Online reviews should be embraced by car retail businesses to “create a narrative of good customer service”, AM’s latest ‘General Managers Guide to…’ webinar heard.
Close Brothers Motor Finance has teamed-up with Auto Trader to launch a “motor finance industry-first data tool” offering consumer demand insight to car retailers.
Car dealers’ used car stock levels were 9.4% down year-on-year last month and 16.5% down on September 2019, according to data published by Indicata.
GardX has rebranded and relaunched its AD-Vantage range of digital consumer journey tool as Fuel Digital and is poised to make a new AI lead management platform available to customers.
Niall Fitzgerald, a former CEO of Unilever, once said, “Data makes your briefcase heavy. Insight makes you rich.” It’s an approach that will guide the rapid advancement of online automotive retail.
Experts from CarGurus and PistonHeads will offer tips on how to gain online market share in an increasingly turbulent marketplace at AM Live next month.
2021 has been a pivotal year for the automotive industry in many ways. In particular, sales of electric vehicles (EVs) have boomed in numerous countries, most notably in Europe and China.
Auto Trader has reported that 17% of nearly new used cars are now more expensive than their brand-new equivalents as supply shortages continue to stall global car manufacturing.
Even the traditionally slender margins that car dealerships make on new and used car sales once all the overheads have been factored in, aftersales is key to profitability.
Aftersales departments have been kept busy for the best part of a decade by a buoyant new car market with each dealerships’ own customer base keeping workshops full.
Cox Automotive’s Dealer Auction online used car stocking platform has celebrated increased traction from independent retailers looking to “curate their forecourts” through vehicle disposals.
Snows Motor Group emerged from Reputation’s 2021 Auto Report to secure top place in the rankings of UK car retailers by online reputation – with Hyundai the leading car manufacturer.
Facebook UK will join Marketing Delivery on-stage at Automotive Management Live to advise car retailers how to adapt to changing cutsomer baviour with an expertly-targeted social media strategy.
Constellation Automotive claims to have reached “unmatched scale” in automotive retail after expanding its car retail operations into Europe with the acquisition CarNext.
The Motorway used car stocking portal has seen its vehicle sales grow 300% by value in Q3 after appreciating prices transformed the sector.
Aston Barclay has said the seasonality of the March and September-centric car retail market has been side-lined as supply shortages triggered 40% price rises in just nine months.
Jato Dynamics chief executive David Krajicek joined the automotive consultancy as COVID-19 lockdowns gripped the sector. AM caught up with him to reflect on his challenging start.
There is no doubt that 2021 is the year of the used car for the motor industry, but with lockdowns hopefully behind us, dealers are cracking on meeting strong demand from consumers.
Former Chrysalis-Solmotive co-owner Paul Bennett has joined iVendi as senior vice president for international business and banking alliances as part of a plan to triple revenues within three years.
MotorVise Automotive has recruited two new account managers Harry Potter and Philippa Hirst amid increasing demand for its consultancy services.
Autorola has reported a third consecutive quarterly rise in online used diesel prices as new car sales continue to fall.
Coronavirus lockdowns made the UK motor retail industry more reliant than ever on digital channels of communication.
The Hyundai i30 and Mitsubishi Shogun have been listed among Auto Trader’s ranking of the used cars that delivered the biggest retail value increases in September.
The COVID-19 pandemic turned 2020 into a year of innovation, as COVID restrictions forced motor retail to make rapid progress.
The AM Awards 2021’s Best Finance or Leasing Brokerage award winner is a business looking to capitalise on the growth of the personal contract hire market and, since its launch, has grown rapidly.
