Technical issues arising after a platform update left car dealers reliant on Auto Trader Market Insight view of their advertisements’ performance in the dark for more than two days.
Fewer than one in five consumers are happy to buy a car remotely after only watching a personalised video or a live virtual walkaround, new consumer research has found.
Constellation Automotive’s cinch online car retail platform has strongly denied “far-fetched” rumours that it is lining up an approach to acquire used car supermarket giant Motorpoint.
Renault Group and RCI Bank and Services have acquired a stake in the heycar-owning Mobility Trader Holding business.
JudgeService is urging dealers to increase their digital marketing reach to attract the increasing number of car buyers prepared to travel further to visit showrooms.
Consumers love Porsche's sales experience the most in the UK, according to Driver Power annual research published by Auto Express today.
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic more and more automakers have turned to the online world to sell their cars.
BCA's cinch online car retail platform has announced a new sponsorship deal with American Football's National Football League (NFL).
Performance electric vehicle (EV) brand Polestar has revealed plans to grow its global presence from nine to 30 markets by the end of 2022.
The 2015 Kia Sorento claimed the top spot for the fastest selling used car advertised on Auto Trader.
Cazoo chief executive Alex Chesterman will ring the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange this afternoon as the used car e-commerce firm is publicly listed.
CitNOW has integrated Bumper’s buy-now-pay-later technology into its Workshop electronic vehicle health check (eVHC) tool.
Record used car prices are not deterring new car buyers from switching into a used alternative to avoid the lengthy lead times triggered by supply shortages, according to Auto Trader.
Former CarShop chief executive and Sytner Group board member Jonathan Dunkley has been appointed as senior strategic advisor at online car retailer Cazoo.
Auto Trader has launched a new incentive to encourage car buyers using its platform to part exchange their existing vehicle.
Specialist online car retail broker Motorfinity has partnered with Ford to offer discounts on its new vehicles to frontline workers.
Copart UK has said it will buy the privately-owned cars that other used car buying platforms may not consider as it launches CashForCars in the UK and Ireland.
Carzam has appointed CarShop’s Dave Palmer as its new chief vehicle preparation officer as it aims to deliver the “highest quality of vehicles” to online used car buyers.
Vertu Motors has appointed Steve Rowe as its new group sales director as is recruits 50 new head office employees to improve online sales and customer relationships.
In his latest opinion column for Automotive Management (AM), professor Jim Saker considers the ‘profound impact’ of a shjift to agency-style franchise agreements for car retailers.
Just 10% of UK car buyers plan to embrace a wholly online car retail experience facilitated by click and collect or click and delivery, JudgeService survey data has revealed.
Car buyers have been faced with a 14.1% increase in the price of the average car advertised on Auto Trader during July.
The automotive world has been profoundly affected by COVID-19, but even before the pandemic hit the sector was undergoing a transformation in how, where, and what cars consumers wanted to buy.
Motorpoint and Peter Vardy's recently expanded Carz used car division have both launched new TV advertising campaigns focussing on the ease of their omnichannel car retail offering.
The majority of electric vehicle (EV) drivers (90%) say they’ll never buy another petrol or diesel car.
