Aidan Cousin

Sep 9, 2024 | premium.goauto.com.au | Steve Bragg |Aidan Cousin |Adian Cousin

THE listed groups – Eagers Automotive (ASX: APE), Autosport’s Group (ASX: ASG), and Peter Warren Automotive Holdings (ASX: PWR) – all experienced the impacts from increasing stock levels coupled with increasing revenues for the fiscal year ending 30 June 2024 up by 13% for APE, 12% for ASG and 19% for PWR. However, despite revenue gains, cost of living pressures, stubbornly high inflation and elevated interest rates have compressed gross and net profit before tax margins across all groups.

Jan 15, 2024 | premium.goauto.com.au | Aidan Cousin

THE overall theme for dealers contained in the Automotive Insights Report (AIR) for 2023 is to avoid trying to time a dropping market. It is like trying to catch a falling knife. The Insights report shows average retained values are dropping, although not in free fall, dealers need to implement some changes:Avoid over-trading: take the valuation of trade-ins away from the new car department and give the remit to the used car department.

Jul 1, 2023 | premium.goauto.com.au | Steve Bragg |John Gavljak |Wayne Pearson |Aidan Cousin

PART ONE: Moving from Sunset to Sunrise …: CLICK HEREPART TWO: The top 10 challenges for 2024: CLICK HERELAST week GoAutoNews Premium published part two of a fresh perspective on the auto industry by the Pitcher Partners motor industry services team. Part One told the story of how we got to where we are today in automotive retailing and how we are at the end of a five-decades long decline and transition.

Jun 26, 2023 | premium.goauto.com.au | Steve Bragg |John Gavljak |Wayne Pearson |Aidan Cousin

PART ONE: Moving from Sunset to Sunrise …: CLICK HERELAST week GoAutoNews Premium began a fresh perspective on the auto industry by the Pitcher Partners motor industry services team which told the story of how we got to where we are today in automotive retailing and how we are at the end of a five-decades long decline and transition.

Apr 30, 2023 | premium.goauto.com.au | Aidan Cousin |Steve Bragg

Management Workshop, News, Regulations News Cons, EV Strategy, Pitcher Partners, Pro IN DEBRIEFING the 56-PAGE National EV Strategy just released by Canberra, it is clear that, overall, if you can cut through the government rhetoric, the National EV Strategy lays the foundation for a great plan for Australia to manage the transition to electric vehicles.