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- Car buying app wins Autocar’s Drivers of Change Award
- BMW and Mini launch ‘industry first’ accident support service
- HMRC opens consultation on Making Tax Digital for Corporation Tax
- Personalised processes key to car sales conversion in 2021, opinion
- Pent-up demand leads to test-drive boom
- CDK Global launches Digital Documents to digitise workflows
- Mazda to launch online car sales as part of new ‘Mazda Your Way’ pledge
- Renault unveils new Arkana coupe SUV ahead of 2021 UK launch
- 63% of UK drivers don’t trust in-car infotainment, survey finds
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10 minutes with... Cameron Wade, Silver Bullet managing director
As part of AM's regular '10 minutes with...' automotive retail supplier interview series, Tom Seymour, discussed 2020's rapid shift towards online car retail and what the future might hold with Silver Bullet managing director, Cameron Wade.
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Future retailing: Time for dealers to step up digital services
UK car dealers must step up their digital services or risk being left behind, as the COVID-19 pandemic has led many customers to carry out more research from their sitting rooms before they visit car showrooms to agree the deal.
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Five steps to successful e-commerce
How close is the industry to a fully-functioning online buying process? These keys may help speed it along.
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Five ways motor retailers can get the best from their websites
The mere existence of a website doesn’t guarantee its effectiveness, so how can motor retailers ensure that the web is working for them?
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Five differences in how to sell EVs and hybrids
Though volumes of all electric vehicles are likely to grow, there are some fundamental differences in selling hybrids and ‘pure’ EVs
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What are the growth drivers for plug-in car sales?
The scale and timing of national emissions policy and local clean air initiatives will have a significant effect on retailers’ PHEV fortunes
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‘The only obstacle to EV sales explosion is supply’
Manufacturers’ product pipelines are full of hybrids and pure EVs, but retailers need the right mindset and knowledge to sell them
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‘Dealers had to adapt in the past, I’m sure they will in the future’
Delegates at AM DigiTech heard that EVs and online sales will bring dealers massive disruption, but also profit opportunity
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DMS traumas and triumphs: car dealers share their stories
Changing or upgrading dealership management systems does not always run smoothly – Brayleys Cars and Sere Motors have had very mixed experiences
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Live chat for car dealers: six steps to success
Live chat can extend a car dealer’s ‘opening hours’, better qualify prospects and increase customer satisfaction, but it takes hard work
