Automotive retailers are ready to safely welcome customers back
NFDA 01/06/2020
Car showrooms can reopen from today in England if they meet the COVID-19 guidelines to protect staff and customers.
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NFDA comments on Northern Ireland dealerships reopening
NFDA 29/05/2020
Sue Robinson, NFDA Director, said, “It is positive that the Northern Ireland Executive has now announced that new and used car retailers will be allowed to reopen from next week, following our previous communications where we highlighted the importance of reopening retail to support supply chain and demonstrated that dealerships can safely implement social distancing."
NMDA Dealer Attitude Survey Spring 2020 results revealed
NMDA 29/05/2020
The latest NMDA Dealer Attitude Survey has been published, giving an indication of how dealers views the major issues that are currently affecting them.
NFDA Welcomes EV Charging Infrastructure Investment
NFDA 21/01/2020
“It is encouraging to see that the Government has doubled the funding for residential street chargepoint recognising that charging an electric vehicle must be a convenient and simple process”, Sue Robinson
Demand for used cars in line with expectations in December
NAMA 10/12/2019
“Almost half of respondents in this month’s NAMA survey are expecting volumes to fall over the coming month. Volumes of vehicles arriving at auction centres generally reduce towards the end of the year, and this year appears to be no different,” said Louise Wallis, Head of the National Association of Motor Auctions (NAMA), commenting on the latest figures from NAMA’s market attitude survey.
Demand for LCV’s down -9.6% as economic uncertainty continues
NFDA 05/12/2019
“Registrations of light commercial vehicles up to 3.5 tonnes fell by -9.6% in November, the third consecutive month of decline, as economic uncertainty continues to affect business confidence”, said Sue Robinson, Director of the National Franchised Dealers Association which represents franchised commercial vehicle and car retailers across the UK, commenting on the SMMT’s light commercial vehicle registration figures.
New car market declines, pure EVs grow market share
NFDA 05/12/2019
“As expected, new car sales saw a modest decline in November reflecting consumer uncertainty in the run-up to a general election”, said Sue Robinson, Director of the National Franchised Dealers Association (NFDA), which represents franchised car and commercial vehicle retailers in the UK commenting on the latest SMMT’s new passenger car registration figures.
IGA’s BIG Awards drives the profile of independent garages
IGA 04/12/2019
Entries are open for the Independent Garage Association (IGA)’s inaugural British Independent Garage of the Year Awards (BIG Awards), a night to shine a light on Britain’s best independent garages.
NMDA Dealer Attitude Survey Autumn 2019 results revealed
NMDA 29/11/2019
“The NMDA is encouraged to see that this year’s Autumn 2019 Dealer Attitude Survey received a response rate of 18% made up of nine brands. Participants in this survey were made up of 82% of independently owned franchise dealers, and 16% privately owned groups. 52% were single brand dealer’s whist the remainder of 48% were multi-franchised.” commented Stephen Latham, Head of the National Motorcycle Dealers Association (NMDA).