Online fraudsters used headshots of a Hollywood actor and a Financial Times reporter to build a car retail website to scam car buyers out of thousands of pounds.
Retailers need to maintain the digital momentum they had accelerated during the pandemic to avoid potential lost sales at a time when the market is constricting, Marketing Delivery managing director Jeremy Evans will advise attendees at the 2022 Automotive Management Live show.
Citroën franchisees across the UK will be preparing to implement a new brand identity for the French carmaker after the unveiling of a redesigned version of its iconic ‘deux chevrons’ logo.
Keyloop and Salesforce will provide the real-time sharing of customer data between the OEM, retailers and the wider supply chain, to support the “more complex” customer interactions in an agency model.
Snows Motor Group once again secured the top-place in Reputation’s annual Auto Report rankings of UK car retail groups by online reputation – with Kia the leading car manufacturer.
Tackling current automotive market challenges to nurture a loyal customer base is the key to success in a cost of living crisis, says Feefo chief customer officer Kim Burgess.
Automotive Transformation Group have appointed its OEM and financier director Richard Johnston as chief revenue officer (CRO), effective immediately.
CitNOW Group has continued its growth through acquisition strategy with the acquisition of Auto Imaging.
Car retailers have been told “there can be no compromise” when it comes to the technology leveraged to ensure compliance with the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) new Consumer Duty.
The UK remains the only European country to experience a decline in used car values during 2022, according to Indicata.
A used car retailer has taken to his popular Tiktok account to tell car buyers that they need to scour private car sellers’ adverts on Auto Trader if they want to access the market’s cheapest vehicles.
Carwow has partnered with artificial intelligence (AI) platform Re:infer to help identify customers’ readiness to buy.
Mad Devs is establishing a new global technology hub in Leeds to help accelerate innovation and service its customers in the UK, Europe and Australia.
Consumers are purchasing new cars within five days of making a first enquiry, according to Marketing Delivery.
August proved to be a challenging month for car sales as the number of handovers fell by 33%, according to iTrackLeads.
Suggestions that the UK’s used cars vales are in steep decline are on the verge of a crash have been slammed as “sensationalist speculation” by Auto Trader.
In this Automotive Management (AM) opinion post Bernard Montel, EMEA technical director and security strategist at Tenable, explains how connected EVs have become a prime target for cyber criminals.
The newly-appointed head of Keyloop's Alliances division Megan Harvey has a vision of automotive retail which sees 'big data' join the dots between sales, aftersales, customer relations and mobility.
The average price of used cars remained flat in August as stock volumes continued to dip and days to sell improved, research by eBay Motors Group has found.
Skoda dealers will begin the roll out of a brand identity update in 2024 after the carmaker revealed new emphasis on "the simplicity and value" of its new models.
Audi has outlined its plans to enter Formula 1, in 2026, to raise awareness of it electrified powertrains and synthetic fuels among a global audience.
Expectations of a seamless digital journey are set to be exceeded with new technology at HR Owen’s new multi-brand supercar showroom in Hatfield, chief technical officer Brett Ward has told the AM News Show.
Keyloop has made a series of senior appointments to drive the success of a new Alliances division aiming to help accelerate digital transformation within large retail groups and car manufacturers.
A national newspaper advert aiming to showcase the “heart-pumping” excitement of Toyota’s GR Series of performance cars has been banned following a complaint to the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) by green campaigners.
Polestar is targeting classic car drivers that might want an electric vehicle as their daily drive as part of a test drive event at Silverstone Classic.
