Vertu Motors says it has traded ‘in line with expectations’ in the weeks since its market statement in July at its annual meeting.
MG has unveiled its second concept store in Cardiff’s St David’s Dewi Sant.
Lookers has announced the opening of its second Lookers Outlet site in Motherwell.
Car history check website MotorCheck has successfully defended its advertising against a Cap HPI claim it was misleading.
The question of whether dealers and garages will in future be able to make reminder and sales calls has taken another turn.
BMW Group UK has launched a new digital shop for customers to purchase BMW and Mini parts, accessories and lifestyle products online.
Martin Forbes, MD at Cox Automotive, Retail, Media & Data Solutions on increasing his brands’ awareness and the new markets on his radar
Motors.co.uk has reported record results for its car dealer customers with July mobile traffic up 46% year-on-year.
Carwow has raised $39 million (£29.7m) through a round of financing which will be used to further accelerate growth in the UK and internationally.
Auto Trader’s 2017 Digital Excellence Study has indicated that automotive beats nine comparable sectors when it comes to customer experience online.
What’s big, clever and able to knock the share price of an entire sector overnight? That’s right, Amazon.
Many motor retailers say they would like to emulate Apple or John Lewis, but to do so would require radical change
Glyn Hopkin last month reached a major milestone for sales of pure electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles.
Female car buyers are turning their backs on the showroom to become the key drivers of growth in the online sales arena, according to Buyacar.co.uk.
Mazda is currently looking at whether it can introduce its MyWay test drive concept across other major cities in the UK to help crack cold territories where it has low or no dealer representation.
Internet-led enquiries to UK dealerships saw a 61% year-on-year uplift during Q3 od 2016, according to DMS provider Dealerweb.
Carsnip has soared past its target to attract car listings from 5,000 car dealers six months earlier than expected – with 6,500 now taking advantage of the search engine.
TripAdvisor internet entrepreneur Langley Steinert claims that his new venture, CarGurus, is aiming to top the online car retail segment, stating “profitability isn’t an issue” as they target Auto Trader and Motors.co.uk.
Car dealers chasing new customers, whether private buyers or companies, need specialist knowledge, targeted marketing and an active digital presence.
CAP Automotive is increasing the amount of data is uses to determine used retail pricing as part of an overhaul of its services.
