In 1964 Bob Dylan had a phenomenal hit with this song and even after all these years it still rings true, ‘You better start swimming or you’ll sink like a stone.’

First, it was announced that the Lightstone Group acquired the Wheels Web Group of Companies and then a perception followed that not much else was happening. But in actual fact, a lot was happening behind the scenes.

After such an acquisition, the main priority is to focus on aligning the various companies internally, thus enabling them to go to market with a well-coordinated offering, which is why to the outside world it might seem that not much is happening.

The honeymoon period is officially over. Looking at the changes that were carefully designed during this period, it is evident that we are all in for an exhilarating ride.

Even though these changes benefit our industry, the main focus was to create advantages for our Dealer Members and to equip them with a competitive edge.

The Full Monty will be premiering at your Dealership soon…


SALES AND TRENDS WITHIN THE IDA ENVIRONMENT – SEPTEMBER 2015

Top 5 passenger vehicle sales per manufacturer
VOLKSWAGEN
TOYOTA
FORD
BMW
NISSAN

Top 3 commercial vehicle sales per manufacturer
NP200 1.6 A/C SAFETY PACK P/U S/C
NP200 1.6 P/U S/C
UTILITY 1.4 A/C P/U S/C

Top 10 derivatives sales
POLO 1.4 COMFORTLINE 5DR
FIGO 1.4 AMBIENTE
POLO GP 1.2 TSI COMFORTLINE (66KW)
POLO VIVO GP 1.4 CONCEPTLINE 5DR
NP200 1.6 A/C SAFETY PACK P/U S/C
POLO VIVO GP 1.4 TRENDLINE 5DR
NP200 1.6 P/U S/C
POLO VIVO 1.4 TRENDLINE 5DR
UTILITY 1.4 A/C P/U S/C
POLO GP 1.2 TSI TRENDLINE (66KW)

The average age of vehicles sold in September was 3.5 years.