Seat’s recent decision to limit options for dealers to upsell optional extras on its range is an interesting one; mainly as it is seemingly flying in the face of current personalisation trends when it comes to the in-car experience.
Premium car brands saw slower price growth in the used car sector during July as the effects of an “aggressive” battle for market share began to take hold, Auto Trader has suggested.
Cox Automotive has appointed Glenn Fishwick as its new chief information officer, to lead the company's focus on connected technology.
CitNOW has highlighted the key car features which consumers love as part of a list of the nation’s favourite hidden car features - Volkswagen Golf GTI golf ball gear knob coming out on top.
The Autorama Group hopes to deliver the "Amazon of cars" with the launch of Motorama, an online offering to follow in the tyre tracks of its Vanarama commercial vehicle offering.
The founder of the Europe-wide used car stocking platform Auto1 has said that artificial intelligence will help it meet the needs of retailers from Walsall to Warsaw - and avoid the effects of an economic downturn.
Automotive retail suppliers are being given the chance to raise their profile by taking up one of the final sponsorship opportunities open for the AM Awards 2019.
Motors.co.uk claims that a Google algorithm update has helped to propel its organic online traffic to a 30% surge in growth during August - claiming one of the best results by any UK-based website.
What Car? has been able to identify £28.5m worth of savings for car buyers during August as the pre-WLTP emissions test rush to rid car forecourts of unwanted stock takes hold of the marketplace.
Audi’s franchised car retailers will be facilitating the German premium brand’s new Audi On Demand daily car rental solution – with cars available to customers from £70 per day.
Car dealers who dare to be different in their digital marketing are likely to gain greater traction online and boost their sales leads, according to data from Autoweb Design.
Cox Automotive and Auto Trader have launched a joint venture to drive growth of the Dealer Auction automotive wholesale marketplace – promising car retailers a greater choice of vehicle stock.
Imperial Cars' Neil Smith outlines tactics to get the most from Facebook
SsangYong Motor UK has announced the appointment of Car SOS star Fuzz Townshend as its new brand ambassador.
Vauxhall Motors has launched a new marketing campaign to promote its Grandland X flagship SUV campaign, maintaining its patriotic push with a ‘Keeps Calm, Carries On’ slogan.
iVendi has identified the next big challenge for digital dealers as integration of add-on sales.
Carwow’s YouTube channel claims to be rivalling Top Gear after reaching a one million subscriber milestone with its mix of car races and reviews.
Skoda will launch an online retail channel for sales of its new cars in 2019 in a bid to offer wider range of purchasing options to car buyers.
Renault's UK's franchised car dealer network could have scored a marketing coup after the French manufacturer secured sponsorship of Premier League football coverage on Sky Sports.
CarGurus claims to be "the fastest growing major automotive shopping site" after its Q2 revenues grew by 45% year-on-year and its unique monthly user base swelled by 54%.
