Volkswagen UK has launched a ‘My Volkswagen’ app which gives owners and would-be customers the chance to configure cars, access their vehicles service records and track workshop bookings.
Recently-established Oodle Finance has secured £60 million of investment to help it roll-out a funding solution for customers from the full range of credit profiles.
Stoneacre claims to have become “UK’s first connected used car dealer” after partnering with the Smartdriverclub to offer customers a connected car service.
Carwow has launched a £1.2 million advertising campaign across television and radio with the catch-line ‘car buying with you in the driving seat’
A wave of new car price increases prompted by the weakness of the pound should place a new degree of emphasis on more effectively promoting motor finance, says iVendi.
The Motor Ombudsman received 7,200 enquiries from customers related to its Vehicle Sales Code between launch in September until December last year.
Record numbers of car dealers are exploiting online sales according to online marketplace Buyacar.co.uk, which experienced a 41% uplift in business during 2016.
Ten years after Motors.co.uk first entered the UK market the online car trading platform has taken time to reflect on the changing nature of the automotive industry.
Dealers are missing crucial information in almost one third of their customer aftersales records, according to new research by Marketing Delivery.
Motors.co.uk has launched a mobile-first version of its AutoEdit platform to cater specifically for users of Apple’s iphones and ipads.
New research reveals that buyers are increasingly prepared to buy cars online when they are backed up by the reassurance of a franchised dealer, according to NFDA Trusted Dealers.
EnquiryMax has partnered with data management software specialist Autofutura as both businesses bid to enter a phase of international expansion.
Hyundai has officially launched its own Click To Buy online new car selling platform with the promise of a haggle-free, fixed price service and home deliveries.
Smart has launched a new website offering a complete online sales solution for customers buying its fortwo and forfour hatchbacks.
What Car? has launched its online new car sales portal after partnering with 500 UK-wide dealers to deliver a range of offers to its 2.2 million website users.
One-in-three woman drivers believe they have been overcharged by garages because they are a female, according to new research by new car maintenance and ownership service, Motoreasy.
Warranty Direct founder Duncan McClure Fisher has retruned to the automotive industry to launch Motoreasy, a new online car ownership and maintenance service.
Independent dealers look set to become the growth area for online motor finance during 2017, according to iVendi.
YouGov research commissioned by Carwow has revealed that customers would rather feel confident that they paid a fair price for their vehicle than the lowest possible price.
Toyota GB has commissioned one of the biggest advertising campaign sin its history to launch the C-HR crossover across TV, cinema, social media and display advertising.
The BMW 3-Series has emerged as Auto Trader’s most searched for car of 2016 as the online marketplace revealed its top 10 attractors of online traffic.
Analysts at Wizzle have identified a December ‘double whammy’ which sees consumers hoping to get more for their car than usual – just as the real value falls to its lowest point in the year.
Motors.co.uk has told car dealers not to leave customers out in the cold over the festive by updating their answerphone messages in preparation for a rise in post-Christmas enquiries.
The NFDA and Trusted Dealers has joined forces to encourage dealers to prepare for “draconian” new General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR), which could see dealers facing fines of up to £20 million.
AA Garage Guide has joined forces with the recently-launched Motor Ombudsman to drive forward the platform’s aim to promotes “quality first”.
