Market insight

In the ever-evolving auto retail landscape, what can used car dealers do to help drive EV adoption and future profitability? One Auto API CEO Mark Fretwell takes a closer look…

Could new car retailing challenges present an opportunity to drive used car revenue? One Auto API Commercial Director Rupert Pontin takes a closer look… It may be hard to believe for some but we are rapidly approaching the end of quarter one and this is already my third industry update Read more…

As a new scandal could be set to rock the automotive industry, One Auto API Commercial Director Rupert Pontin underlines the power of honesty and openness in all aspects of automotive retailing… As I sit down to write this month’s Market Insight article, who should I be faced with but Read more…

A new year will bring new opportunities for keen-eyed and data-informed used car retailers – especially with electric vehicles – as One Auto API Commercial Director, Rupert Pontin, explains… 2023 was undoubtedly a positive period for new car sales.  As the latest SMMT figures show, last year saw the new Read more…

As 2023 draws to a close, One Auto API Commercial Director, Rupert Pontin, underlines the benefits of keeping your eyes and minds wide open… In our November update we described the used car market as ‘challenging’ and that still rings true today. While we would normally expect things to quieten Read more…

In the face of continuing market realignment, Rupert Pontin, Commercial Director at One Auto API, underlines the value of proactivity… If we had to choose one word to describe the market right now it would be ‘challenging’. That may come as a surprise to some given that the latest figures Read more…

Amidst rapid change in the automotive sector, Rupert Pontin, Commercial Director at One Auto API, takes a closer look at what you can do to protect and maximise profits… A lot can happen in a month in automotive retail. Without doubt, the story dominating headlines in recent weeks has been Read more…