Key Insights from Automotive Retail
Our industry insights are drawn from real-world pricing, performance and retail execution data across OEM and dealer networks.
Each insight highlights a key trend shaping automotive retail — practical, commercial, and designed to inform better decisions.
ASI Weekly Pricing Insights
List prices tell one story. Transaction prices tell another. Using real UK retail data, ASI compares the Ford Puma Gen-E and mHEV to examine how pricing, PCP finance and residual values are changing the conversation around EV affordability
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Are EV residual values really as weak as they appear?
Of late, industry reports have been awash with stories of weak residual values. ASI offers an alternative lens.
Assessing the Impact of the UK's Electric Car Grant (ECG)
An analysis of funding distribution, manufacturer participation and changes in representative EV finance affordability since the scheme’s introduction in July 2025 Assessing the Impact of the UK’s Electric Car Grant (ECG) Back to Key Insights Read More on LinkedIn An analysis of funding distribution, manufacturer participation and changes in representative EV finance affordability…
Are New Chinese Entrants Rewriting the Automotive Pricing Playbook?
For much of the past decade, the automotive industry has relied on a familiar formula to drive retail volume: establish a list price, support it with manufacturer incentives, supplement it with retailer discounting, and use finance products to bridge the affordability gap.
Finance Strategy Is Now a Critical BEV Lever
Diverging captive PCP APRs for BEV and ICE underline the growing role of finance policy — not just pricing — in influencing retail demand. Finance Strategy Is Now a Critical BEV LeverBack to Key InsightsRead More on LinkedInDiverging Finance Support to Sustain EV Affordability Alongside changes in transaction pricing, manufacturers used captive finance to…
BEV vs ICE: The Monthly Payment Gap Persists
Across 2024 and 2025, BEV affordability improved materially in both transaction price and monthly payments.
Incentive Spend Is Out of Line with Market Share
The contrast between BEV registration share and incentive allocation in 2025 highlights a clear imbalance in support intensity across powertrains.
EV Pricing Is Falling — But Monthly Payments Tell a Different Story
The introduction of the UK Government’s Electric Car Grant (ECG) in July 2025 marked a clear inflection point in the affordability of volume electric vehicles.
Brand Incentive Spend Is Shifting Rapidly
As regulatory requirements tightened, manufacturers increasingly reallocated incentive investment towards electrified powertrains.
BEV Market Share vs ZEV Mandate Target
The UK ZEV mandate has moved from a long-term policy signal to an immediate commercial constraint.