After almost three months of shuttered showrooms, the Government’s easing of lockdown restrictions meant car dealers in England were able to reopen their doors from June 1, Northern Ireland June 8 and Wales just this week.
Auto Trader has vowed to repay the funding its accessed through the Government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) in its annual financial results for 2019/20.
BCA has announced a new fortnightly programme of online Top Car sales following successful events staged in May and earlier this month (June).
Peugeot UK will attempt to bust common electric vehicle (EV) myths and showcase its e-2008 SUV and e-208 hatchback in a online show aiming to leverage rising consumer interest in alternative fuel vehicles (AFV).
Could a shortage of cash and heightened consumer caution in the wake of the COVID-19 coronavirus crisis help to fuel a shift towards car subscription?
The online car retailer Cazoo claims to have become the fastest UK business ever to achieve a valuation in excess of $1 billion (£800.8m) – joining an exclusive list of companies known as ‘unicorns’.
Classic car dealers have been given a new online route to acquiring stock with the launch of the new trade-to-trade remarketing platform, Classic Trade.
Automotive logistics providers will bid for home delivery jobs from car dealers in a new home delivery option launched as part of Auto Trader's Vehicle Moves platform.
Consumer interest has grown rapidly this month, with car dealers receiving an influx of enquiries for new and used models.
Motorway has celebrated its delivery of record volumes of used car stock to the UK’s motor retailers post-lockdown – with £1.39m of sales completed in a single day last week.
Pendragon’s Pinewood Technology has launched a new online payment feature for car retailers’ aftersales departments – enabling customers to pay before collecting their car.
COVID-19 has rendered physical car auctions a no-go zone for 23% of car retailers in the short- to medium-term, Cox Automotive’ s latest dealer sentiment survey has revealed.
Dealers are being urged to have a ‘second wave plan’ to deal with the prospect of a another COVID-19 coronavirus lockdown later this year.
Cazoo has completed the appointment of Stephen Morana as its new chief financial officer (CFO), hailing his track record and experience as “second to none”.
Auto Trader research has said that a third of car buyers remain cautious about visiting a dealership, despite healthy levels of demand which look set to continue.
New data from dealers across the UK shows a strong recovery in the first week in June as lockdown begins to lift, according to Dealerweb.
The appetite for digital solutions has never been greater while identifying and understanding established and emerging trends will help dealers prepare
Arnold Clark chief executive Eddie Hawthorne has told AM that he initially felt that the COVID-19 coronavirus crisis would be “over by Easter”, but now concedes it has fundamentally changed car retail.
A new type of customer has emerged, the super-savvy, super-confident. These are the people buying pure electric vehicles (EV) during a pandemic, giving double digit growth in a market which is otherwise hardly moving.
Jardine Motors Group is launching a new online sales platform for its Jaguar Land Rover division.
Pendragon founder and former chief executive, Trevor Finn, has said that he plans to “re-engineer parts of the industry that aren’t functioning efficiently” with his new online business venture.
Cazoo will become the shirt sponsor of Premier League football team Everton FC from the 2020/21 season, the online car retail business has revealed.
Car dealers have resisted the temptation to “slash prices” during COVID-19 lockdown according to Auto Trader data which showed an 1.9% year-on-year increase in May.
Digital enquiries for new and used cars have spiked following the announcement that dealerships could reopen from June 1.
CarGurus has suggested that the re-opening of car showrooms in England this week has helped generate increased online leads for retailers in Scotland and Wales.
