online car sales
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Digital Marketing 14 SepJT Hughes Group launches into online retail platform development
The JT Hughes Group has appointed a developer to create its own “bespoke” end-to-end online car retail platform for new and used cars.
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Digital Marketing 11 SepZerolight powers online sales of record-breaking Lucid Air EV
Zerolight has created what it claims is “the world’s most advanced car-buying journey” to deliver UK sales of the record-breaking Lucid Air – a Tesla rival claiming the world’s longest electric vehicle (EV) range.
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Manufacturer 10 SepCitroën officially launches online new car sales in the UK
Citroën has followed the launch of its Virtual Showroom vehicle tour platform with the offer of end-to-end online new car sales via the new ‘Citroën Store’.
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Digital Marketing 9 SepJust 5% of car buyers happy to buy online, What Car? poll reveals
Just 5.3% of car buyers would be happy to buy their new vehicle entirely online, according to the results of a poll conducted by What Car?.
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Opinion 9 SepIs it time to abandon new car list prices? A guest opinion
When it comes to new car pricing, OEMs are currently shooting themselves in the foot, but to date they haven’t been able to find anywhere better to aim.
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Market Insight 8 SepCar buyers aren’t stressing over Brexit, according to Buyacar
Almost half of all car buyers expect new car prices to rise when Britain’s transition out of the EU is complete, but many still intend to buy one according to research from Buyacar.
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Digital Marketing 4 SepCazoo accelerates national marketing push across TV, radio and print
Cazoo will launch a series of new TV and radio adverts this weekend as part of its ongoing multi-million-pound marketing campaign.
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Car Dealer News 2 SepPendragon's digital car sales strategy targets £85m to £90m profit by 2025
Pendragon will rebrand and restructure its Car Store used car division while driving digital innovation in a new growth strategy which it hopes will deliver an underlying profit before tax of £85m to £90m by 2025.
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Car Dealer News 1 SepFirst Cazoo Customer Centre opening "no u-turn" for online car retailer
Cazoo founder Alex Chesterman has revealed plans for “couple of dozen” Customer Centres across the UK following the opening of the online car retailer's first vehicle handover and servicing facility in Manchester today.
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Supplier News 21 AugMarshall and Manheim sign new three-year deal
Marshall Motor Group has agreed a new, three-year deal with vehicle remarketing provider, Manheim.
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Car Dealer News 14 AugVindis Group launches ‘Express Car Buying’ online sales platform
Vindis Group has launched an ‘Express Car Buying’ online retail platform promising up-front, fixed pricing, online finance and home delivery of all its franchised brands and used car stock.
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Digital Marketing 11 AugWhat Car? enhances New Car Buying platform to include stocked cars
What Car? has added a new feature to its New Car Buying platform that allows dealers to sell unregistered, pre-registered and nearly new cars from stock.
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Manufacturer 7 AugPolestar 2 EV 18-day test drive tour ‘fully booked’ in 8 hours
An 18-day Polestar 2 customer test drive tour was ‘fully booked’ in eight hours as the Geely-owned performance electric vehicle (EV) brand continues to gain traction without a physical retail presence in the UK.
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Market Insight 4 AugOnline car buying the new ‘normal’ in the UK, Germany and Spain, reports Carwow
A survey of over 1,000 consumers who purchased a car through carwow since the UK's first dealership reopenings has confirmed a shift towards digital car retailing across Europe.
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News 29 JulCazoo’s Imperial Cars acquisition followed by consultation over redundancies
Imperial Cars has begun to consult its staff over widespread redundancies just two weeks after its acquisition by online car retailer Cazoo.
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Supplier News 29 JulFree iVendi product helps dealers achieve £63m of digital deals in 10 weeks
A new iVendi product provided to coronavirus crisis-hit vehicle retailers for free has been used to manage and negotiate more than £63m of vehicle finance deals in the last 10 weeks.
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Market Insight 28 JulThree quarters of drivers will not buy a car without seeing it first
The number of UK drivers willing to pay for a car they haven’t seen first has fallen since last year, with three-quarters saying they would not buy one without viewing it in person.
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Used Cars 27 JulCox Automotive online auctions demonstrate car dealers' pent-up demand
Cox Automotive has reported signs of pent-up demand in the used car market after its auctions went wholly online due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Opinion 21 JulIs Cazoo’s Imperial Cars acquisition proof pure online retail isn’t viable?
I did consider picking this topic for my blog last week – the acquisition of Imperial Car Supermarkets in the UK by online used car start-up Cazoo last week.
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Car Dealer News 30 JunCazoo adds Aston Villa to Premier League sponsorship line-up
Cazoo has made another Premier League sponsorship signing in the form of Aston Villa, agreeing a deal which will logos on the team’s shirts and around its Villa Park Stadium.
