The Vauxhall Mokka finished top of Auto Trader’s fastest selling cars of 2018 rankings – with SUVs filling eight of the top 10 places.
Glovebox Direct is a new parts e-commerce firm, selling manufacturer branded parts for seven marques: Toyota, Nissan, Lexus, Suzuki, Peugeot, Citroen and Renault
Auto Trader has revealed that the average price of a car advertised on its used car retail platform reached an all-time record high of £12,967 in November.
Car dealers are once again being advised to think carefully about the wording used to advertise ex-rental vehicles following Pendragon’s £134,000 fine from the Trading Standards team at Middlesbrough Council.
Peter Vardy-backed Silver Bullet is targeting “market saturation” across the globe with its end-to-end online car retail platform which allows dealers to interact with car buyers around the clock.
Zoopla founder Alex Chesterman is preparing to launch an online used car buying platform after raising £30 million to drive his new venture, Cazoo.
Increasing numbers of used car dealers are turning to the classifieds and lower grade stock as demand continues to outstrip supply, according to Manheim.
Research by CitNOW revealed two thirds of customers consider bodywork imagery the most important digital sales asset to receive from a car retailer.
Car retailers will have to open up to the prospect of collaboration and integration in order to deliver a digital transformation that will benefit car retailers and buyers alike, according to Jardine Motor Group’s Matt Wrigley.
Online tracking and video demonstrations bolster more traditional point-of-sale methods
A decline in long-term car ownership triggered by PCP and PCH finance offers is driving the swifter return of motorists to the UK’s car dealerships, an AA Populus survey has revealed.
Peugeot UK has launched a range of ‘Black Friday’ new car offers via its Order Online car retail portal – with offers available from today.
BuyaCar.co.uk has hailed the simplicity, fairness and transparency of online retail as the key to its 53% used car sales growth in Q3 2018.
Louise Coates, of the Digital FordStore, Manchester Arndale Centre, on a new way of selling cars and always looking for a way to exceed buyer expectations
Auto Trader has reported a 7% increase in revenues and a 10% rise in operating profits in its half-year financial results for the six months to September 30.
Dacia has launched its Dacia Buy Online car sales platform with the claim that it has opened 150 million new retail outlets across the UK.
Nissan announced a variety of new PCP offers including 0% APR representative, deposit contributions and cost-saving service plans.
Batchelors Motor Group claims to have become the first Suzuki GB franchisee to launch its own online retail solution for new and used vehicle sales.
Targeted commercial messages within premium automotive publisher sites can increase traffic to a brand’s website by 67%. That’s the key finding from a new white paper published today from independent digital intelligence and marketing consultancy, Sophus3.
The days of owning a car are numbered. It’s not about ownership anymore – it’s about usership.
The founders of CarWizz have claimed that the new online retail platform will return the control of customer relationships to retailers and reduce ageing new car stock without resorting to a "race to the bottom".
eBay has announced its intention to by Motors.co.uk from Cox Automotive and join the platform with its Gumtree online classified site to strengthen its online car sales offering.
PCP accounts for more than 80% of the new car finance sold in the UK, but PCH is growing fast, mostly at the expense of hire purchase and personal loans
PCP still accounts for more than 80% of the market, but personal contract hire is growing faster than any other form of finance in new car retail
One in five drivers are ready to make the switch to electric cars, according to an AA poll.
