A new search tool has been added to the core Vauxhall web site, using iVendi technology to help customers find the right car for their budget.
A new range of four short animated videos about add-on products has been created by iVendi in an effort to support car dealers' online sales efforts.
Network Q has claimed the title of the market’s largest approved used car scheme to offer online motor finance following the adoption of technology from iVendi.
iVendi has identified the next big challenge for digital dealers as integration of add-on sales.
Shifting car-buying entirely into the online arena is so incredibly complex that dealers will be around for a long time to come, but increased digitisation is essential if the sector is to meet consumer expectations according to iVendi chief executive James Tew.
Dealers are increasingly using digital tools to reduce the amount of “desk time” that is required to take a customer through the details of a deal, according to online motor retail specialist iVendi.
Kieron Grenney-Tabret has been appointed as the first international projects manager at motor industry online retail specialist iVendi.
Research conducted by Dealerweb has revealed that 77% of car buyers would be reluctant to spend over £15,000 on a new car online.
Car dealers interested in how digital technology will change motor retail will be in their element at Automotive Management Live 2018. It has masterclasses focused on websites, video, social media marketing, lead management, live chat, online vehicle sales and customer reviews.
“Car dealers need to make their pretty websites into e-commerce platforms”, iVendi chief executive James Tew has insisted following the publication of the finance specialist’s first-ever Report on Online Motor Retailing.
A new data engineer and data scientist have been appointed at online finance specialist iVendi as the business aims to gain greater insight from its online motor retail data.
IVendi has invested more than £3m in a tracking tool, “event store” which will provide a full audit and log of consumer actions online.
Ian Jones has been appointed to manage a new technical support team at iVendi.
Research from iVendi has shown that used car buyers conduct the most searches between 7pm and 9pm on Sunday.
Tech-savvy car dealers have been urged to recognise the potential sales boost that can be delivered by embracing smartphone technology in their business.
Soft check and soft search options on online motor finance could make it more accessible and attractive to used car buyers, iVendi has revealed.
Manufacturers are struggling with the direct new car sales web sites they have established over the last year, says iVendi.
Jacqui Barker, former Auto Trader client development manager, has been appointed online finance specialist iVendi's first head of OEM relations.
Providing solutions that allow dealers the flexibility to operate key processes how they want is essential to the rapid uptake of online motor retailing.
Digital solutions look set to play a key role in helping dealers comply with the demands of GDPR legislation and FCA regulation.