Plug-in vehicles accounted for almost a quarter of all new car sales in February, with year-on-year growth achieved by both pure battery electric vehicles (BEVs) and plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHEVs).
Car retailers have been told “there is no silver bullet” in the fight to avoid potentially devastating data-grabbing cyberattacks as high-profile AM100 businesses continue to recover from hits on their digital systems.
Recent research has revealed that the average retailer has £59,145 of aftersales opportunity at risk due to poor data health.
Staff from Hunt Forest Group, an Isuzu dealership in the South of England, will embark on an Icelandic expedition to demonstrate the capability of the brand’s flagship Arctic Trucks AT35 model.
Research has shown that dealers worked hard to convert enquiries in February and saw a 3.4% increase in the number of test drives. However, sales fell by 7% and handovers by 27%.
eBay Motors Group has said that dealers may have to "work their marketing harder" to reach car buyers earlier and maintain leads until potential customers are ready to buy.
Supercar brand Automobilii Lamborghini will mark its 60th birthday in 2023 with a schedule of events backed by the carmaker and its retailers.
Hendy Group welcomed hundreds of car enthusiast to its first Performance Coffee Run of 2023, at Thruxton race circuit on January 15.
Auto Trader will launch its largest integrated marketing campaign on Boxing Day to drive consumers in the market for new and used cars to its retailer partners.
Isuzu UK has secured a new multi-year partnership with the Scottish FA as the official commercial vehicle partner for the Men’s Scottish Cup.
Armed with the right motor finance solutions, dealers are well placed to help buyers into their next used car despite the storm of high vehicle prices, rising interest rates and squeezed budgets.
The continued shortage of new vehicles and demand for used ones has left car dealerships with a dilemma.
JCT600 head of marketing Charlotte Murray has joined Marketing Delivery as its new commercial director.
Jato Dynamics has announced the launch of its new solution, Car Mapper, designed to help speed up the process of used vehicle listing in the online marketplace.
With costs soaring, a constricted new car market and a used car market under pressure, the concern that routine vehicle servicing, maintenance and repairs (SMR) could be delayed, or cheaper alternatives sought by cash-strapped customers, is all too real.
In his latest automotive retail sector analysis for AM magazine David Francis delved into the strength of the Volkswagen range, Toyota's electric car conundrum and considered whether premium SUVs might be running out of road.
Keyloop and Salesforce will provide the real-time sharing of customer data between the OEM, retailers and the wider supply chain, to support the “more complex” customer interactions in an agency model.
Skoda dealers will begin the roll out of a brand identity update in 2024 after the carmaker revealed new emphasis on "the simplicity and value" of its new models.
Audi has outlined its plans to enter Formula 1, in 2026, to raise awareness of it electrified powertrains and synthetic fuels among a global audience.
Polestar is targeting classic car drivers that might want an electric vehicle as their daily drive as part of a test drive event at Silverstone Classic.
