Cap HPI has appointed Debbie Capell as new data operations director, to speed up the “development of new product”.
Car dealers preparing for the arrival of General Data Protection Regulation will be able to gather valuable insight and guidance on all aspects of compliance at AM’s forthcoming GDPR conference.
Up to three-quarters of the customer data held by car brands will become useless on May 25 2018, according to data cleansing specialist W8 Data.
More than half of marketing specialists do not currently have the skills to succeed in an increasingly data-driven industry, according to a survey of their peers.
Car dealers are being advised to consider 12 important stages now in ensuring their use of customer information complies with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) with a new Information Commissioner’s Office guide.
The average UK SME spent 600 hours of the past 12 months preparing for the arrival of the GDPR in May 2018 – but 2.1 million have yet to act.
Figuring out what is required within your business to meet the GDPR requirements is quite a challenge.
Data-savvy marketers have claimed that they are poised and ready for GDPR but a third fear that their organisation is ill-prepared for the legislation, according to the Data and Marketing Association.
Ben hosted has raised more than £135,000 to support workers in the automotive sector at its flagship Ben Ball at the Grosvenor House, London.
Lookers chief executive Andy Bruce is set to take on the Industry Leader Challenge, which raises funds and awareness for motor industry charity Ben.
Sub-prime car finance firm Moneybarn is being investigated by the FCA over how it assesses car-buyers for loans.
Ben will offer a full day’s training to support business managers understanding of mental health issues as part of a new initiative.
Former Pendragon director James Brearley branded a statement issued by his former employer in relation to legal proceedings against him as “staggering” as a costs settlement was heard in court today.
The new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) spells the biggest shake-up in data protection regulation in decades.
The Institute of the Motor Industry is preparing for a meeting with the Minister of State at the Department for Transport to discuss the implementation of a Licence to Practice for technicians working on high-voltage AFVs.
The director of a claims management company has been disqualified as a director for seven years after the Ministry of Justice deemed a million of his business’s 6.4 million automated marketing calls were “nuisance calls”.
Diesel car buyers could be put off a new purchase after new tax measures announced in Philip Hammond's 2017 Autumn Budget added upto £300 to the first year VED rate.
The NFDA has called on the government to boost EV adoption with grant funding, improve EV tax breaks and freeze fuel duty ahead of next week’s 2017 government budget.
Car manufacturing chiefs have told ministers that a no-deal Brexit would create a trading climate that could prove “semi-catastrophic” to their businesses.
The Motor Ombudsman has urged consumers to look out for its logo when considering a workshop for their car’s winter checks and servicing.
Diesel vehicles' fate is sealed according to car retailers speaking ahead of a government budget which is likely to a strict new tax regime for vehicles powered by the fuel.
There is now less than six months for UK dealers and their warranty providers to become compliant with the new Insurance Distribution Directive (IDD) the impact of which will be as far-reaching as GDPR legisation coming into force two months later.
Advice on the key areas dealers need to be reviewing to stay on “the right side of the FCA” will be given at Automotive Management Live.
Dealers hopes for another VAT windfall have been dashed. The Supreme Court yesterday overturned earlier positive court decisions in relation to Littlewoods’ claim for compound interest on overpaid VAT.
The Government has been urged to do more to drive the uptake of electric vehicles as manufacturers gear up to spend billions of pounds on their development.
