Auto Express

JANUARY 21, 2025

Polestar is turning its back on stores and shopping centres, and will build dealer network alongside Volvo

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Motor Trader

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

With senior roles in Mercedes-Benz UK, Volvo UK, Nio UK, and a Polestar global sales role, he has split his career 50/50 between OEM work and time as a dealer. Non-genuine agency brings the retailer far more into the sale of the car, gives them more responsibility and influence over the sale.

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Carscoops

MARCH 20, 2024

“We are upgrading our retail network, with expanded electric vehicle charging and convenience offers, in response to changing customer needs,” the oil and gas giant said in its Energy Transition Strategy 2024 document. ” The company did not specify where the retail locations it shuts down are located.

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CarExpert

JANUARY 20, 2025

Deepal is expanding its retail network in Australia, after launching late in 2024 with just four dealers across two cities. Deepal also promises to continue expanding its network throughout the first quarter of 2025, with more Queensland locations coming along with one in the Australian Capital Territory.

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CarExpert

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

” “It also gives us that depth of experience and network they draw on as well, and a real opportunity as we launch into 2025. Polestar 4 While Polestar sales volumes in Australia are down 21.63 That will be all up and running on January 1.” per cent last month (130 units).

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Carscoops

JANUARY 22, 2024

According to senior vice president of product planning and mobility strategy for Hyundai Motor North America, Olabisi Boyle, the Korean brand isn’t worried about sales fluctuations and understands the significance of the journey to electrification. ” Read: EV Sales Surge To A Record 1.2

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Carscoops

JANUARY 27, 2025

North American dealers express concern over the viability of their network amid declining sales. This shift comes as the brand struggles to revive its North American dealer network, which has been severely impacted by sluggish sales. “We’ve got 110 dealers in our U.S.

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Carscoops

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Porsche’s sales in China dropped 29% during the first nine months of 2024. The carmaker isn’t just consolidating its network of dealers but will also optimize its local investments, abandoning areas where it can’t achieve long-term profitability and doubling down on regions that perform well, including Shanghai and Beijing.

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CarExpert

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

BYD says its Australian retail network will expand into more rural and regional areas as the brand chases ambitious sales targets for 2025. The company’s local distributor, EVDirect, intends to double its sales this year, fuelled (or is it charged?) The Dolphin hatch managed 2116 units.

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Carscoops

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Scout has decided against using VW’s huge network of dealers to sell its models. Scout Motors infuriated VW dealers across the United States last week when it confirmed that the upcoming Terra and Traveler will be available via a direct-sale model rather than through existing dealerships. They have potentially some control.

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Motor Trader

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Skywell UK has appointed Bob Davies Car Sales and Auto Capital as the main dealers for South Wales and North London, respectively. In addition to new vehicle sales, the dealers will serve as the Skywell authorised repairers, offering servicing, MOTs, repairs, genuine Skywell parts. This offer is available for a limited time.

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Carscoops

MAY 15, 2024

but most sell vehicles out of existing Hyundai facilities Opening dedicated Genesis showrooms requires multi-million dollar investments Genesis sales rose by 3.4% increase in sales in the U.S. In April, the brand’s EVs accounted for 12% of its total sales. There are 253 Genesis dealers across the U.S. in the U.S.

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Best Selling Cars Blog

MARCH 21, 2024

Begin with marketing tactics that can help your sales dealership. Let’s look at the different ways you can increase car sales at your dealership. Once you offer a unique customer experience, tap into your social network and reach out to the customers for feedback. This makes it difficult to win consumers in a competitive market.

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Motor Trader

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

There are currently over 40 sales outlets and this is set to double by year end. This story continues at Leapmotor to double network size by year-end Or just read more coverage at Motor Trader Leapmotor is being sold through Stellantis dealers. Arnold Clark is representing Leapmotor in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Perth and Aberdeen.

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Carscoops

JULY 31, 2024

Sales of the S-Class are down 22% through the first half of the year. The German carmaker has also reported a significant decline in EQS sales, particularly in the U.S. ” Sales of the S-Class have dropped 22% through the first half of the year, and between January and June, 28,100 were delivered to new homes.

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Carscoops

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

BMW’s Q3 China sales slid 30 percent and its fancy Beijing Xingdebao 5S store was forced to close. Other high-end Western brands like Porsche have also watched China sales tank. Premium European automakers are shelling out millions of Euros to keep their dealers alive in a tough Chinese car market.

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Motor Trader

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

Polestar UK is one of the first European markets where Polestar moves to a non-genuine sales model. Customers can still configure and order their Polestar online, and through the expanding network of Polestar Spaces. This story continues at Polestar UK develops non-genuine sales model Or just read more coverage at Motor Trader

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Carscoops

MAY 25, 2024

New report indicates that the company plans to open EV sales to its entire U.S. retail network. It could be the latest move from the company that has revised its expectations on electric vehicles, with slowing sales and an evolving marketplace cited as reasons. retail network rather than limiting it to stores.

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CarExpert

JANUARY 5, 2025

New vehicle sales in Australia will dip by about five per cent year-on-year in 2025, leading to increased competition between brands, shorter wait times and the return of more discounting, according to Toyota Australias top salesperson Sean Hanley. Were expecting another strong year of sales above 220,000 vehicles, he said.

