Ennis & Co, the global automotive and mobility executive search specialists, has appointed Natalie Stacey as its new managing director.
Lookers has appointed John-Paul Jones as its new head of talent acquisition.
Motor finance firms need to respond to consumer pressures. OEMs look to reduce tactical marketing spend, but need to support their new car sales networks in retaining customers.
Car retailers have revealed their most bizarre customer sales experiences, test drives and unusual negotiating tactics as part of a CarGurus survey.
TrustFord, the UK’s largest Ford dealer group, has invested £90,000 to install defibrillators across all of its 65 dealership locations this year.
UK used car sales shrank by nearly 20% in Q2, despite a 57.1% increase in used electric vehicle sales over the same period.
Aftersales departments need to be prepared for a substantial change to their business model in the coming years as plug-in vehicle sales create a complex world with lower maintenance and new skills and equipment needed.
The growth leaders for UK new car registrations are offering models with an average monthly personal contract purchase (PCP) price of just £230.50.
AM-online examines the impact of technology and e-commerce on the traditional in-showroom process of providing point of sale motor finance
In a used car market starved of supply vehicle acquisition has become the boom industry, with retailers launching their own car buying platforms to rival third-party providers.
Automotive retailers were obliged to accelerate their omnichannel retail plans in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, but another by-product of this development has been the demise of the haggle.
Lookers has posted a record pre-tax profit of £90.1 million after navigating challenging new car supplies and trading on strong used car margins.
Car dealers holding Asian brand franchises such as Kia, Hyundai, Toyota and Lexus seem most content with the competitiveness of their new car finance offers.
As Q1 draws to a close with what is likely to be a quieter than normal March plate change month, AM took a look at the new car finance offers being served up by some of the sector’s leading brands.
The future of franchised retailers’ motor finance FCA ruling on discretionary commissions has lead to greater transparency, but few dealers are reporting any noticeable variation to income as a result.
