Competing pay per click (PPC) and search engine optimisation (SEO) strategies eat into marketing budgets unnecessarily and Autoweb Design’s digital solutions director Martin Dew will be urging retailers to curtail ‘maverick spend’ when he hosts a masterclass session at Automotive Management Live.
Inchcape has announced that its will leave the Chinese car retail market with the sale of its Lexus, Porsche and Mecedes-Benz dealerships in the country for over £54 million.
Groupe Renault UK has issued a series of special awards to celebrate 115 years of franchised representation from South West car retailers City Motors, SJ Cook & Sons and AKS Yeovil.
Imperial Cars will aim to prepare 3,500 used vehicles for sale via its car supermarket network each month at its new 10.8-acre Bristol facility which begun operation this week.
Park’s Motor Group has officially opened the doors at its new McLaren Automotive supercar showroom facility in Leeds – after 17 months trading from a temporary facility.
Pre-tax profits dropped by a third at AM100 dealer group Vospers despite growing 2018 revenues by 5%.
Pendragon’s plan to close 22 of its 34 UK-wide Evans Halshaw Car Store used car retail sites gathered momentum last week with staff taking to social media to share their sadness at site closures.
Around £100,000 is being invested in a rebrand of Lookers' independent aftersales sites in Northern Ireland.
Shoreham Vehicle Auctions is appealing for support for its annual Chestnut Tree House charity auction.
Cazoo hires a new chief data officer as it prepares to launch its online car sales business to consumers
Auto Trader has bought KeeResources, one of its data suppliers, in a move it hopes will help make consumers' car buying experience better.
Dealers need a consistent contact strategy for every customer from the point of sale to the point of resale to boost retention rates, that’s the message from Lyn Howdon, global head of academy and learning at Chrysalis Loyalty.
Auto Trader’s 'The Future of Car Retailing' market report has found that almost three quarters of car buyers still want direct contact with a retailer before making a purchase.
Skoda has revealed that its new Superb iV plug-in hybrid will cover 35 zero emission miles on a full charge ahead of the arrival of its new range of electrified vehicles in UK showrooms.
WMS Group is set to be wholly acquired by Europe’s second-largest Mechanical Breakdown Insurer (MBI) subject to formal approval of the deal from The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).
Motorpoint has handed more than 15,000 hours of paid time to its staff as part of the One Big Dream scheme launched a year ago to help employees “pursue their dreams”.
WLMG has expanded MG Motor UK’s presence in Greater London with the opening of a new Eastcote showroom to coincide with the arrival of the fully electric new ZS EV.
There’s a saying in the cyber security industry about cyber attacks: “It’s not personal’’.
The value of a used electric vehicle (EV) rose by an average of 30.4% in August as year-on-year like for like values in the wider market declined by 1.3%, according to Auto Trader.
Arnold Clark’s pre-tax profit increased by 6.5% as group turnover rose by 7.8% during 2018 after growth in used car sales volumes helped to counteract the effects of a decline car retail market.
Tackling the pitfalls facing dealers head on when offering online vehicle retailing will boost sector confidence in delivering digital sales, according to James Tew, chief executive of iVendi which has developed ecommerce solutions alongside its finance tools.
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A team of intrepid drivers from Cazana are preparing to take on an epic London to Lands End charity challenge in the firm’s company mascot microcar, Bamby.
Bushey Heath Garage has handed over the MG electric vehicle (EV) to a UK customer.
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.
Richard Hardie Group has said that “subdued retail confidence”, traffic disruption and the FCA Group's poor 2018 sales performance were to blame for a second consecutive year of pre-tax losses.
Both PSA Group UK and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles UK have announced updates this week to make their sales of trade and retail parts more convenient.
SsangYong Motors UK has added independent off-road vehicle sales specialist Seeker UK to its franchised car retail network with the opening of a new showroom in Chesterfield.
Qube Automotive Consultancy has gained a contract from Kia to provide business intelligence and performance reporting of the UK Kia dealer network.
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has to be sure that any regulatory changes introduced by the in light of its recent review of the motor finance sector “don’t have unintended consequences”.
