online car sales
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Retailing 9 AprCar buyer uncertainty main barrier to post-lockdown recovery, AM survey finds
Consumer uncertainty is the main hurdle to the car retail sector’s revival after showroom doors reopen on April 12, according to industry leaders.
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Market Insight 31 MarA third of women feel ‘very comfortable’ shopping in-store for a car alone
Women feel ‘apprehensive’ about the used car buying experience and do not ‘feel comfortable’ shopping for a used car alone, according to a recent survey by CarShop.
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Latest News 30 MarImportance of clicks over bricks drove ‘crazy’ Cazoo valuation, says Vanarama boss
The car retail sector’s growing reliance on clicks over bricks drove Cazoo’s “crazy” £5 billion market float valuation, according to Vanarama chief executive Andy Alderson.
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Car Dealer News 29 MarCazoo to be listed on New York Stock Exchange with £5bn valuation
Cazoo is set to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange following the signing of a definitive business combination agreement with US-based acquisition company AJAX.
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Market Insight 25 MarSnows achieves £37m online car sales in last 18 months
Snows has revealed it has sold £37m worth of cars online in the last 18 months using its GForces NetDirector Auto-e platform.
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Supplier News 25 MarAutovia launch ties Buyacar's automotive ecommerce with Dennis Publishing reach
Buyacar chief executive Andy Oldham said his focus remains on “supporting dealers” as he leads the new Autovia venture to fuse its ecommerce offering with the publishing firepower of Dennis publishing’s automotive titles.
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Digital Marketing 23 MarHoncho to manage Carzam’s paid media strategy
Digital used car retailer Carzam has appointed Honcho to manage its paid media strategy in a bid to boost its digital presence.
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Supplier News 15 MariVendi helped car retailers to a record £1.3bn in sales during pandemic
Automotive ecommerce specialist iVendi has helped UK car retailers to facilitate £1.3 billion in vehicle sales in the past 12 months – up £200m despite the impact of COVID-19.
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People News 15 MarAutomotive ecommerce business drivvn appoints new head of finance
Automotive retail ecommerce specialist drivvn has appointed Sian Cutter as its new head of finance to support software as a service (SaaS) delivery to the sector.
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Digital Marketing 11 MarMajority of car buyers open to online car buying due to COVID, CarGurus finds
CarGurus’ 2021 Buyer Insight Report has found that the 63% of car buyers are now open to the idea of buying a vehicle online as a result of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Supplier News 11 MarHeadcount to 'almost double' at iVendi over next three years, says CEO
Staff headcount at iVendi is set to “almost double” over the next three years, in support of expansion plans in the UK and Europe, says chief executive James Tew.
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Digital Marketing 10 MarIMDA partners with SilverBullet to support members with ecommerce
The Independent Motor Dealers Association (IMDA) has entered a new partnership with ecommerce platform provider SilverBullet.
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Opinion 8 MarWhat women want: automotive retail's drive to digital doesn't discriminate
In the first of two specially-written AM 'guest opinion' posts to mark International Women's Day, Jacqui Barker head of commercial at drivvn, explains why the drive towards digital and greater diversity in the workforce is set to transform car retail.
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Latest News 5 MarVertu Motors CEO Robert Forrester: 'This is not a shift to online car sales'
Vertu Motors chief executive Robert Forrester has insisted that his business is not making a switch to online car sales after a 360% rise in end-to-end digital transactions in 2020.
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Supplier News 3 MarCox Automotive continues growth strategy with Codeweavers acquisition
Cox Automotive continues growth strategy with Codeweavers acquisition
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Car Dealer News 3 MarWilsons launches new car sales website offering ‘seamless end-to-end ecommerce’
Wilsons car retail group marketing manager Lauren Michael admitted that the COVID-19 crisis had "pushed its hand" towards ecommerce as the business launched a new sales website.
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Market Insight 2 MarCarShop CEO says COVID-19 lockdowns 'forced stagnant market players into action'
Car retail's switch to omnichannel retailing during successive COVID-19 lockdowns have ensured that used cars buyers have “never had it so good”, according to CarShop CEO, Nigel Hurley.
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Digital Marketing 2 MarZerolight and Amazon launch online new car configurator on Amazon Live
Zerolight has teamed up with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to offer car manufacturers a way of launching new models with a configurator on the online retail platform.
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Manufacturer 2 MarVolvo Car UK vehicle sales to go 100% online and wholly EV by 2030
Volvo Car UK has revealed a new retail strategy that will see 100% of the Swedish brand’s vehicles sold online as its shifts to a wholly electric vehicle (EV) product range by 2030.
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Manufacturer 26 FebPeugeot moves ‘upmarket’ with new logo and car dealership corporate identity
Peugeot has set out its intention to continue a “journey upmarket” with the introduction of a new logo, marketing campaign and corporate identity (CI) for its franchised car retail network.
