Engaging with customers through social media has become the norm for companies across a range of sectors and car reatilers should be paying close attention to the approach of businesses in other sectors.
Over 4.7 million drivers are paying for car finance each month in the UK at the cost of £1.07 billion.
An estimated two million Brits regret “jumping straight-in” to the first finance deal offered without shopping around, research has revealed.
Vantage Motor Group will remarket 6,000 used cars through auction houses in Donington Park, Prees Heath and a planned Wakefield ‘Mega Centre’ as part of a new solus remarketing deal with Aston Barclay.
Dealers are looking to cut costs by not replacing staff who leave, but this is having a knock-on effect to profitability, according to Coachworks Consulting.
Tootle has launched a new progressive comparison tool which allows car buyers to compare offers from dealers and car buying service companies.
Average used diesel prices of cars sold on the Autorola online portal continued to rise in Q2, although there was a noticeable fall in volume.
Luscombe Motors Car Shop won Retailer of the Year accolades as Auto Trader rewarded the efforts of the UK’s best car dealers at its 11th annual Retailer Awards.
Aston Barclay’s plan to “revolutionise the UK remarketing sector” could move a step closer to realisation with the creation of a new 70,000sq-ft car auction Mega Centre in Wakefield.
Pinewood has made it possible for its car dealer clients to sell and manage vehicle their stock directly from their smartphone or tablet with the introduction of its new Stock+ app.
Manheim auctions will see 6,000 additional commercial vehicles pass through its auction lanes after signing a solus remarketing deal with Arval.
TyreSafe’s latest publicity campaign highlights the heightened risk a tyre-related incident to improve safety on UK roads during the summer.
Close Brothers Motor Finance employees have raised £31,000 for the NSPCC and Cancer Research UK by completeing a series of grueling challenges for charity.
Petrol is closing in on diesel as the most popular fuel type among UK car buyers, according to Auto Trader’s online search data.
Digital lead management provider RAPID RTC has struck-up a new partnership with Volkswagen UK which will see its software adopted by the German manufacturer’s UK car dealer network.
Ford is the most favoured manufacturer among second-hand car buyers, according to research into used buying trends by AA Cars.
Aston Barclay has launched a new Virtual Auction platform which allows used vehicles to be sold from any location through an online auction.
Arnold Clark Milton Keynes Delivery Centre sowed the Cee’d of success with a high-quality Kia sales video which helped it claim the ‘Best Overall’ award at CitNOW’s annual awards event.
EMaC has teamed up with GForces to launch a new ‘Self-Serve’ facility to allow car dealership customers the opportunity to purchase service plans directly via an on-line portal.
eCars247 has partnered with Hitachi Capital Consumer Finance to offer an online used car buying service claiming to offer "instant finance".
Former JCT600 director Simon Parker has joined Coachworks Consulting as a non-executive director in a bid to help the business achieve its “strategic aim” of doubling turnover.
Over 50 HR directors, managing directors and chief executives from automotive retail and manufacturing brands agreed that the industry needed to “wake up and diversify” at Auto Trader’s diversity and inclusion seminar.
Franchised car dealers have been alerted to an impending heatwave which will see UK drivers spend over £45 million on air conditioning services, and garages “inundated” with re-gas services, according to WhoCanFixMyCar.com.
BCA Brighouse is set to mark its 45th anniversary with a special week of used car sales in June.
EMaC has launched a partnership with payments and consumer finance provider Klarna to offer a new ‘Drive Now, Pay Later’ programme designed to deliver a flexible aftersales offering for car dealers.
