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How to get more leads without spending more money.
There is no doubt that measuring the effectiveness of your marketing budget is a key milestone to achieving a better result for your...
kogallermo
Mar 20, 20245 min read


Are cars expensive in New Zealand?
It is often said, that cars in New Zealand are expensive. We set out to find whether that is really the case, in absolute terms, and...

Anthony MacLean | Boost Auto
Mar 6, 20246 min read


What Should Your Sales Manager Really Do? Part 1
Visiting a medium-sized dealer last week was a really stark reminder that it is not always clear what sales managers should do or what...

Anthony MacLean | Boost Auto
Feb 19, 20245 min read


New Year’s Resolutions.
Christmas may already be long forgotten memory but despite being the end of January, there is still time to make some New Year's...

Anthony MacLean | Boost Auto
Feb 8, 20246 min read


Boost Auto 2024 Predictions for NZ
Our third set of annual predictions are out now. This time they are a little different...just press play!

Anthony MacLean | Boost Auto
Feb 5, 20241 min read


RUC Changes Favour Polluting Vehicles.
FED is not a meant to be a duty that should influence vehicle efficiency or emissions, but in fact it does, because it penalises fuel effici

Anthony MacLean | Boost Auto
Jan 19, 20243 min read


Shake up your used car performance.
One of the enduring memories of working in the car industry in the UK was the focus on used car performance, especially in franchised...

Anthony MacLean | Boost Auto
Nov 28, 20235 min read


Can New Zealand Post help deliver affordable EVs to Kiwis?
5 star ANCAP is awarded without real consideration for other users. “I”, the driver am safer in a 5 star car than “you”, the other road user

Anthony MacLean | Boost Auto
Nov 9, 20235 min read


What We Can Learn From Tesla.
There are many things that Tesla does differently; they seem happy to tear up the automotive playbook. The author doubts that they were...

Anthony MacLean | Boost Auto
Oct 26, 20235 min read


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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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