MOTORISTS' PLANS TO replace their cars in the next six months are unchanged despite the Covid-19 crisis, according to new research. This is positive news for the struggling new car market, which must ramp up sales after a dismal three months in order to get the larger cogs of the industry turning. The UK has taken the first tentative steps this week by opening dealerships, and early reports suggest slow but steady progress. Vertu, the fifth-biggest retailer in the UK, sold 200 cars on 26 May - around 50% of a typical day after a bank holiday, according to CEO Robert Forrester.
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