Web-based software specialist Cooper Solutions and chartered insurance broker Cooke & Mason have entered into an official partnership.
The salesman’s role has undergone major changes as customers become better informed about their options.
The Office of Fair Trading has cleared the completed acquisition by HPI of CarweB.
The way cars are bought will change even more radically in the future as a new generation of motorists are more interested in what goes on inside than how their vehicle looks from the outside.
Dayinsure has joined forces with ADP Dealer Services to launch a short-term insurance product which dealers can integrate into their dealer management systems (DMS).
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Vauxhall is partnering with digital specialist GForces to offer ‘an overhauled online presence’ to its entire UK retailer network.
Hyundai Motor Company has strengthened its commitment to a cleaner, low-carbon future by joining the London Hydrogen Partnership (LHP).
A new survey by What Car?, researching motorists’ attitudes towards the environmental impact of car ownership in the UK, found that almost 40% of respondents would consider offsetting the emissions of their vehicle, 10% more than would buy a hybrid or electric alternative.
Anti-pollution group Transport & Environment (T&E) claims the difference between what cars really emit and what they are officially measured as emitting has grown to nearly a quarter.
Dealerships should consider using tablet technology to free staff from their desks and make the buying process more interactive for customers, says motor dealer technology company iVendi.
The automotive retail industry is pretty cynical about pure electric vehicle sales. While dealers are aware the EV market is in its infancy, volumes need to significantly increase before businesses take real notice.
Dr Norbert Reithofer, chairman of BMW's board of management, has presented the latest concept in its i range of electric vehicles and stated: "This is what individual mobility of tomorrow looks like and we will bring it to the road - as early as this year."
Cambridgeshire-based dealer group Vindis has chosen Reynolds and Reynolds as its new dealer management system (DMS) provider.
Land Rover has developed a new nine-speed automatic transmission for its new models which will help improve fuel economy and carbon emissions output.
Volvo models of the future will feature Active High Beam Control which will mean drivers will always be driving with full beam on but the system features a mechanism that prevents dazzling oncoming drivers.
Ford has signed a deal with Spotify which will see its future models come with music streaming capabilities which will give customers access to millions of music tracks.
Lexus UK has appointed Reevoo to provide its independent customer reviews service on its website.
The UK’s first online vehicle auction platform, Manheim's Simulcast, has expanded with a mobile version.
Fear is the key factor which will prevent electric cars from becoming dominant in the automotive industry in the future, according to a former boss of Volvo.
Website supplier AutoExposure – a division of Manheim’s Motors group – has launched a new online platform for car dealers.
The fleet industry is being encouraged to make even greater strides in reducing carbon by using more plug-in cars and vans.
There could be 1.6 million hydrogen-powered vehicles on UK roads by 2030, according to a joint Government-industry study.
Volvo believes its Vision 2020 will see it develop a new car which cannot kill or seriously injure occupants or pedestrians within the next seven years.
Today the Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership (LowCVP) launches a renewed strategy for carbon reduction from road transport at a London event held in celebration of 10-years leading the shift to greener cars, buses, trucks and vans and the fuels which drive them.
