online car sales
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Manufacturer 17 AprGroupe Renault and Dacia launch new end-to-end online car retail platform
Renault and Dacia have launched a new end-to-end online retail platform offering virtual showroom vehicle tours and a remote e-signature process allowing customers to buy a new car without entering a dealership.
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Car Dealer News 16 AprCazoo continues online car sales with £250 NHS keyworker discount
Cazoo has continued to sell cars online and facilitate “contactless” home deliveries during the COVID-19 coronavirus lockdown period – offering a £250 discount to NHS workers.
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Market Insight 14 AprMore than half of car retailers unable to sell online, AM survey finds
Less than half of UK car retailers are equipped to complete contactless online car sales despite the renewed focus on digital marketing brought by the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak.
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Market Insight 8 AprConsumers widen new car searches during UK's coronavirus lockdown
Carwow has seen car buyers across the UK widen their search for their perfect new car during the COVID-19 coronavirus lockdown, with a doubling of sales between 51 and 100 miles from a customer's home address.
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Dealer profiles 30 MarHow Cazoo leapt head-first into online car sales
The motor industry may have dipped a toe in the online retail pool, but Zoople and LoveFilm founder Alex Chesterman has just leaped in head-first with his latest project - car retail platform Cazoo.
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Opinion 23 MarPositive signs for car retail amid COVID-19 lock down, guest opinion
Agile and innovative companies are marked by their ability to react to change in markets and environments and that has never been more true than during the current COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak.
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Car Dealer News 23 MarCazoo raises a further £100m to boost online car retail ambitions
Cazoo has launched a further £100 million to boost its online car retail ambitions after delivering £20 million worth of vehicle sales in its first three months of trading.
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Car Dealer News 19 MarCarwow highlights dealers that offer ‘zero contact’ buying experience
Carwow is highlighting car retailers offering a remote buying service for consumers preferring not to visit showrooms during the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak as part of a new 'Delivered & Disinfected' initiative.
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Digital Marketing 17 MarPeter Vardy offers coronavirus-hit car retailers FREE online sales platform
Peter Vardy is offering free installation and use of his end-to-end online car retail platform SilverBullet in a bid to make the sector’s businesses more resilient to the impact of COVID-19 coronavirus.
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Manufacturer 4 MarFord and TrustFord question the future of high street car sales
Ford of Britain will with TrustFord's leadership team to consider the brand’s high street retail strategy in light of experience gathered at its store in Next’s Manchester Arndale Centre outlet.
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Market Insight 28 FebOnline lifeline sought as coronavirus impacts car sales in China
Car manufacturers are turning to online sales in China a bid to mitigate the impact of coronavirus following a 92% decline in business during the first half of February.
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Digital Marketing 5 DecBirchwood Motor Group launches online car retail with GForces
Birchwood Motor Group has become the latest franchised car retail group to launch an online car sales platform with the help of GForces.
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Digital Marketing 2 DecCazoo launches online used car retail platform with £80m backing
Cazoo has launched its UK used car retail portal with the backing of a record £80 million in pre-launch funding to boost its chances of success.
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Car Dealer News 18 NovGlyn Hopkin group begins used car online sales
Glyn Hopkin has become the latest AM100 dealer group to begin sales of used cars online and processed its first sale within 11 hours of launching the service.
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Manufacturer 14 OctSwedish EV start-up Uniti to go without car dealer network
Swedish electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer Uniti is set to side-step traditional car retailers when it delivers its £15,100 Unity One zero emissions urban hatchback to the first customers in mid-2020.
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Supplier News 27 SepCarwow hits £2m target in 60min of 28-day crowdfunding scheme
Carwow achieved its £2 million crowdfunding target less than 60 minutes after opening the 28-day offer allowing customers and car retail partners to claim a stake in the online start-up’s future.
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Supplier News 19 SepCar displayed in giant shopping bag for cinch launch
BCA displayed a Toyota Yaris in a giant shopping bag outside London's Kings Cross train station as the consumer marketing for its cinch online retail platform gathered pace.
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Supplier News 19 SepThe Motor Ombudsman introduces new course on distance car sales
The Motor Ombudsman has added a new module on distance sales to its Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI)-approved online training portfolio available to car retailers.
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Market Insight 6 SepOnline car sales to exceed a million in 2020, says Frost & Sullivan
Online car sales will number over a million across the globe in 2020 as rapid growth drives a further six-fold growth by 2025, according to research conducted by Frost & Sullivan.
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Car Dealer News 19 AugHarwoods Group JLR dealerships adopt Rockar ecommerce platform
Harwoods Group has become the first Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) retailer to adopt Rockar’s end-to-end online new car sales ecommerce platform.
