There’s a guy in the UK who wants to sell his car. It’s a Porsche and he’s probably created the best private car ad ever. His name is Peter Bohus and he starts off in the ad with some fascinating copywriting:-
“I am reluctant to sell my beautiful Porsche 911 Supersport Targa as I no longer have the time or energy to cope with the pressures of being in the public eye of admirers, gorgeous women constantly falling at my feet, always having to ......
It’s impossible to reach any other conclusion based on the figures we’ve gleaned from manufacturers’ web sites around the world.
Our survey of retail prices in Australia against cars of similar specification in the US and the UK show that, on average, we are paying at least 20 per cent too ......
The good news is that June vehicle sales reached a record high, with a 36.3 percent increase on May sales, and the third biggest sales month in the history of Australian auto sales.
Industry Minister Kim Carr ( what an appropriate surname) stated that the Australian car market was performing better than those in North America, Europe and Japan, and claimed that this was due to ‘the carefully targeted investment packages’.
That may well be true, and in fact, our own experience at Private Fleet in ......
Official figures out today show that just 71,647 cars, trucks & light buses were delivered last month. That’s down 20,434 vehicles on the same month last year.
As mentioned in a previous post these deliveries probably reflect consumer sentiment in October, allowing an average of around a month between sale commitment and delivery.
The big question is how consumer confidence in November itself will affect December sales.
But again, reiterating the silver lining – these sales scare the hell out of the car companies who have ......
We can happily report the first bit of good sales news in many, many months.
The Government’s 30percent and 50 percent tax incentives seem to have worked, if recent sales patterns are a guide.
The new car market is showing clear signs of recovery. Whilst sales were down 15 percent year on year for May this compared favourably with the 20percent drop in the first four months of the year.
The Government is giving big business a 30 percent tax rebate on car purchases, providing orders ......
