How long before the car dealerships start to go bust?

[Brown and Boris]

Sorry to bring futher gloom, but who will go first, the big franchise guys, the small independent guys or the car supermarkets?


A 20% drop in new car sales last quarter might mean a better time for second hand, or signal a greater malaise in the market about to impact them all?

[missy-a-k]

Brown and Boris said:

Sorry to bring futher gloom, but who will go first, the big franchise guys, the small independent guys or the car supermarkets?


A 20% drop in new car sales last quarter might mean a better time for second hand, or signal a greater malaise in the market about to impact them all?

this is what i'm hoping, holding off buying a newer car to the end of this quarter maybe even next year see what i can afford then

[Jasandjules]

Smaller independents who have no substantial financial backing.

[Mc Lovin]

Hopefully places like car craft, they mainly rely on finance to fund their customers purchases, so with any luck the robbing barstewards will be the first to fold.

[itsallyellow]

Places allready have......

[minimax]

itsallyellow said:

Places allready have......

15% of my commercial stock in some areas are small car dealers

[JulianHJ]

No Vauxhall dealer in Brighton any more - a fairly sizable local dealer network called Caffyns closed their Vauxhall branch down a week or two back.

[Plotloss]

It was on here a while back that one of the big boys was in dire shape financially.

Cant remember who though, so I'm not going to guess.

[largerandrock]

Most can run off aftersales alone ie Parts/Service. doesnt matter how poor people are they will still crash there cars!

[itsallyellow]

Pendragon were the o big one with issues. They are still trading.

I know both Dutton Forshaw, Sytner and Stephen James have shut sites down. I.e given all staff at these sites thier notice!

[AMCDan]

the money's in servicing the buggers, not selling em.

[dan1981]

Mc Lovin said:

Hopefully places like car craft, they mainly rely on finance to fund their customers purchases, so with any luck the robbing barstewards will be the first to fold.

[tumbleweed]

where i work we are still ticking over nicely and i dont have any worrys about us closing down we are part of a very large group

though there has been reduntancys through out the group the fact is that the new cars are not sell as well as before, parts and service are doing well

[largerandrock]

Sales Dept will have to get rid of a couple of people!

Hopefully the billy big boy ones that keep going on about there watch and how much they earn

[OllieBirmingham]

dan1981 said:

Mc Lovin said:

Hopefully places like car craft, they mainly rely on finance to fund their customers purchases, so with any luck the robbing barstewards will be the first to fold.

.....go on,

[itsallyellow]

largerandrock said:

Sales Dept will have to get rid of a couple of people!

Hopefully the billy big boy ones that keep going on about there watch and how much they earn

Nope the people who earn good money will be kept, as they do the best job. The really friendly and easy to get a deal out of sales people will be asked to leave.

Damn right!

[largerandrock]

itsallyellow said:

largerandrock said:

Sales Dept will have to get rid of a couple of people!

Hopefully the billy big boy ones that keep going on about there watch and how much they earn

Nope the people who earn good money will be kept, as they do the best job. The really friendly and easy to get a deal out of sales people will be asked to leave.








Thats the thing there the ones who earn the least out of all of us! but they dont know that.

Edited by largerandrock on Thursday 9th October 14:59

[Mr POD]

Not seen any adverts for Rover dealers offering in my local papper for years.

[GingerWizard]

the market is certainly looking tasty for those that have some pennys under the bed....... 2nd dealers can't shift there stock, big discounts to be had on cars that have been on the lot for 6+ weeks.... 10k goes a long way at the moment.....

[itsallyellow]

largerandrock said:

itsallyellow said:

largerandrock said:

Sales Dept will have to get rid of a couple of people!

Hopefully the billy big boy ones that keep going on about there watch and how much they earn

Nope the people who earn good money will be kept, as they do the best job. The really friendly and easy to get a deal out of sales people will be asked to leave.


No dont agree.

All the best sales people i know are over the top wan**rs but get away with it as evryone knows there the best.

I was one of them............







Thats the thing there the ones who earn the least out of all of us! but they dont know that.

Edited by largerandrock on Thursday 9th October 14:59

No dont agree.

All the best sales people i know are over the top wan**rs but get away with it as evryone knows there the best.

I was one of them............