Impact of Covid-19 | Stephen Grootes – Newzroom Afrika
I had an interview on Newzroom Afrika with Stephen Grootes on how COVID-19 has impacted the automotive industry, particularly its effects on car buying...
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Category: Operating Notes
Practical observations on running a business, automotive market data, pricing and day-to-day operating decisions.
How the car buying consumer has changed
Gone are the days when consumers used to drive around from car dealership to car dealership looking for the best deal money can buy....
Read Article ->Car sales data according to NAAMSA, Kantar & AutoTrader
Used car sales data adds insight to the automotive industry. While used car sales in South Africa dwarfs new car sale, new car sales...
Read Article ->Car dealerships layer experience with data on the dealer floor
Car dealerships continue to find opportunities in lockdown I recently spoke to Bobby Petkov from MitMak Motors to find out how trading during lockdown...
Read Article ->From Car Buying to Electric Cars | AutoTrader exposes data
Car buying search behaviour has show a total of 401 million online searches for used cars (including electric cars) has took place last year...
Read Article ->100 days of lockdown | Keo Hlope – Newzroom Afrika
I recently had an interview with Keo Hlope from Newzroom Africa. We discussed the effect of the first 100 days of lockdown on the...
Read Article ->AutoTrader South Africa – The Story
Transition to Transformation Let me share the AutoTrader digital transition and now digital transformation story with you… questions that, especially now with COVID-19, every...
Read Article ->Lockdown finally (un)locked for car dealerships
Car Dealerships can finally trade. The Government published a Gazette late last night set out the “specific directions” that car dealerships were eagerly awaiting...
Read Article ->Car Dealership Lockdown – Level 4 Specific Directions
Car Dealership enquiries rise more than 150% as consumers anticipate their opening. Various industry bodies, including car dealership bodies, made representations for inclusion in...
Read Article ->Level 4 Lockdown & Car Dealerships
Why should car dealership automotive retail be open under level 4 lockdown? Currently, level 4 lockdown does not allow automotive retail sales (motor vehicle...
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