...

Price remains the biggest barrier for the majority, 62%, of consumers to buying an EV. A total of 57% cited the lack of charging infrastructure in the UK and 54% had concerns over battery life in existing EV models, according to YouGov research commissioned by the National Franchised Dealers Association (NFDA). However, the two main reasons to purchase an EV ...

Dealers had a lack of confidence in government that it could deliver the necessary support the industry needs to achieve the 2030 deadline ICE sale ban. That’s the view of the National Franchised Dealers Association (NFDA), which represents car and commercial retailers across the UK. It surveyed its members last month and found that 60% of dealers supported an alignment ...