Rockar founder Simon Dixon is expecting to “realise the potential” of his innovative automotive retail model in 2018 as the business celebrates its three-year anniversary.
Mitsubishi has delivered the first car bought using its Buy Online service, three weeks after the order was placed.
Bristol Street Motors claims to be leading online innovation in the motor retail sector with what it has billed as “the UK’s first purely web-based used car sales platform”.
Manufacturers are struggling with the direct new car sales web sites they have established over the last year, says iVendi.
Stoneacre Financial Services (SFS) is preparing to buck the interest rate trend to make car finance more attainable for non-prime customers.
The dark days of November were boosted by a 46% spike in web visitors thanks to the Black Friday sales push, according to carwow.
Automotive finance companies may be hit harder than car dealers by rising inflation & interest rates and falling consumer confidence
Mitsubishi will make its new Eclipse Cross available to PCP customers from £199 per month at it starts 2018 with a brace of SUV launches.
Auto Trader’s pre-tax profits rose 10% to £105.4 million as turnover rose by 7% to £165 million as the online marketplace returned H1 financial results which were “in-line with market expectations”.
Over a third of Millenials are willing to buy a car online according to the findings of a new Trustpilot survey as growth in online car buying appears to buck the trend of a declining market.
Mitsubishi Motors in the UK has teamed up with Rockar to launch a 'next generation omni-channel car buying experience' in the form of Mitsubishi Buy Online.
For many months we have seen a frenzy of negative media attention on the automotive sector including comment on franchised dealerships, PCPs and diesel emissions.
Sustained success in automotive retail will demand a more conservative reappraisal of residual values, according to MotoNovo.
Classified adverts and used vehicle locators can now be uploaded in “under two hours” thanks to a new app launched by CitNOW.
Threats to car finance firms and demand for new and used cars have been highlighted once again after the Governor of the bank of England warned that inflation might peak at over 3% next month.
Geely Holdings will once again bypass “traditional” car dealerships when the Polestar brand enters the UK in 2019.
CarGurus has closed its initial public offering after a five-day share of sales which hoped to raise $100 million for the Auto Trader rival.
Used diesel prices have remained stable for a second quarter in a row on Autorola UK’s online portal as demand returns following Q1’s “knee-jerk” reaction to negative headlines.
Tootle credits a partnership with a BBC Apprentice winner with August sales success which saw the online platform retail £2m worth of vehicles.
Renault is offering three-year 0% APR Selections PCP finance packages with low monthly payments across selected models for Q4.
Finance must no longer be an afterthought as consumer habits shift away from “bricks and mortar” to “clicks and mobile”.
Online car retail portal Tootle raised £2.5m of funding via an investment round led by Hambro Perks, bringing the total amount raised for the start-up to £4.3m.
New research from Carwow has revealed that millennials are renting or financing cars due to surging living costs and a desire to drive new vehicles.
A third of car dealers believe the cost of technology investment is a threat to their business’s future growth and profitability, according to new research from Santander Consumer Finance.
Carwow has launched a free scrappage scheme checker after no fewer than 17 car manufacturers launched incentive schemes.
