Newsletter
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Issue 35 - 06th September 2019
Welcome note from Sue Robinson
Dear Colleague, This week, we published the NFDA Dealer Attitude Survey Summer 2019. The results revealed a minor decrease in average dealer satisfaction levels with their manufacturers. Lexus topped the survey, while Honda was the most improved manufacturer. Please find more details in this week’s news and download the summary report here. New passenger car registrations figures showed a decline in new car sales of -1.6% in August. The introduction...
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06th September 2019
RECORD RESPONSE RATE FOR NFDA DEALER ATTITUDE SURVEY
It was extremely encouraging to see a record response rate for the NFDA Dealer Attitude Survey Summer 2019, which revealed a minor decline in dealers’ satisfaction levels with the relationship with...
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06th September 2019
NEW CAR MARKET MINOR DECLINE ANTICIPATED DUE TO RECORD...
The minor decline in new car sales was highly anticipated as these figures were against a record August in 2018 boosted by the introduction of the WLTP emission regulation. New passenger car...
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06th September 2019
EIGHTH MONTHS OF CONSECUTIVE GROWTH FOR LCVs IN 2019
August saw a 41.0% increase in sales of new light vans, which marked eight months of consecutive growth in 2019 according to the latest SMMT’s light commercial vehicle registration figures.In what is...
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06th September 2019
MILS CASE STUDY: Dismissing employees on long term sickness...
“I have an employee, Jane Doe, who has been absent from work since last July and has exhausted her statutory sick pay. This looks to be long term as she has had a tumor and operations. We have asked...
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06th September 2019
WHAT CAR? INSIGHT
The What Car? Insight report takes a monthly look at the industry through the eyes of senior figures in the automotive sector and through What Car’s analysis of their own data.This month's highlights...
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06th September 2019
Fuel types of new cars in the EU in the second quarter of...
Fuel types of new cars in the EU: diesel -16.4%, petrol +1.7%, electric +35.6% in second quarter of 2019 In the second quarter of 2019, the EU new-car market shifted further towards petrol vehicles....
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06th September 2019
NFDA EV MARKETPLACE SEMINAR – BOOK YOUR PLACE!
The new EV Marketplace Seminar will take place on 3 December 2019 at the Warwick Hilton. Keynote speakers will walk dealers through the electric vehicle landscape and analyse challenges and...
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06th September 2019
MOTORHOMES NOW PAY CO2 BASED VEHICLE EXCISE DUTY
Those registering motorhomes on or after 1 September 2019 must supply information on CO2 emissions and the list price as part of the vehicle’s first registration process. Regulatory changes have made...
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