Peter Vardy digital marketing executive Jamie Fleming is preparing to swap the showroom for the sports field when he heads to Budapest to represent Scotland at Lacrosse.
Citroen is attempting to spark some early interest in its forthcoming C3 hatchback by taking to social media with an early teaser campaign.
Wessex Garages has appointed a new dedicated online parts executive to manage listings on its own web site as well as those on eBay and Amazon.
The Attercopia Group, a digital marketing specialist with clients in the leisure, legal and mainstream retail sectors, has set its sights on the motor sector.
Volvo and Hyundai dealer Endeavour Automotive has relaunched its website and included an online valuation tool to help consumers considering changing their car.
AA Inspection Services has teamed up with AutosOnShow to deliver an “intuitive and easy” solution to providing inspection reports to its clients.
It’s a fantastic time to be in the automotive industry. Consumer confidence is at an all-time high and global sales are soaring.
HPI have had an advert banned by the Advertising Standards Authority over its claims that it was "the most trusted and reliable car history check".
Driver data, including phone numbers and addresses, appears to have been accessed by third parties not involved in the repair of the vehicle.
Auto Trader’s annual financial results have revealed turnover of £281.6 million during the year to May 27 – up 10% year-on-year.
Millennials and Gen Z customers are more than twice as likely to use an online car search when buying a new car than the over-50s, a new census of car buyers claims.
Carwow has appointed legal representatives in a bid to lift a BMW UK ban on its franchised dealers use of the online market place’s services.
CarCliq has hired former Auto Trader and Cap Automotive executive Ben Maguire as its new managing director.
Online car search engine Carsnip is appealing for 500 ‘Founder Dealers’ to help test drive its products as the new search and analytics platform was officially launched this week.
HR Owen has struck up a partnership with Premier Sports Network in a deal that will see the leading luxury dealer group offer private driver training to football stars.
AutosOnShow.TV will deliver digital images to Volvo Cars UK customers nationwide after striking up a partnership with the Swedish manufacturer.
CarKeys has announced the expansion of its senior team, with Chris Smith becoming head of Carkeys.co.uk and Sean Harris joining the team as commercial operations manager.
BMW UK is preparing to extend its award-winning Retail Online offering to new MINI sales and a specialist used platform for both BMW and MINI brands.
Arnold Clark’s head of marketing paid tribute to the “quality and creativity” of her team after bringing home the Drum Marketing Awards’ In-house Marketing Team of the Year accolade.
JudgeService is expanding its workforce and has moved to new premises as the company publishes its landmark 500,000th review.
Seat is offering customers an additional £500 deposit contribution towards the purchase of all of its new car range as part of its ‘Beautifully Made May event’.
Manheim has appointed Stuart Miles as business development director to help drive the business’s development strategy and sales organisation.
Tootle.co.uk is set to launch a £300,000 nationwide ad campaign as it attempts to match more private vehicle sellers with retailers.
Following a trip to this year’s annual NADA convention in Las Vegas, chief executive of The Lead Agency, which owns CarKeys.co.uk, Anton Hanley saw how the need for face-to-face interactions in the car buying process is even more limited than in the UK.
Knowledge is power, or so the saying goes anyway. If that holds true, then today’s motor industry should be more powerful than it’s ever been.
