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OK, so we've spent the past couple of days looking at the disrupted retail automotive sector as it is. We've looked at how: Investors...

While independent superstores and virtual platforms are making terrific in-roads into the UK's used car market, franchised dealers retain...

Article three from our Linkedin Series "A Disrupted Future in Retail Automotive" Retail Automotive is in a period of disruption arguably...

Article two from our Linkedin Series "A Disrupted Future in Retail Automotive" Retail automotive is arguably in a period of transition...

Article one from our Linkedin Series "A Disrupted Future in Retail Automotive" Retail automotive is in a period of uncertainty that is...

It’s a seller’s market. The Covid-crisis and silicon chip shortage has sharply curtailed new car supply pushing used car prices to...

Retail automotive is in a period of chaotic disruption. OEMs indicate their intention to adopt an omni-channel distribution strategy....

Nearly-new vehicles are a cost-effective alternative to brand-new. When supplied in retail-ready condition, nearly-new are arguably...

Retail automotive has seen significant investment in new or expanded eCommerce-related business models. While investors see inefficiency...

When refurbished to retail-ready condition, nearly-new cars are arguably indistinguishable from their brand-new counterparts. For some,...

Car subscription addresses the broadly-reported shift in demand from ownership to car "usage". For a fixed monthly fee, customers enjoy...

As drivers increasingly indicate demand for car “usage” over car ownership, subscription emerges as a viable alternative. With...

Car subscription has emerged as a viable solution to the much-publicised shift in demand from car ownership to car “usage”. ...

New and expanding superstores are putting the used-car business of traditional franchised dealers under pressure. While eCommerce...

It's a sellers’ market. The covid-pandemic and silicon chip shortage has hugely curtailed new car supply. As a result, buyers look to the...

Independent used car “superstores” are taking a meaningful share of the retail used car market. In a concept originally pioneered by...

Used car marketing has historically been predicated on a lie. The advertised price is merely a starting point forcing a separate price...

Used car “superstores” are taking a meaningful share of the UK’s market. In a concept pioneered by CarMax in the US, the top 11...

Retail automotive has long suffered razor-thin margins at both the manufacturer and dealer level. While cynics describe the sector as an...

Like at no other time in recent decades, the retail automotive sector is well into a period of disruptive change. While widely derided as...