Tributes to Queen Elizabeth II for her lifelong help of, and curiosity in, the UK’s automotive sector characteristic within the September 2022 issue of AM magazine, available to read here free in digital format.
Shortly earlier than The Queen’s dying the appointment of Prime Minister Liz Truss prompted sellers to inform AM of their hopes for enterprise help from the brand new Cupboard, equivalent to decrease VAT.
An exclusive survey in AM magazine exhibits a pattern in elevated wage payments to help employees who’re feeling the squeeze, though some companies are involved they might not have sufficient of their “war-chest” to deal with a harsh winter of rising prices.
Luke Broad, brand director at Dacia UK, reveals his plan to double the worth model’s new automobile gross sales by 2025 and discusses its lead half in digital developments for Renault Group.
Our Spotlight section focuses on aftersales in this issue, with retailers and trade consultants haring views on how workshops should assist clients to maintain their vehicles maintained by a interval when they’re involved about their very own rising prices of dwelling
And in our Showroom section, we report on the launch of the Nissan Ariya electric car and Nissan GB managing director Andrew Humberstone’s hopes for it to reposition the Nissan brand, plus our long term test of the Cupra Born continues to fire up feelings.
Editor’s Letter
When the information broke of the dying of HM Queen Elizabeth II the workforce right here at AM, alongside many individuals throughout the nation, felt an actual sense of unhappiness and loss.
As with nearly all of AM readers, I’ve solely identified life with The Queen, and the top of her 70-year reign is really the top of an period.
I grew up in West Norfolk, a area with a detailed connection by her residence at Sandringham, the place the Royal Household spent their Christmases. As such, native TV footage and newspaper images exhibiting her going about Sandringham in her Land Rovers helped to make her iconic and inspirational in my eyes.
In time, we’ll after all transfer ahead beneath King Charles III, and the urgent priorities for companies will return to the entrance of our minds.
Now we have Liz Truss MP as the brand new prime minister of the UK and I hope she’s a superb listener. The pressures on companies – and customers – are unsustainable. Many face working as arduous as doable but nonetheless being outpaced by outlandish power prices.
Some enterprise leaders might say they mustn’t waste time making an attempt to ‘management the uncontrollables’; properly it’s these within the UK Authorities who should give you insurance policies and mechanisms which no less than cushion the impression.
