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Automotive News and Press Releases
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Trend Tracker Limited publishes two automotive sector white papers
Immediate Release - Automotive research company Trend Tracker's website, www.trendtracker.co.uk, now features two new white papers which can be downloaded free of charge. Intended to contribute fresh thinking on matters of strategic concern to all participants in the auto industry, from manufacturing, vehicle sales, the aftermarket and financial institutions, Trend Tracker's first two winter 2005 white papers cover two quite separate themes...
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Trend Tracker now tracking repairs and MOT tests
A new report within the Castrol Business Services Trend Tracker series has just been published by Trend Tracker Limited. It is called the Castrol Business Services 'Maintenance and Repair' Trend Tracker.
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Skills before smiles if you want to secure a future
The latest issue of the CAT Parts Distribution Trend Index report has just been published. This specially commissioned telephone
research questions 400 managers of businesses operating across four automotive sectors - retailing (accessory shops), wholesaling
parts from independent parts manufacturers (motor factors), wholesaling parts from vehicle assemblers (franchised dealers) and
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Major international aftermarket seminars at Equip Auto 05
Europe's top aftermarket specialists will present the latest information on two of Europe's biggest automotive aftermarkets - the UK and Germany - in a series of free two-hour seminars at Equip Auto 05.
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Trend Tracker Wolk German Aftermarket report
Following the recent announcement of a new alliance between Trend Tracker Limited and the German-based research and consultancy company Wolk & Partner Car Consult GmbH, Trend Tracker is making an English-language version of Wolk & Partner's two-volume trend study of the German automotive aftermarket available in the UK.
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Trend Tracker Wolk alliance announcement
Trend Tracker Limited, the specialist UK automotive research, consultancy and training firm, has formed an exclusive alliance with German-based automotive aftermarket consultancy Wolk & Partner Car Consult GmbH.
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Fleet service market decline
Analysis in the new mfbi study of the 'UK Car Service and Mechanical Repair market - 2005', from Trend Tracker Limited, shows that between 1994 and 1998, the total number of services and mechanical repairs carried out to all cars (fleet and retail) in the UK rose by 9% to 57.9 million. At the same time, the value of the market increased by 21% to reach £7.50 billion. It then started on a decline, and the total number of services and mechanical repairs slid back by 13% to 50.4 million, with the market value falling by 2% to £7.38 billion in 2004.
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Finance and aftersales trends erode automotive industry's profits
Key automotive industry props are falling away and the traditional industry model is being challenged, show mfbi finance and aftermarket studies. If you asked most consumers, they would still guess that vehicle assemblers make their profits from selling vehicles. But for many, and particularly the volume marques, the largest elements of their profits come from selling vehicle finance and replacement parts. Retained profits on new car sales for these marques are at best marginal, so the vehicle assemblers concerned, and their dealer networks, have relied on a 'Rob Peter to pay Paul' system to maintain profitability.
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CAT Distribution Trend Index 8
The eighth issue of the CAT Distribution Trend Index has just been published and one of the worrying traits identified was a noticeable lack of awareness about the dynamics of change taking place in parts distribution. Some businesses appear to just see the 'status quo' as remaining forever. But unless they start thinking outside of this box they could find that they are sleep-walking to oblivion.
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Service and Repair Market in Great Britain - 2005
Until the introduction of the new Block Exemption Regulation (BER) in October 2002, and the recommendations by the OFT (Office of Fair Trading) that independent garages be allowed to service cars within the warranty period, franchised dealers had a virtual monopoly of the service market for younger cars - due principally to the restrictions contained in manufacturer new car warranties. These restrictions effectively prevented cars from being serviced outside of franchised dealer networks. But, in theory, the regulations now make it much easier for independent garages to compete with franchised dealers for service work within a new car's warranty period. So are we in for some changes?
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Castrol Business Services Trend Tracker January 2005
The latest issue of the Castrol Business Services Trend Tracker report has just been published by Trend Tracker Limited. It clearly shows the increased use of installers for service work and the continued demise of the DIY method of servicing, which now accounts for just 10 percent of total service demand according to the unique Trend Tracker 'last serviced by' measure.