Car buyers browsing the heycar classified advertising portal will be able to sell their car completely online as a result of the website’s new partnership with fellow automotive sector start-up Motorway.
Car retailers are being advised to hunt down hybrid used car stock after research revealed that consumer demand for the alternative fuel vehicles (AFV) is outstripping demand by eight-to-one.
All new Minis will be sold with three months’ free insurance after BMW Group extended its partnership with fintech firm Wrisk to create a new Mini Flex Car Insurance product.
Consumer interest in electric vehicles (EV) grew by 126% in Q3 of 2019 according to data compiled for a Europe wide ‘EV Index’ to determine various markets’ progress in the adoption of alternative fuel vehicles (AFV).
Birchwood Motor Group has become the latest franchised car retail group to launch an online car sales platform with the help of GForces.
On-screen stars from across the car retailer sector have been shortlisted for CitNOW’s 2019 Video Awards.
Cazoo has launched its UK used car retail portal with the backing of a record £80 million in pre-launch funding to boost its chances of success.
Social media monitoring looks set to help dealers’ marketing teams to ramp up their electric car sales next decade.
Used electric vehicles (EV) like the Renault Zoe and BMW i3 are appreciating in value after car buyers "turned a corner" in their attitude to adoption, according to CarGurus.
Criminals are using WhatsApp groups to plan and execute car thefts, according to vehicle protection specialists at AX.
The Motor Ombudsman has added a new search facility to its Garage Finder to allow owners of electric vehicles (EVs) to more easily find and identify accredited businesses to service and repair their car.
AutoProtect Group has appointed former Aviva managing director Matthew Briggs as its new chief executive after extending its portfolio of services with the acquisition of DealTrak.
Used electric vehicle (EV) values continued to rise as consumers warmed to electrification during October as petrol powered cars faltered and diesel vehicles showed signs of growing demand, according to the Auto Trader Retail Price Index.
Swansway Group is hoping to take on web-savvy used car supermarkets with a newly-launched Motor Match website offering free provenance checks and independent review content to assist consumer car searches.
Motors.co.uk, Gumtree and eBay have come together under one brand, the eBay Motors Group, and will enable motor retailers to access their broad range of vehicle advertising services from a single point from 2020.
Mazda is offering customers buying a car before the end of 2019 the chance to save up to £6,000 when they trade-in an older car through its newly-launched Scrappage Scheme Upgrade Plan.
Prospective DS Automobiles retailers in the UK are now able to join the French premium brand’s franchise for “as little as £150,000” following a change in its corporate identity (CI) demands.
Manheim has launched a new suite of valuation and appraisal products to support dealers with the part-exchange process.
While car retailers and automotive suppliers are heading to today’s Automotive Management Live expo with the hope of networking face-to-face AM is keen to hear of your experiences of the event on social media.
Carwow has appointed Sep Arani as its new head of OEM ten months after Audi’s former future mobility operations manager joined peer-to-peer car sharing provider hiyacar.
Traditional online vehicle searches which demand that car buyers select a car manufacturer brand first are “too limiting”, according to iVendi.
Substantial franchised car retail network reductions and restructuring is required if operators are to benefit from a significant increase in the profitability of operators, according to a new report published by the ICDP.
The volume of customer enquiries made to UK dealerships rose by 20% year-on-year during Q3 of 2019, according to new data published by Marketing Delivery.
Saxton 4x4 have been fined £27,375 and ordered to pay £37,375 in costs after a Trading Standards investigation uncovered evidence of “deliberate mis-selling” and “very poor business practices”.
Jardine Motors Group has been on a journey that has seen the group implement systems that allow retailers operating across a multiplicity of brands, locations and customer segments to gain a holistic view of their customers and use data in a smarter, more proactive manner.
