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Why October is the month that matters for planning your business.
Spring. It brings warmer weather, an election, a change of government, continued stock supply constraints, a softer market, and more...
Anthony MacLean | Boost Auto
Oct 19, 20235 min read
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What future business do you want to be a part of?
In September Tesla registered over 1000 cars. That might not sound a large number, but for over 12 months, Model 3 has outsold BMW 3 and...
Anthony MacLean | Boost Auto
Aug 10, 20235 min read
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Pushy salespeople repel customers. What are you doing about it?
A recent UK survey of in-market car buyers said consumers will most likely head to a franchised dealer – but that their number one...
kogallermo
Aug 10, 20235 min read
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Where are the new energy commercial vehicles?
August’s passenger vehicle statistics show that pure EVs accounted for 23% of new vehicle sales, and electrically assisted vehicle sales...
kogallermo
Aug 2, 20234 min read
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The five biggest threats to your dealership
We've just passed the winter solstice, and there is a changing temperature coming to New Zealand’s automotive industry. Whether they are...
Anthony MacLean | Boost Auto
Jul 26, 20234 min read
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Is retaining front line staff the key to a better customer experience?
At a recent aftersales conference for a market-leading brand, we polled three questions among the participants. These questions are...
Anthony MacLean | Boost Auto
Jul 12, 20234 min read
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It's time to get serious about lost leads.
Do you pay for leads and then discard them? No? We think you do. Read on how to turn lost leads into something more.
Anthony MacLean | Boost Auto
Jun 28, 20234 min read
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Get Ready For Uncertainty
The recent changes to the Clean Car Rebate were a reminder, if one were needed, that we live in an automotive world where things can...
Anthony MacLean | Boost Auto
Jun 15, 20235 min read
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Shopping Mall versus Retail Store. Which dealership will deliver the better experience?
Recently I visited a car brand exhibiting in a well-known mall, and a dealership across the road. For the sake of this article, we won't...
Anthony MacLean | Boost Auto
May 5, 20234 min read
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Clean Car Discount tweaks miss their Goal
Too successful. Fiscal hole. The two reasons given for reshaping the income and expenditure for the Clean Car Discount. But the changes...
Anthony MacLean | Boost Auto
May 5, 20237 min read
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The Road Ahead. Predictions for 2023
Our annual predictions are now the best read and quoted articles and blogs that Boost Auto produces. They are created and curated from...
Anthony MacLean | Boost Auto
Feb 2, 202310 min read
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Are you an offline sales process in an online world?
What was the largest purchase you’ve made online? Whiteware probably, or furniture, maybe a used car via TradeMe or even a Tesla. We live...
Anthony MacLean | Boost Auto
Jan 9, 20234 min read
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Automotive Year in Review. Things that happened in 2022, that you should have taken note of.
Before looking at predictions for 2023, it is worth noting a few of the milestones that affected the local market. There are many more...
Anthony MacLean | Boost Auto
Jan 6, 20234 min read
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VBB? We need CEV!
Regular readers of this blog will know that we think that BEVs are too expensive. Local automotive business heads seem to want to specify...
Anthony MacLean | Boost Auto
Oct 27, 20226 min read
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BEV Sales Continue to Accelerate - But LCVs are immune to electrification.
August's registration date continues to show the strong growth of electric vehicle sales, particularly in the passenger vehicle segments....
Anthony MacLean | Boost Auto
Sep 12, 20221 min read
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Be bolder. Lower the EV subsidy cap.
The Clean Car Rebate has been a huge success. There will be opponents who would argue that it is flawed, and at Boost Auto we would...
Anthony MacLean | Boost Auto
Aug 19, 20226 min read
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The Road to a Sale is a highway to success.
The Road to a Sale sometimes sits in a proverbial forgotten corner. This often mentioned seldom used road is a highway to sales success...
Anthony MacLean | Boost Auto
Jul 8, 20225 min read
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Road to a Sale
The document below is a flowchart of the Road to a Sale sales process. You can download for free.
Anthony MacLean | Boost Auto
Jun 9, 20221 min read
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What is Phase 2? Are you ready?
In April electric vehicles sales (NEV) reached 20% of the share of passenger vehicles by fuel type up from 3.4% just 12 months ago. This...
Anthony MacLean | Boost Auto
May 16, 20225 min read
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Blue Monday
‘How does it feel, to treat me like you do?’ asked Bernard Sumner of New Order when reflecting on his recent dealer visit to buy a new...
Anthony MacLean | Boost Auto
Apr 20, 20225 min read
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