Jay Nagley looks into Europe’s car safety rating system and asks how any brand can truly stand out
Stoneacre Motor Group has launched a new responsive website, which adapts to desktop, tablet or mobile devices.
Motor dealers are potentially doubling IT development costs by refusing to leave old web browser technology behind, according to dealer technology company iVendi.
Toyota and Lexus specialist Jemca Car Group has seen a 450% increase in online enquiries in the two months since it launched its new website.
RDS Global has been acquired by the company’s management team following the sale of its service plan arm to Emac in August.
Karl-Thomas Neumann, head of Opel and president of GM Europe, used a pre-Frankfurt conference to press for closer co-operation across the automotive industry.
Mark Dickinson, the sales manager at Westgate Honda in Grimsby, has won the AM Reader Recommended competition draw of £250 worth of shopping vouchers.
Software developer DCML has launched an online test-drive booking system for dealerships and manufacturers.
Pendragon has renewed its contract with Experian, the global information services company, to support its UK wide used car programme for a further two years.
Ebay is to launch a new service which will share its customer shopping habit data with retailers in physical locations.
Elon Musk, chief executive of Tesla Motors has detailed plans to create a public transport system called the Hyperloop which will fire passenger capsules through a network of high-speed tubes.
Mercedes-Benz customers can now use their smartphone or tablet to book in for a service at their local dealership.
The Liberal Democrats have proposed a policy that will only allow ultra-low carbon vehicles on UK roads by 2040.
The technology for self-driving cars is available now but there are still significant challengers standing in the way of automotive autonomy, according to Martin Leach, chairman of automotive services provider Magma Group.
Enterprise Rent-A-Car says its Automated Rental Management System (ARMS) has enabled Halfords Autocentres to halve its car hire costs.
Apple’s latest iOS 7, which runs across the brand’s mobile products like the iPhone and iPad, features additions for the automotive industry, but car manufacturers have already pushed ahead of the consumer electronics giant, according to Frost & Sullivan.
Fiat UK has launched a new Facebook application called ‘You Wear’ which analyses photos on the social networking site to determine which colour is worn the most and then matches that analysis with which Fiat 500 colour combination might be the best match.
Titan Dealer Management Solutions (Titan DMS), an Australian developer and supplier of cloud based automotive dealer software, has expanded its global reach through the opening of a UK office.
General Motors and Honda have announced a long-term ‘master agreement’ to co-develop fuel cell system and hydrogen storage technologies.
Car drivers of the future will hand over more and more control to autonomous systems as a result of population migrations to large cities and the impact this will have on driving patterns, according to former Ford chief technical officer Richard Parry-Jones, who now co-chairs the UK Automotive Council.
