Ex-Lookers chief executive Andy Bruce and former chief operating officer Nigel McMinn have joined the board at car handover technology firm AutoBuzz after investing in the customer-focussed start-up.
New browsers that make use of artificial intelligence (AI) technology could permanently change how customers search for cars online, says iVendi.
Motorway has asserted that it has “significant funding reserves” to drive further growth after more than doubling its used car sales revenues to £1.7 billion in 2022.
Arnold Clark customers have had their addresses, passports and national insurance numbers leaked on the dark web following a cyber-attack on the car retail giant over the festive period.
Volkswagen Group UK is part of a vehicle-to-everything (V2X) bidirectional charging trial aiming to boost the affordability of electric vehicles (EV).
Kia customers will be able to collect credit for free EV charging by stopping at UK retailers through a new partnership with &Charge rewards programme.
A new partnership with digital solutions specialist Vehicles in Video is the first sign of a new strategy for the RAC Dealer Network.
Harwoods Group has appointed former Volvo Car UK managing director Jon Wakefield as chief executive as it prepares for a 2023 transformation that will “revolutionise the automotive industry”.
Arnold Clark’s recovery from a Christmas cyber attack has been described as a “mammoth task” after the car retail giant was forced to axe internet access to protect its customer data.
Yeovil-based independent workshop TR Autos has recorded a six figure growth in sales since investment in modernising its business management.
Stellantis has launched the Fiat Metaverse Store in a bid to recreate a car showroom experience via an “immersive” online car buying experience.
Waylands Automotive has rolled out an automated communication platform that will help keep customers informed across its Volvo, Kia and MG dealerships.
Retailers are missing on potential aftersales revenue and failing to meet motorists' expectations by not offering direct access to a comprehensive online booking service, CitNOW has found.
Car retailers in the UK are missing out on £166 million in aftersales revenue due to a failure to tap into manufacturers’ vehicle safety recalls, research conducted by Auto Data Solutions has found.
Stellantis is aiming to create a proof of concept to convert internal combustion engine (ICE) light commercial vehicles (LCV) into electric vehicles (EV) through a new partnership Qinomic.
Car retailers will need to brush up their knowledge of car manufacturers’ advances in electric vehicle (EV) battery technology advances to avoid a slump in value set to impact so-called ‘black cars’.
Luxury and supercar retail group HR Owen claims to have introduced new technology which streamlines its online customer journey to make it “more geared towards their curiosities and desires than ever before.”
The Research Institute of Sweden (RISE) is launching cyber security initiative dedicated to vehicle testing to combat threats to connected vehicles.
Following Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt acknowledgement that the UK was in recession during last week’s Autumn Statement Mad Devs chief executive David Boyce is keen to highlight the need for car retailers to keep their customers close through challenging economic times.
RSM has urged car dealers across the UK to prioritise enhanced cyber security in response to increasing concern around the number of cyber-attacks across the sector.
