Vertu Motors, Renault Retail Group and Pentagon Motor Holdings represented the franchised retail sector among the winners at the eighth annual Auto Trader Click Awards.
Former Hyundai, Citroen and Vauxhall marketing expert Andrew Cullis has joined Skoda UK.
Ricky Wilson, frontman of the Kaiser Chiefs and judge on BBC1's The Voice, has become a brand ambassador for Honda Cars UK as it launches the Honda Civic Type-R
Auto Trader has announced a partnership with Trusted Dealers, the marketing channel operating under the umbrella of the National Franchised Dealers Association.
Car dealer group Arnold Clark was one of the most searched for brands in the UK automotive sector and had the largest social influence of any franchised dealer in 2014.
Almost 40% of initial bids on vehicles come ‘out-of-hours' - after 5pm and before 8am the next morning - says Cars Direct of its online auction operation.
Auto Trader recorded £133.1 million operating profit from £255.9m turnover in the 12 months to March 29.
Large dealer groups and OEMs are beginning to put data as a more central pillar in their strategies, but the share of data with OEM partners is disjointed.
Car dealer Swansway has partnered with VEE24 to bring real-time live chat to its website customers.
Monitoring your businesses’ influence on social media is not straightforward.
Peter Vardy has awarded students from Strathclyde Business School a £2000 cash prize, following a 12 week project to develop digital marketing ideas.
Car dealer Arnold Clark has agreed a three year sponsorship of the Ricoh Women's British Open golf tournament.
Peugeot UK has appointed Mark Pickles as its new marketing director.
Car manufacturers have been revealed as the fifth worst sector at keeping its customer data up to date.
A total of 71% of used car buyers visit a dealer’s website before making their purchase with stock a primary concern.
Van dealers are expecting an uplift from the first ever TV sponsorship by Mercedes-Benz Vans.
Land Rover UK has shown it is not forgetting its farming roots and has appointed farmer and BBC TV’s Countryfile star Adam Henson as its brand ambassador.
Car dealers are being warned of the impact of forthcoming EU law on their freedoms to contact consumers – and the massive financial risk of ignoring them.
A new company has been launched in London offering to deliver used cars to customers.
Car buyers are prepared to pay 32% more for a car than they were two years ago, a sign of rising consumer confidence.
Pendragon has described its 2015 first quarter trading as “excellent” and says its underlying profit before tax increased by 10.4%.
Online tyre retailer Blackcircles.com has been sold to Michelin for £50 million, making its founder Mike Welch a multi-millionaire.
Volkswagen is backing an "As Good As New" used car campaign with finance discounts and free servicing in order to tempt consumers to its dealerships.
Former Next Group finance director David Keens has been appointed to the board of automotive digital marketing firm Auto Trader Group.
Product quality is out of the retailer’s control and down to the manufacturer and so what is now becoming more key is the customer experience.
