Feb 4, 2017
This Saturday on MotortradeRadio.com, Philip Nothard is joined
by Curtis Hutchinson to discuss the week’s headlines from
Motortrader.com.
This week, West Country Ford dealer Foray Motor Group is taking
delivery of 350 extra Fiesta and Ka+ models worth £4m to pre-empt
the new VED changes that take effect in 1 April, and Volkswagen is
facing another group action in the UK over the emissions'
issue.
Dealer group bosses are lobbying MPs next week to highlight the
importance of the car retailing sector to the economy following the
vote to leave the EU.
In another news, January saw a dip in the number of dealers
reporting a monthly footfall increase in comparison to twelve
months ago in the latest cap hpi report, and Hyundai has announced
details of the first two customers to buy cars on its new 'Click to
Buy' online platform.
Porsche has launched the first pop-up Porsche Life store in the
Victoria Gate shopping centre in Leeds, which is open until 16
March.
Finally, Curtis Hutchinson, Editor at MotorTrader.com shares his
observations from the recent NADA convention in New Orleans.