The Research Institute of Sweden (RISE) is launching cyber security initiative dedicated to vehicle testing to combat threats to connected vehicles.
Single point dealer processes that track motor finance activity could prove essential to meeting the Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) Consumer Duty principle, says iVendi.
DriveElectric has launched its new website which allows personal and business customers to lease an electric vehicle (EV) online.
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has said that the finance sector needs “a higher quality of credit information” to ensure that consumers get accurate lending advice.
Motorists’ continued appetite for car buying has delivered another 5.1% increase in the value of the average used vehicle advertised for sale on Auto Trader.
Following Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt acknowledgement that the UK was in recession during last week’s Autumn Statement Mad Devs chief executive David Boyce is keen to highlight the need for car retailers to keep their customers close through challenging economic times.
RSM has urged car dealers across the UK to prioritise enhanced cyber security in response to increasing concern around the number of cyber-attacks across the sector.
JCT600 head of marketing Charlotte Murray has joined Marketing Delivery as its new commercial director.
Bristol Street Motors (BSM) has struck-up a sponsorship deal with Gallagher Premiership Rugby team Exeter Chiefs as fellow car retail group LSH Auto broadened its support of Macclesfield Town FC.
Auto Trader Group chief executive Nathan Coe expects the automotive sector to “prove its resilience” once again after the online car retail marketplace reported a 2% decline in operating profit from H1 trading.
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The ongoing cost of living crisis continues to dampen consumer appetite for new cars as data from iTrackLeads shows dealer enquiries fell by 18% year-on-year in October.
The average retail price of used cars advertised for sale via Auto Trader rose for a fourth consecutive month during October – rising £178 on September and a £548 on August to reach £17,587.
The trade-to-trade online used car stocking platform Dealer Auction has announced the appointment of Ian Armitage as technology director.
Used car values rose by an average of 2% on eBay Motors Group’s online marketplace as the market’s balance of consumer demand and limited supply continued to defy the UK’s economic gloom.
The Stellantis-owned used car retail business Aramis Group has acquired Cazoo’s Italian operations as the online retailer continues its withdrawal from Europe to focus on cost savings and the UK market.
Motorists are increasingly using smartphones and social media to inform their next car purchase, research by CarGurus has found.
Auto Trader has sold off its Webzone subsidiary, which trades as Carzone in the Republic of Ireland, for 30m euros (approx. £26m).
Jato Dynamics has announced the launch of its new solution, Car Mapper, designed to help speed up the process of used vehicle listing in the online marketplace.
The automotive retail sector’s used car shortages “will stick with us” for some time to come but it is not altogether bad news, Auto Trader commercial director Ian Plummer has told the AM News Show.
Auto Trader is expanding its YouTube team with two new presenters as part of a strategy to boost advert views for its retailer partners.
Online car buying platform heycar UK has promoted its chief commercial officer Karen Hilton into the post of chief executive, with Mat Moakes becoming CCO of the heycar Group.
Car buyers and aftersales customers need to receive a consistent experience online, in-store and across departments, CitNOW Group’s chief customer officer Carol Fairchild will tell delegates at next month's Automotive Management Live 2022 event.
Former GForces chief executive Giles Smith is set to step aside from his role as Automotive Transformation Group chief product officer following the appointment of Anson Moniz.
Genesis will open its second UK Studio at the landmark Battersea Power Station site in a move that accompanies its shift into electric vehicles (EV).
