Medium term rental can provide car dealers with the opportunity to double their sales, according to Meridian Vehicle Solutions.
Car retailers improved their profitability by 4.4% year-on-year to an average of £118,000 during March, according to the latest data published by ASE.
BCA has become the first member of the National Association of Motor Auctions (NAMA) to sign up to the National Franchised Dealers Association’s (NFDA) Drive My Career initiative.
Auto Trader’s chief operating officer and chief financial officer Nathan Coe is set to become the online vehicle marketing giant’s chief executive following the retirement of Trevor Mather.
Auto Trader's monthly Retail Price Index report has revealed that March’s 2.3% growth in used car values represented the sector’s slowest growth since August 2017.
Motorline has agreed to sell 12,500 used cars via BCA’s Paddock Wood auction site in Kent as part of an exclusive two-year remarketing deal.
Auto Trader's 2019 Auto Trader Retailer Awards is open for entries 12 years after its begun celebrating the UK’s very best car dealers at its prestigious annual celebration.
G3 Remarketing has appointed Russell Gill to the role of buyer services manager to head up a newly-developed customer support team which focuses on buyer experience and engagement.
Santander Consumer Finance (SCF) has announced the release of an enhanced renewals platform which offers free training for car dealerships' sales staff.
The used car market in March was a story of two halves and market sentiment would appear to suggest that the retail consumers were more fickle than they have been for some time, according to Cazana director of valuations Rupert Pontin.
Carwow has celebrated hitting two million subscribers on its YouTube channel, following a record breaking eight months.
HR Owen has signed a new two year exclusive renewal deal with BCA to manage the remarketing of its part-exchange vehicles arriving at its network of supercar and luxury car showrooms.
Three new car retailer signings have taken the RAC Dealer Network above the 1,400 member mark as it targets a 1,550-strong total by the end of 2019.
Auto Trader is replacing its i-Control used car stock pricing platform with a new Retail Accelerator platform in an effort to help retailers claw-back some of the £290 million lost to overage stock each year.
Direct Valeting Ltd has expanded its business to serve more 550 franchised dealerships in the UK, following its acquisition of Quality Assured Valeting Ltd.
Nissan’s Leaf electric vehicle (EV) was the fastest-selling used car on Auto Trader during March, according to the online marketing platform’s latest market data.
Car dealers reported a 60% decline in demand during March as reaction to political uncertainty over Brexit the introduction of WLTP-related taxation changes caused owners to hold on to their cars for longer.
Drive Vauxhall retailers will take part in a two-week training roadshow from CitNOW to improve the Group's video engagement skills.
Blue Motor Finance has launched a new tailored stock lending product to support small independent motor dealers.
Over half of car buyers would buy a car without taking a test drive, according to a new Opinium survey of over 2,000 UK drivers.
The fully-electric Nissan Leaf was the fastest selling used car in March, according to Motors.co.uk.
Brexit headwinds have been blamed for an 11% decline in new car purchase enquiries to UK car dealers during March.
Used cars are selling almost 20% faster on Scotland’s forecourts than the UK average of 31 days, according to data published by CarGurus – taking an average 25 days to turn.
The RAC has been awarded a new five-year contract to provide roadside assistance services to Groupe PSA.
Used Hyundai Tucsons left dealer forecourts faster than any other car in March, according to a new report from Indicata.
