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The EV switch is on, so car dealers need to ramp-up their 2030-readiness now 14/04/2021 in Retailing Was this article useful? 2 people found this useful The intentions of the Government in relation to the environment and the UK s switch to elelctric vehicles (EV) have certainly become a lot clearer. The UK is accelerating towards a 2030 future where every new car sold will be zero emissions-capable and retailers need to prepare for increasing customer enquiries. Car-buying comparison site Carwow has already recorded higher levels of interest in alternative fuel vehicles (AFVs), with them accounting for a quarter of sales through its website in December 2020, as well as one-in-five car configurations in January this year. ....
2 people found this useful Car dealerships approach to staffing during the COVID-19 crisis has proved pivotal for the long-term profitability of businesses, according to MotorVise founder and MD Fraser Brown. Customers are ready to return to showrooms after showrooms reopening on April 12, but dealerships must “hit the ground running” and “properly manage” the customers returning to their showrooms, he has said. Brown said: “Many dealers have shed sales staff over the past 12 months, either through redundancy or through people leaving to take up new opportunities. That has meant some dealerships have been operating with a much smaller team and the danger is that they are exhausted. ....
Click the thumbs up > Forced by the COVID-19 pandemic to adapt to changing restrictions including showroom closures and shifting sales online, most dealers have unlocked new ways of working, many of which will be here to stay. AM spoke to four senior directors in the sector – Daksh Gupta, CEO at Marshall Motor Group; Paul Hendy, CEO of Hendy Group; Nathan Tomlinson, dealer principal at Devonshire Motors; and Graeme Potts, CEO at Eden Motor Group – to understand some of the positive outcomes the three lockdowns have inspired. HOW HAS THE SCALING UP OF DIGITAL CHANGED THE WAY YOU WORK? Daksh Gupta: If you had said to me in January last year when our business was flying, everything you sell would be done without people coming into your showroom, I would have said ‘you’re joking’. We sold almost 7,000 cars in January this year which is just incredible. Our industry has proved that it can be adaptable, entrepreneurial and innovative. ....
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8 people found this useful Car retail bosses have voiced concern that a failure to re-open car showrooms in-time for the March number plate change will impact jobs and the economy, claiming politicians have no understanding of business”. The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) and National Franchised Dealers Association (NFDA) have both now called on Government to allow businesses to reopen their doors to car buyers “as soon as it is safe to do so”. But retailers told AM that MPs have to show a better understanding of the impact of continued closures in March and allow the re-opening of their spacious, socially-distanced retail environments. ....