Technology
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Opinion 6 SepWhen will we reach the EV tipping point? A guest opinion
Franchised car retailers have a role to play in disproving the challenges of electric vehicle (EV) adoption if consumers are to wholeheartedly adopt new AFV technology, writes Mike Morris, chief executive of Nexus Infrastructure and its subsidiary eSmart Networks.
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Latest News 4 SepCitNOW partnership with Auto Trader ensures optimisation of 360-degree tech
CitNow’s partnership with Auto Trader has ensured its 360-degree imagery technology has been used on the online car-buying platform’s website.
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Digital Marketing 2 AugSantander launches integrated loan applications for dealer websites
Santander Consumer Finance (SCF) is launching a new online loan application platform with e-sign capability that can be integrated into a car dealer’s website.
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Technology 2 AugDVLA Register a Vehicle handles 1.5m registrations in first year
The DVLA’s ‘Register a Vehicle’ (RaV) service has handled over 1.5 million new vehicle registrations in the first year in operation.
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Supplier News 24 JulManheim Sales & Service rebranded as part of MBO
Cox Automotive has sold its Real Time Communications business to its founder and senior leadership team in a management buy-out.
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Supplier News 19 JulAston Barclay app wins gold at UK Digital Experience awards
Aston Barclay beat competition from mobile phone provider 3 and Manchester United football club to be awarded the gold award for Best Mobile Strategy at the UK Digital Experience awards.
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Car Dealer News 17 JulJCT600 VW Sheffield gains Electric Vehicle Approved accreditation
JCT600’s Volkswagen Sheffield car dealership has become the 24th UK franchised site to gain accreditation from the NFDA’s Government-backed Electric Vehicle Approved (EVA) scheme.
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Supplier News 8 JulBCA to prep retail stock for used car online sales start-up Cazoo
Online used car sales start-up Cazoo has hired BCA to prepare and photograph the used cars it will retail.
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Car Dealer News 3 JulNFDA sees franchised dealers being key in uptake of electric cars
Franchised dealers will be "instrumental" in educating consumers about the benefits and practicalities of electric cars, according to The National Franchised Dealers Association.
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Market Insight 28 Jun27% of UK car buyers would purchase online without a test drive
A recent study of UK consumers, conducted by Peter Vardy, found that over a quarter of Brits would be happy to buy a car online without a test drive.
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Market Insight 18 JunHybrids cut CO2 emissions more efficiently than EVs, testing reveals
The mass adoption of hybrid vehicles is the most efficient way to lower global vehicle CO2 emissions amid a shortage in the supply of batteries to full electric vehicles (EVs), according to Emissions Analytics.
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Digital Marketing 17 Jun
Vantage Motor Group adopts GForces online car sales platform
Vantage Motor Group is “embracing the burgeoning digital retail opportunity” with the integration of GForces’ NetDirector Auto-e online vehicle sales platform across its 25 dealership sites.
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Supplier News 17 JunWessex Garages installs The Car Buying Group's part-exchange portal
Wessex Garages’ Mazda Bristol dealership has installed an iPad offering customers access to The Car Buying Group (TCBG) valuations portal in a bid to speed up the part-exchange process.
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Digital Marketing 7 Jun5G phone network could enable ‘ultra-high resolution’ imagery, says iVendi
New 5G mobile networks could “revolutionise” some aspects of online motor retail and how dealers present vehicles, says iVendi.
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Manufacturer 6 JunFCA Group withdraws €33bn Renault merger proposal
FCA Group has withdrawn its proposal of a “transformational” merger with Renault after representatives from the French government stalled a potential deal.
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Supplier News 30 MayCitNOW ranked in Sunday Times UK’s fastest-growing SME exporters
CitNOW has been ranked the UK’s eighth fastest-growing UK exporters in The Sunday Times WorldFirst SME Export Track 100.
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Supplier News 24 MayAston Barclay launches E-Xchange online car trading platform
Aston Barclay has given car dealers the ability to sell unwanted or duplicate used stock at the push of a button with the launch of its new E-Xchange wholesale online used vehicle remarketing platform.
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Market Insight 15 MayDealers will win autonomous car sales with customer reassurance, study says
A new study from Capegemini Research Institute has advised dealers on the sale of autonomous vehicles, and suggested that removing the fear will increase customer interest.
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Car Dealer News 13 MayStoneacre streamlines customer leads and finance with AutoConvert
Stoneacre Motor Group has joined forces with AutoConvert in pursuit of an all-encompassing approach to lead management which fuses detailed lead tracking with paperless online finance applications.
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Market Insight 13 May
How MaaS could provide new revenue streams for car dealers
European car retailers are already experimenting with Mobility as a Service (MaaS) solutions and UK retailers should be staking their own claim, according to Automotive Retail Congress speaker Giuseppe Marotta.
