Auto Retail Live 14 March 2024

Auto Retail Live

March’s plate change is upon us once again and new car supply is being to look decidedly like the past four years never happened with significant new car offers and a cautious consumer. In this Business Briefing our panel of retailer experts will discuss the state of the current market, what can be done to bring in more customers for both new and used cars and how OEM offers and targets are impacting the bottom line for retailers. Discussing all these topics in our next Auto Retail Live Business Briefing, will be Swansway’s Peter Smyth, Ron Brooks’ Tom Slack and Auto Trader’s Karolina Edwards-Smajda. Led by Auto Retail Live chair Al Clarke, the panel will discuss what’s going on now and what’s expected to happen to UK auto retail in the next few months. Auto Retail Live, on Thursday 14 March, will examine the data, discuss hands-on experience and offer advice about how to get the most out of the next quarter. Our expert panel will also be available live to answer your questions to help you run a more successful business. Key topics for discussion include: Where are we now on new car sales? (market update) Are the OEM offers enough to drive the market? (consumer behaviour) Will March be a profit success story? Will new car volume be enough to power the used market? (Part-ex tips) Outlook for the next few months on new and used