The customer journey to a new car doesn’t always run smoothly, Gather has released five tips to ensure it does.
Dame Judith Hackitt has called the Apprenticeship Levy a ‘lose-lose’ and urged the Government to rethink its strategy, ahead of National Apprenticeship Week.
Vee24’s online customer service has been extended to cater to late night car browsers on Halliwell Jones' website.
Jaguar Land Rover’s relationship with its UK car dealer network will change from a “parent-child” to “adult-adult” after two constructive sets of talks with retailers, conceded managing director Jeremy Hicks.
The Institute of the Motor Industry has presented Citroen’s global chief executive Linda Jackson with the Sue Brownson Award for Outstanding Leadership in Automotive at its annual dinner.
DriveTribe, the automotive social media startup, has appointed Jim Murray Jones as chief marketing officer, as it targets new growth with manufacturers and dealers.
Volvo Car UK’s sponsored dealer programme bore its first fruits when dealer principle Chris Carr opened the doors to Volvo Cars Shrewsbury for the first time.
Cox Automotive has said that sales of used diesel vehicles have continued to contrast those of new diesel cars, despite a year-on-year price rise less than a third of those attracted by petrol counterparts.
Slaters of Abergele has announced that it will close its Abergele Nissan dealership due to ‘pension deficit’ – with staff from the facility now facing redundancy.
Tactics to influence a consumer’s behaviour and win their sale will be shared at the AM Digitech conference on April 17.
The Kia apprenticeship programme has placed at least one apprentice in 95% of its dealer network, after 13 years of running.
Cap HPI has appointed Jeremy Yea as the new Black Book editor, following recent restructure announcement.
Lookers has recorded a 14.9% increase in turnover and 2.7% increase in operating profits in a “robust” set of annual results for the period to December 31, 2017.
The future of Ellesmere Port is under threat because of a continuing lack of clarity on the UK’s Brexit plans.
Aston Barclay has confirmed a £1 million investment into its Chelmsford auction site to increase its capacity and to install a twin turntable inspection bay.
Car dealers’ ‘addiction’ to the lowest possible monthly PCP payments is unsustainable for motor retailers and their brands in the long term.
Polestar has plans to create a dealer network of 80 franchised sites by the end of 2020 as part of plans to bring the electrified performance car brand to market via an innovative subscription platform.
Car dealers need to give customers a narrative about their purchase, not a list of specifications.
Stoneacre made it three new acquisitions since the start of 2018 with its move for Platts Garage’s multi-franchise site in Stafford.
Chargemaster has announced that it will invest £50m into the Polar EV charging network over the next two years, to meet the demands of EV growth.
Dacia is celebrating a new sales record of 5 million vehicles sold since 2004, with Sandero as its European best-seller.
Kia has unveiled its latest versions of the Ceed, including the Sportswagen, and Optima at the 2018 Geneva Motor Show.
Skoda has unveiled its vision for the future of the crossover – the Vision X.
SsangYong has unveiled the all-new Musso pick-up, at the 2018 Geneva Motor Show.
Volkswagen has created a fully-autonomous all-electric luxury saloon - the ID Vizzion.
Average franchised car dealer profitability in January was ahead of last year to £5,000.
Car dealers need to embrace EV ownership if they are to benefit from the predicted one million plus EV drivers in just a few years’ time.
Cambria Automobiles reports that its gross profit per unit on new cars has risen as the market continues to decline.
Dealers may have a sales struggle in March, as February figures show a decline in sales and enquiries for both used and new cars.
Motors.co.uk has redesigned its website with enhancements to its user experience designed to increase onsite conversion.
