NMDA 17/04/2019
“It is encouraging to see that traditional motorcyclists took advantage of the March 19-plate-change to purchase their new bikes. Bike sales were up 9.7% with 16,682 units registered,” said Stephen Latham, Head of the National Motorcycle Dealers Association (NMDA) which represents motorcycle retailers across the UK.
PRA 08/04/2019
Brian Madderson, Chairman of the Car Wash Association (CWA), welcomed the latest report from the Clewer Initiative, the anti-slavery arm of the Church of England, which showed nearly 1000 reports of potential human trafficking made via their mobile app.
NFDA 04/04/2019
“Demand in the Light Commercial Vehicle (LCV) market was up 10.6% in March, making it the sectors best ever monthly performance on record”, said Sue Robinson, Director of the National Franchised Dealers Association which represents commercial vehicle and franchised car retailers across the UK, commenting on the SMMT’s light commercial vehicle registration figures.
NFDA 04/04/2019
“The new car market declined -3.4% in March reflecting continued political uncertainty”, 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 figures.
NAMA 02/04/2019
“Following an increase in new car sales in plate change month March where a high number of part exchanges were generated, auctioneers are expecting to see a surge in vehicle volumes this month,” said James Tomlinson, Chairman of The National Association of Motor Auctions (NAMA), commenting on the latest figures from NAMA’s market attitude survey.
NFDA 26/03/2019
“It is extremely positive to see that Pendragon has won their appeal on multi-user vehicles, following their conviction of unfair commercial practice after advertising an ex-rental car as having one registered keeper”, said Sue Robinson, Director of the National Franchised Dealers Association (NFDA) which represents franchised car and commercial vehicle retailers in the UK.
PRA 25/03/2019
“The proposed measures to save the struggling merger between Sainsbury’s and Asda will put thousands of independent petrol retailers out of business and decimate consumer choice across the UK, particularly in rural areas”, said Brian Madderson, Chairman of the Petrol Retailers Association (PRA).
NFDA 13/03/2019
“The NFDA Commercial Vehicle division is disappointed to see that in the case of a no-deal Brexit, imported trucks will attract a 22% tariff.
NBRA 13/03/2019
"The NBRA's recent strategy meeting which was attended by 17 leading industry figures, identified the dire consequences a no-deal Brexit would potentially have for the Vehicle Body Repair industry and its 35,000 employees.