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CarExpert

JANUARY 23, 2025

Kia Australia had a record sales year in 2024, and the Korean brand is aiming even higher this year with a slew of new models on the way. ” “We’re confident in our strategy, we’re confident in our dealer network that will make that number. “There are things outside our control.” ” he said.

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Autocar

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

The company is currently advertising a vacancy for a UK country manager, who will be responsible for establishing a sales infrastructure and a marketing strategy for the Microlino. The Microlino was first unveiled at the 2016 Geneva motor show and entered production six years later.

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Carscoops

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Read: F-150 Sales Slump Spurs Ford’s Controversial Dealer Incentive Plan A memo sent to dealers stated the program is designed to “further test the logistics and efficiencies of RRCs and to increase RRC engagement.” ” The subtext here?

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Best Selling Cars Blog

AUGUST 21, 2024

Shenlan/Deepal G318 (2,483 sales) Shenlan, also known as Deepal, is a new energy brand by Changan launched in 2022. Bar for success: 5,000 monthly sales 2. Geely Galaxy E5 (645 sales) Galaxy is a brand by Geely that sells electrified vehicles. The Galaxy L7 SUV peaked at 11,117 sales so the E5 should be met with similar success.

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Motor Trader

JANUARY 20, 2025

Ford terminated more than 50 retail dealers in January as part of its restructuring of the network. Back in 2020 Ford announced that it was going to reduce its network of sales outlets in half over the next five years. Light commercial vehicle sales have been growing in importance for the network and Ford.

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CarExpert

AUGUST 25, 2024

That’s in contrast to GM Specialty Vehicles (GMSV), which offers a mix of factory-produced ( Chevrolet Corvette ) and locally remanufactured ( Chevrolet Silverado , GMC Yukon ) right-hand drive vehicles through a network of franchise dealers, many of which used to sell Holdens.

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CarExpert

MAY 15, 2024

GAC] also understand the difficulties of trying to launch a brand with just one model, when it’s not really sufficient to sustain a dealership network.” GAC GS8 He says this would work out to be around 30-40,000 annual sales, though notably the 10th best-selling brand in Australia last year – Isuzu Ute – sold 45,341 vehicles.

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Motor Trader

AUGUST 29, 2024

Matt Wrankmore will fill the role of Head of Garage Network at the business, following his promotion from Senior Operations Manager. He has over 25 years of experience working in sales roles within the automotive industry, and a track record of working with dealer networks and the parts aftermarket.

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CarExpert

APRIL 30, 2024

Faced with falling sales and profit, Tesla is taking the axe to its headcount, with the latest casualties reportedly being its Supercharger fast charging network and new vehicle development teams. Ms Tinucci has been with Tesla 2018, and was put in charge of the Supercharger network in 2020.

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Machines with Souls

DECEMBER 13, 2024

With bad sales numbers, old products, and a shrinking dealer network, Infiniti is running out of time to solve their issues. The post Can Infiniti be saved? appeared first on Machines With Souls.

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Motor Trader

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

The first quarter of the year presents a prime opportunity for dealerships to boost annual sales, but real growth will only come from increasing electric vehicle (EV) sales. With fleet, company, and salary sacrifice markets already saturated, the biggest opportunity for incremental EV sales lies in retail ICE enquiries.

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Shawn Ryder

OCTOBER 6, 2024

In today’s competitive automotive market, creating compelling digital advertising campaigns is essential for driving sales and attracting customers to your dealership. Boost sales: Increase the number of vehicles sold over a specific period. Generate leads: Capture contact information from potential customers.

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CarExpert

JANUARY 13, 2025

Tesla Cybertruck sales appear to be slowing, but CEO Elon Musk has found a humanitarian use for the vehicles as wildfires continue to rage across California. “Apologies to those expecting Cybertruck deliveries in California over the next few days,” Mr Musk posted on his social network X yesterday.

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CarExpert

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Cupra sold 1111 vehicles in 2022 and 3765 in 2023, while 2024 sales numbered 593 to the end of September – a decline of 36.3 “We’ve got that freedom to be able to play in some of those smaller volume areas that might not be as attractive to a brand that’s chasing sales.”

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Autocar

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Miller said this provides access to a nationwide aftersales network and an established database of fleet customers, enabling targeted cross-selling of Genesis products where they fit operators’ price-grading structures. However, he added, the driver-facing elements of that proposition are unchanged.

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CarExpert

OCTOBER 1, 2024

The boss of Volkswagen Australia has blamed the company’s slow electric vehicle (EV) rollout for its sales performance this year. After slumping to just 30,946 sales in Australia in 2022, its worst performance since 2009, the Volkswagen brand surged to 43,821 sales in 2023. ” Amarok sales are up 97.0

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Dealers Edge

AUGUST 27, 2024

Common goals include driving traffic to your website, increasing brand awareness, generating leads, or boosting sales. The most common types include Search Network (text ads on search results), Display Network (image ads on websites), Shopping (product listings), and Video (YouTube ads). Ed Shows you how.

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CarExpert

MAY 13, 2024

Just to reiterate: Tesla will spend well over [US]$500M (A$757 million) expanding our Supercharger network to create thousands of NEW chargers this year,” Mr Musk posted. Despite the overseas turmoil, Tesla’s Australian sales are up by 5.6 That’s just on new sites and expansions, not counting operations costs, which are much higher.”

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