Autonect is offering investors the chance to buy equity through the Seedrs funding platform to help develop its new cloud-based connected vehicle application.
Dealers are being urged to prepare for the withdrawal of the paper counterpart of the driving licence – or face an unexpected administrative burden that could affect service and sales departments’ performance, says Cooper Solutions.
Avis Budget UK has partnered up with fleet funding provider NextGear Capital to open up its off-fleet vehicle sales to a wider market and help dealers to fund vehicle purchases.
Motoring.co.uk is set to launch its updated responsive website, next month.
Pendragon Vehicle Management has signed a three-year deal with Fleet Assist.
Former head of asset management at Investec Asset Finance John Lindsay (pictured) has launched a new consultancy practice to the asset finance, leasing, automotive and transport sectors.
Cooper Solutions Ltd has launched a new mobile tool to optimise appraisal processes, through its online trade auction platform FullAuction.
Motor finance provider Moneyway has extended its partnership with car finance comparison site Car Loan 4U.
The Vehicle Remarketing Association (VRA) has appointed three new directors to its board.
British Car Auctions has been acquired by Haversham Holdings, a consortium of investors.
iVendi has appointed its first chief finance and compliance officer as the company grows.
The former management team of online trade-to-trade service Autotrade-mail are set to launch a new online car trading platform called www.cartotrade.com, at the end of May.
Halfords has appointed McDonald’s former head of UK and Northern European operations as its next chief executive.
Dealer group JCT600 and GardX have announced joint team sponsorship of West Surrey Racing for the 2015 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship.
Auto Trader has floated on the London Stock Exchange, pricing its shares at 235p. This values the business at £2.35 billion.
Insurer Aviva is now using CitNow video technology in its claims process across its national network of BMW repairers.
The Vauxhall Agila is Europe’s most reliable car, according to the latest research from Warranty Direct’s Reliability Index.
Close Brothers Motor Finance, part of Close Brothers Group plc, has appointed Liam Quegan (pictured) as chief operating officer.
Steve Jackson has been appointed as chief car editor at data provider Glass's.
Car dealers would welcome a reduction in VAT on new and used car sales in this week’s budget announcement, according to Close Brothers Motor Finance.
