This week, we invited James Marquette, Senior Policy Advisor at the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) to provide insight into the implications COVID-19 is having on consumer finance agreements, and whether there are likely to be any knock-on effects on PCP and PCH agreements as a result. In this guest blog, James explains more…

There’s no doubt that the impact of this coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak has changed the retail landscape, and its effects will be felt for a long time to come. Whilst no one can predict when things will return to ‘normal’ at a time of such uncertainty, we believe the most powerful thing for any business is information.

We remain committed to doing the right thing to support you and the wider automotive industry. The latest government guidance has extended the current lockdown for at least 3 weeks and as a result we expect dealerships to remain closed. As a sign of our continued support, while you are required to remain closed during May, our advertising packages will remain free.

In my last blog post, I talked about how COVID-19 is affecting pricing, and whether that might affect retailer strategies. Based on your feedback and questions from our weekly webinars, this time I’m looking at shifts in consumer behaviour and the opportunities that might arise for retailers as a result.

Insight into consumer behaviour across our leisure and commercial vehicle channels.

In this guest blog with Patrick Fuller, Head of Insight at data science specialists Sophus3, we explore what automotive brands can be doing right now to continue to connect with new car buyers.

Fresh Motors is an award-winning car and van dealership based in Norfolk. We caught up with Jacob for a Q&A to understand more about his experience of shutting down. Plus, hear about what his business is doing right now and how they’re preparing themselves to be ready to reopen when the government advises it is safe to do so.

We’ve collated 5 automotive suppliers, outside of classified advertisers who are offering their support to retailers during these challenging times.

The impacts of Covid-19 on the industry and our marketplace have been profound. With UK retailers closed for business and consumers unable to purchase vehicles, we are all responding to a unique set of challenges.

Our Data & Insight Director Richard Walker, shared some of the key market observations that we are seeing during our webinar, and as promised, we will keep sharing an up to date view of what’s going on.

Almost 2,000 of you joined us live yesterday and many more watched on demand as we shared our latest update on how we will continue to support retailers and the industry through this challenging period.

Everyone at Auto Trader is committed to helping retailers and the industry navigate through this challenging period. We would like to assure you that our business is still fully operational…

We're all adjusting to working from home, many of us for the first time. It can be a daunting experience to go from working in a busy, fast paced environment, to sitting at home in front of your PC.

In these unprecedented times I am determined that we at Auto Trader do as much as we can to support the industry and protect your business. To demonstrate this…