Seven in ten businesses have not allocated any budget to facilitate compliance with stringent new data protection legislation being implemented in May, 2018.
The F&I Conference has named Barclays Partner Finance as the headline sponsor for the second consecutive year.
The Information Commissioner’s Office has handed used car retailer Concept Car Credit Limited a £40,000 after sending hundreds of thousands of unsolicited marketing text messages.
Automotive Management Live is back and bigger than before.
A widespread ignorance of new data protection rules could be leading businesses into severe financial penalties and loss of reputation.
More than one in 10 dealership staff are logging into more than 11 systems daily – with a massive 93% saying they spend more than two hours a day in front of a screen.
Like all organisations that process personal data, motor dealers must comply with data protection legislation.
AM’s new DigiTech conference will play host to a ‘great data debate’ when panellists tackle some of the most pressing questions.
Honda Motor Europe has been fined £13,000 by the Information Commissioner’s Office after breaching data protection laws with almost 290,000 “illegal” marketing emails.
To defend against ever-stronger consumer rights, car dealers need an organised approach to evidence
The NFDA and Trusted Dealers has joined forces to encourage dealers to prepare for “draconian” new General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR), which could see dealers facing fines of up to £20 million.
Data protection law coming into force in 2018 could see non-compliant car dealers fined 4% of turnover or banned from processing data altogether.
Stricter data protection rules have been adopted by the European Parliament to protect the privacy of drivers.
Dealers and manufacturers face a triple data regulation change on top of the finally agreed EU data law, but the Information Commissioners Office is stepping up compliance help.
An about face by European authorities means dealer marketers and service centres fearing the worst from a forthcoming data law now have reason to be far more optimistic.
Car dealers are being warned of the impact of forthcoming EU law on their freedoms to contact consumers – and the massive financial risk of ignoring them.
