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- Renault unveils new Arkana coupe SUV ahead of 2021 UK launch
- 63% of UK drivers don’t trust in-car infotainment, survey finds
- Zerolight powers online sales of record-breaking Lucid Air EV
- autoVHC joins CDK International Partner Programme
- Car dealers must help mitigate against 'dangerous distraction' of technology
- CDK's automotive 'university challenge' offers students £10,000 prize fund
- Can automotive aftersales 'come back stronger'? A guest opinion
- West Way Nissan saves 10,000 hours of 'productive time' with digital aftersales
- Auto Trader looks to automate car sales journey with AutoConvert acquisition
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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
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DMS suppliers 'working hard to meet car dealer demands for better integration'
Suppliers of dealership management systems (DMS) say they are working hard to meet dealers’ demands for better third-party integration
