Brett Ward has been appointed to the newly-created position of head of online retailing at iVendi.
Online motor finance providers who continue to damage potential customers' credit scores with hard searches which remain on their records are "bordering on unethical", according to iVendi.
iVendi is preparing to deliver plug-in software that allows its dealer partners to facilitate online car sales via a 'buy' button described as "the holy grail of online motor retailing".
iVendi has released its latest online retailing report, which hopes to work towards creating an industry-standard method of measurng online motor finance.
Dealers should subscribe to the ethos of the FCA by offering customers a broader choice of finance providers, says iVendi.
Dealers are turning to online car and van sales in order to pursue a faster turnaround of stock to fight margin erosion.
Used car PCPs could play a crucial role in maintaining demand for diesel cars if the current backlash against the fuel type continues, according to iVendi.
A sizeable proportion of consumers have purchased used cars and vans without any dealer contact, via iVendi's online platform.
A plug-in ‘website widget’ is being rolled out by iVendi to its 4,500 dealer customers.
Divorcees and older people are probably the most successful people when haggling on used car prices, according to iVendi research.
An online finance checker delivered by iVendi has been enhanced to cover commercial vehicle dealers for the first time.
iVendi has moved its Wales head office to a Colwyn Bay premises four times the size of its previous base in Abergele.
When it comes to knocking a dealer down on price, most car buyers would rather avoid the hassle.
Industry-recognised metrics are needed to help car dealers measure impact of their online motor finance offering, according to iVendi.
A wave of new car price increases prompted by the weakness of the pound should place a new degree of emphasis on more effectively promoting motor finance, says iVendi.
Independent dealers look set to become the growth area for online motor finance during 2017, according to iVendi.
The SMMT has praised the government’s drive towards improved transport infrastructure and innovation in the EV sector following yesterday’s Autumn Statement as others eyed opportunity amid the uncertainty.
Rob Severs has been appointed to the newly-created position of vice-president of data and insight at online motor finance specialist iVendi.
Most of your customers visit your website and go on to buy cars using finance – make their journey as easy as possible.
Understanding how and why car consumers buy is essential to franchised dealers’ success online, delegates at AM’s latest Digital Dealer conference heard.