Articles by Tom Seymour - Page 35

The future of franchised retailers’ motor finance FCA ruling on discretionary commissions has lead to greater transparency, but few dealers are reporting any noticeable variation to income as a result.

In the latest of Automotive Management's (AM) '10 minutes with...' feature series Tom Seymour sat down with National Franchised Dealers Association (NFDA) chief executive Sue Robinson.

As car retail sector experts predict that subscriptions could take over from PCPs as the most popular way to fund a private vehicle, AM compared Q4's offers to see how they compare.

Used car prices remain at all-time highs and retailers have been told they will have to "buy smarter" to remain competitive as the trend continues into 2022.

Discounts on new car retail offers have dropped slightly by 1.9% quarter-on-quarter to £1,672 on average in Q4, according to the latest AM data.

Auto Trader has posted a 121% increase in operating profit to £151.7 million for the half year ended September 30.

Automotive retailers that can leverage their customer data will be best placed to face any future challenges with the automotive retail model, according to customer relationship management (CRM) specialists Salesforce.

The link between customer feedback and how this can drive loyalty will be explored in depth as part of Reputation's Operational Excellence session at AM Live tomorrow.

Experts from across the used car industry will share their unique insights on what has been a rollercoaster market over the last 18 months at Automotive Management Live 2021.

As the automotive industry moves forward, the team at Automotive Management (AM) is dedicated to delivering events and facilitating gatherings with health and safety at the top of the agenda.

Automotive 30% Club chief executive and Gaia Innovation founder Julia Miur will lead an expert panel at AM Live to inspire delegates to make their car retail businesses a place where women can thrive.

The future of Block Exemption in car retail, electric vehicle (EV) sillks and recruitment look set to be among the top subjects up for debate on the NFDA stand at AM Live 2021.

Delegates at next week's AM Live car retail expo will hear connected retailing tips from iVendi that can help them successfully compete and better manage the digital sales journey.

Car retailers can learn innovative new ways to connect and market to drivers that are on the road as part of a specialist digital session at next month’s AM Live at the NEC on November 11.

The AM Live event for car dealers and OEMs is only two weeks away and Keyloop has revealed it will share never before seen consumer insights at the show in Birmingham's NEC that will reveal what car buyers really want.