There have been an increasing number of dealer groups employing former military personnel to take advantage of ‘transferrable skills’.
The team at Stratstone BMW appealed to a customer's love of football to score extra brownie points and lift his spirits after a car accident delayed the handover of his BMW 120.
Honda has confirmed a production version of its Urban EV Concept will be available in 2019.
AutosOnShow is accelerating its expansion plans with the appointment of Jonathan Higham as its new managing director and Jason Jeggo as head of sales.
Lamborghini is preparing to roll out its first approved used programme as parts of plans to prepare its UK car dealers for a doubling of sales volumes following the launch of its forthcoming Urus SUV.
Heavy snowfall caused by the ‘beast from the east’ sparked a sharp increase in the number of online searches for 4x4s, according to Motors.co.uk.
Used car sales grew 5.2% in February, says enquiryMAX Car dealers increased their used car sales by 5.4% during February as new sales faltered, enquiryMAX has found. Analysis of data from over 700 dealers showed new sales dropped by 14.5% during the month, despite a 30% jump in the number of sales leads delivered via manufacturers and a nominal 1% increase in enquiries via the web. The number of leads generated from the service department dropped by 1%, meanwhile. David Boyce, managing director of enquiryMAX, said: “Our latest analysis shows that 2018 is set to be the year of the used car. “Dealers with strong used car operations are maintaining sales momentum in a traditionally profitable area of business. “Cross-selling from the service department to sales is a low cost and efficient route to generating business, and this should be a focus for every dealer.” PCP penetration continued to grow with an increase from 65.8% in February 2017 to 69.5% in February 2018, according to enquiryMAX’s data. The number of sales completed on the first day showed a marginal decline of 1% and the average price of a part exchange increased from £7,727 to £8,659.
Following the release of its Gender Pay Gap Report, Auto Trader has pledged its commitment to attracting women to higher paid technology roles.
Dealerships can now register their interest for the AM Best Dealerships To Work For 2018 programme.
The customer journey to a new car doesn’t always run smoothly, Gather has released five tips to ensure it does.
Dame Judith Hackitt has called the Apprenticeship Levy a ‘lose-lose’ and urged the Government to rethink its strategy, ahead of National Apprenticeship Week.
Vee24’s online customer service has been extended to cater to late night car browsers on Halliwell Jones' website.
Jaguar Land Rover’s relationship with its UK car dealer network will change from a “parent-child” to “adult-adult” after two constructive sets of talks with retailers, conceded managing director Jeremy Hicks.
The Institute of the Motor Industry has presented Citroen’s global chief executive Linda Jackson with the Sue Brownson Award for Outstanding Leadership in Automotive at its annual dinner.
DriveTribe, the automotive social media startup, has appointed Jim Murray Jones as chief marketing officer, as it targets new growth with manufacturers and dealers.
Volvo Car UK’s sponsored dealer programme bore its first fruits when dealer principle Chris Carr opened the doors to Volvo Cars Shrewsbury for the first time.
Cox Automotive has said that sales of used diesel vehicles have continued to contrast those of new diesel cars, despite a year-on-year price rise less than a third of those attracted by petrol counterparts.
Slaters of Abergele has announced that it will close its Abergele Nissan dealership due to ‘pension deficit’ – with staff from the facility now facing redundancy.
Tactics to influence a consumer’s behaviour and win their sale will be shared at the AM Digitech conference on April 17.
The Kia apprenticeship programme has placed at least one apprentice in 95% of its dealer network, after 13 years of running.
Cap HPI has appointed Jeremy Yea as the new Black Book editor, following recent restructure announcement.
Lookers has recorded a 14.9% increase in turnover and 2.7% increase in operating profits in a “robust” set of annual results for the period to December 31, 2017.
The future of Ellesmere Port is under threat because of a continuing lack of clarity on the UK’s Brexit plans.
Aston Barclay has confirmed a £1 million investment into its Chelmsford auction site to increase its capacity and to install a twin turntable inspection bay.
Car dealers’ ‘addiction’ to the lowest possible monthly PCP payments is unsustainable for motor retailers and their brands in the long term.
Polestar has plans to create a dealer network of 80 franchised sites by the end of 2020 as part of plans to bring the electrified performance car brand to market via an innovative subscription platform.
Car dealers need to give customers a narrative about their purchase, not a list of specifications.
Stoneacre made it three new acquisitions since the start of 2018 with its move for Platts Garage’s multi-franchise site in Stafford.
Chargemaster has announced that it will invest £50m into the Polar EV charging network over the next two years, to meet the demands of EV growth.
