A recent study of UK consumers, conducted by Peter Vardy, found that over a quarter of Brits would be happy to buy a car online without a test drive.
The mass adoption of hybrid vehicles is the most efficient way to lower global vehicle CO2 emissions amid a shortage in the supply of batteries to full electric vehicles (EVs), according to Emissions Analytics.
Vantage Motor Group is “embracing the burgeoning digital retail opportunity” with the integration of GForces’ NetDirector Auto-e online vehicle sales platform across its 25 dealership sites.
Wessex Garages’ Mazda Bristol dealership has installed an iPad offering customers access to The Car Buying Group (TCBG) valuations portal in a bid to speed up the part-exchange process.
New 5G mobile networks could “revolutionise” some aspects of online motor retail and how dealers present vehicles, says iVendi.
FCA Group has withdrawn its proposal of a “transformational” merger with Renault after representatives from the French government stalled a potential deal.
CitNOW has been ranked the UK’s eighth fastest-growing UK exporters in The Sunday Times WorldFirst SME Export Track 100.
Aston Barclay has given car dealers the ability to sell unwanted or duplicate used stock at the push of a button with the launch of its new E-Xchange wholesale online used vehicle remarketing platform.
A new study from Capegemini Research Institute has advised dealers on the sale of autonomous vehicles, and suggested that removing the fear will increase customer interest.
Stoneacre Motor Group has joined forces with AutoConvert in pursuit of an all-encompassing approach to lead management which fuses detailed lead tracking with paperless online finance applications.
European car retailers are already experimenting with Mobility as a Service (MaaS) solutions and UK retailers should be staking their own claim, according to Automotive Retail Congress speaker Giuseppe Marotta.
Nearly half of workshop technicians believe that they will need electric and hybrid technology know-how more than traditional mechanical knowledge in as little as five years, according to CitNOW.
Dealer management system provider CDK Global is reaching the end of a two-week partner roadshow which it hopes will ultimately lead to efficiencies for dealer staff.
Thatcham Research has outlined how automotive repair and insurance companies should manage vehicle repairs involving Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS).
Buying and running a car is not the set of discrete transactions it once was: drivers no longer buy a car from one place, have their vehicle serviced by another and then sell it on elsewhere.
CitNow has reached a ‘landmark’ million customer videos in March, reflecting the automotive industry’s use of video technology.
Pentagon Motor Group has adopted Apple’s Business Chat technology across its dealerships to allow customers to communicate via instant iMessage.
Google Maps has launched a new function which delivers real-time search results detailing electric vehicle (EV) charge point availability.
Direct Line has teamed up with Thatcham Research, DG Cities and the Women’s Engineering Society to deliver a view of the car workshop of the future in a bid to attract an new generation of technician talent.
Santander Consumer Finance (SCF) has announced the release of an enhanced renewals platform which offers free training for car dealerships' sales staff.
