online car sales
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Digital Marketing 30 JulMotor Connect to double turnover as car buyers move online
Motor Connect expects to double its turnover in the coming year to £20 million as more buyers embrace online car buying.
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News 27 JulMotorpoint sells 61% of cars online in record start to 2021
Motorpoint has revealed that it sold 61% of its used car volume online in Q1 as it accelerated its ecommerce retail offering to deliver a record start to 2021.
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Car Dealer News 20 JulA third of car dealers still worry about migration to online sales
Almost half (46%) of car dealers say they worry about the rise in online car purchases, according to research from Close Brothers Motor Finance.
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People News 15 JulCinch appoints Leanne Thames as operations director
Cinch has named Leanne Thames as its new operations director and appointed Amy Townsend as senior marketing director.
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Car Dealer News 14 JulCazoo Carlisle customer centre first of seven new network additions
Cazoo is poised to invest £1 million in a new used car handover customer centre in Carlisle - the first of seven new facilities.
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Supplier News 13 JulDrivvn to help drivers make the switch to EVs
Drivvn has designed a suite of comparator tools that provides a total life view of owning an electric vehicle (EV).
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Supplier News 13 JulGForces and Autofutura merger forms Automotive Transformation Group
GForces and Autofutura have promised to join the dots of automotive e-commerce as Automotive Transformation Group following the two UK tech businesses' merger back in April.
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Supplier News 8 JulInsurance giant Allianz becomes ‘strategic core investor’ in heycar
Allianz has become a strategic core investor in heycar in a move that will bring new investment and allow the online business to become “holistic and customer-centric mobility provider”.
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Opinion 2 JulCar retailers need to look beyond survival to reshape for the future, opinion
The car retail sector has been hit hard since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Digital Marketing 1 JulScope of post-COVID car buying searches extend 25% further
Auto Trader has revealed that car buyers are considering vehicles being offered for sale 25% further from their homes since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Car Dealer News 1 JulPeter Vardy launches new Carz brand at former Vauxhall sites
Peter Vardy Group has officially left the Vauxhall franchise network and launched its Carz Supermarkets brands at the six Vauxhall sites across Scotland.
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Car Dealer News 29 JunPeter Vardy Group launches GoodByeCar car buying service
Peter Vardy Group has launched a new car buying service called GoodByeCar, which offers motorists a convenient way to sell unwanted vehicles.
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Manufacturer 25 JunŠkoda aims to sell 1-in-5 cars online by 2025 as part of new strategy
Škoda has set out plans to sell one-in-five of its car online by 2025 as part of its new ‘Next Level – Škoda Strategy 2030’.
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Opinion 23 Jun'Reports of the death of car dealers are greatly exaggerated', opinion
In an exclusive 'guest opinion' for AM, Dealerweb director Martin Hill asserts that reports of the death of the traditional car retailer have been greatly exaggerated.
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News 16 JunMotorpoint ‘medium term’ strategy targets near-trebling of revenues to £2bn
The Motorpoint used car supermarket PLC aims to almost treble its revenues to £2 billion with a new “medium term” business strategy laid out in its 2020 annual financial results.
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Opinion 15 JunCOVID-19 cements VR's role in removing car buyers' consideration blind spots, opinion
It’s nearly 450 days since dealerships were able to open their doors without the threat of Covid-19 causing ambiguity and confusion.
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Manufacturer 14 JunGenesis home test drive promise reserved for South East customers
Genesis Motor Europe’s home test drives and promise of multiple handovers to facilitate vehicle familiarisation is only being offered to customers in the UK’s South East – for now.
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Retailing 11 JunAccessibility and cost to dictate future of car showrooms
Car dealership sites are set to undergo a major transformation over the next decade.
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Car Dealer News 8 JunConstellation switches used car preparation centre focus from Cazoo to cinch
Constellation Automotive Group has switched the focus of its Corby used car preparation centre from Cazoo to its own cinch online retail offering – delivering a potential 30,000 cars per year.
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Manufacturer 7 JunGenesis Motor Europe targets Stellar start to UK premium car retail
Genesis Motor Europe has partnered with retail brand experience specialist Stellar to help create its Westfield London studio and is set to make its debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed 2021.
