Audi, BMW and Arnold Clark were among the winners of the Click Awards 2016, held by Auto Trader.
Most customers make decisions they cannot affect and learning how to nudge their thought processes can give dealers an edge, says Susannah Schofield.
Dealer networks and carmakers must make consumers aware of the expertise and varied services available at workshops, an NFDA consumer attitude survey shows.
AM is hosting a webinar to discuss future opportunities for dealers, with ICDP managing director Steve Young and former Ridgeway CEO John O’Hanlon as guests.
A Brexit poll of members of the National Franchised Dealers Association in May led to mixed results, which were not published.
The Attercopia Group, a digital marketing specialist with clients in the leisure, legal and mainstream retail sectors, has set its sights on the motor sector.
PCP finance could be the next mis-selling scandal if salespeople haven’t been clear at the sale, warns The National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers.
AM launches a bespoke home on AM-online for the independent used car dealer, as the top 50 used car dealers almost double their aggregated sales in four years.
There are gaps in the UK market for used car dealers to exploit.
Customers’ faith in its product and a doubling of its sales capacity are key to Carbase’s ability to ‘deal on the day’, says general manager Gordon Veale.
Showroom finance sales for new cars rose by 12% in April, according to Finance & Leasing Association figures. By value, it was 17% ahead of April 2015.
The retail new car market has declined for the second consecutive month.
CarCliq has hired former Auto Trader and Cap Automotive executive Ben Maguire as its new managing director.
Pauline Ann Best, a human resources veteran currently global people and organisation director at Specsavers Optical Group, has joined the board of Vertu Motors.
Vertu Motors has bought Gordon Lamb Group in Derbyshire and gained its first Toyota dealership, plus more Land Rover, Nissan and Skoda sites.
