The average UK car retailer saw their monthly profit soar by 189.7% year-on-year in what the SMMT had described as a “desperately disappointing September”, according to ASE.
A television advert for the Motorway car buying service has been banned by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) after allegation that it “encouraged driving behaviour that was dangerous”.
An 80th consecutive week of increasing used car values and the highest level of UK inflation for a decade is unlikely to temper consumers’ appetite to buy a new vehicle, Auto Trader has said.
A free online service for buying and selling electric cars has launched to help car buyers make the shift to zero or low-emissions motoring.
Used car dealers are still under-pricing up to 60% of their forecourt stock, according to data published by Real Time Communications (RTC).
DMN Logistics has revealed lessons learned as growing rates of electric vehicle (EV) adoption result in a new whitepaper laying out its priorities for UK-wide deliveries.
Used car values remained at their second highest level ever in a “frenzied” 2021 market at BCA’s auction in October, despite showing signs of “easing back” in the month’s latter stages.
Car retailers and industry suppliers hailed the return of Automotive Management Live as “a great success” after crowds returned to the NEC to meet-up in-person.
Car buyers have sped-up their purchasing process to cut the time from making an initial enquiry to completing a purchase from 16 to six days, according to Marketing Delivery.
Used car dealers need to collaborate with motor finance partners to effectively compete with new digital disruptors, says iVendi.
Automotive Management Live officially returns to the NEC in Birmingham today, with car retailers from across the UK flocking through the doors to gain insight and advice and network in-person.
Automotive retailers that can leverage their customer data will be best placed to face any future challenges with the automotive retail model, according to customer relationship management (CRM) specialists Salesforce.
Automotive sector consultancy Elevenci has appointed automotive finance industry expert and former Volkswagen Financial Services chief executive Bryan Marcus to its leadership team.
The link between customer feedback and how this can drive loyalty will be explored in depth as part of Reputation's Operational Excellence session at AM Live tomorrow.
Auto Trader is launching a new Automotive Carbon Literacy Toolkit to help dealers and automotive businesses reduce their carbon footprint.
The Finance and Leasing Association (FLA) has announced the appointment of Rebecca McNeil as the new chair of the association, with effect from November 30.
Experts from across the used car industry will share their unique insights on what has been a rollercoaster market over the last 18 months at Automotive Management Live 2021.
Motorvise has appointed former Rhino Design events manager Neil Carruthers as its own account manager for automotive sales events as it kicks starts a new period of growth.
Automotive 30% Club chief executive and Gaia Innovation founder Julia Miur will lead an expert panel at AM Live to inspire delegates to make their car retail businesses a place where women can thrive.
Auto Trader has reported that the average price of a used car has risen by £3,000 since May as the imbalance of consumer demand and vehicle supply shows no sign of abating.
BDO’s newly-published 2021 Motor Salary Survey has shown that vehicle technicians were the biggest wage increase winners in 2021 as the sector’s average pay rose 5% to almost £42,000.
Delegates at next week's AM Live car retail expo will hear connected retailing tips from iVendi that can help them successfully compete and better manage the digital sales journey.
One-in-10 car buyers are ready to complete their purchase wholly online, according to new research from What Car?.
Digital automotive retail finance specialist iVendi has continued its recruitment of C-suite executives with the appointment of former Cox Automotive Europe board member Darren Sinclair.
Automotive ecommerce agency Drivvn has appointed Anu Shahi as its new head of product and technology.
