Car buying platform, YesAuto, has launched its online shop and car information hub, to ‘support customers through every stage of the car buying journey’.
Many dealerships and independent service centres were finding it hard to make a profit long before the COVID-19 pandemic hit, due to their low margin, high volume operating models.
Auto Trader is aiming to drive more traffic to car retailer’s online adverts through its sponsorship of ‘Weekends on Dave’ – delivering a 12-months of continuous TV exposure.
A survey of over 1,000 consumers who purchased a car through carwow since the UK's first dealership reopenings has confirmed a shift towards digital car retailing across Europe.
Used car prices showed their largest monthly price rise for two years on Auto Trader during July, with values rising 4.6% amid signs that consumer demand is continuing to grow.
As the motor retail sector emerges nervously from lockdown, dealers are reporting that the shift towards a digitally-led sales model for new and used cars is progressing far more quickly than many might have imagined even just a few months ago.
A new integration between iVendi and RAPID RTC means 'improved lead generation and management' for dealers.
Low Cost Vans has unveiled the launch of its first ever television advertising campaign through Sky Media’s SME Support Scheme.
Auto Trader is poised to launch its Auto Trader Highly Rated 2020 accreditation programme in a bid to help car retailers showcase their exceptional customer service.
CarGurus has announced the integration of WhatsApp to its UK marketplace.
AM's parent group Bauer Media has launched a new service, Bauer Autoventure, to create marketing campaigns and content for automotive brands.
Like most retailers, the automotive industry has been heavily impacted by COVID-19.
Car buyers across the UK are following the national trend of keeping their spending locals, according to insights identified by heycar.
COVID-19 has not defeated us, we are coming back. My wife is a professional epidemiologist, and an entrepreneur, and her rage at how this process was handled is a topic for another day.
Car dealers across the UK delivered “robust car sales” growth as the easing of Government lockdown measures unlocked their ability to trade in June.
Shelbourne Motors has renewed its association with Ulster and Ireland scrum-half John Cooney, as its official brand ambassador.
Cazoo has made another Premier League sponsorship signing in the form of Aston Villa, agreeing a deal which will logos on the team’s shirts and around its Villa Park Stadium.
The Evans Halshaw, Stratstone and Car Store car retail businesses will have a “powered by Pendragon” prefix added to their name as part of a rebrand of the AM100 car retail group aiming to add confidence to car buying consumers.
Auto Trader has vowed to repay the funding its accessed through the Government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) in its annual financial results for 2019/20.
Consumer interest has grown rapidly this month, with car dealers receiving an influx of enquiries for new and used models.
New data from dealers across the UK shows a strong recovery in the first week in June as lockdown begins to lift, according to Dealerweb.
A new type of customer has emerged, the super-savvy, super-confident. These are the people buying pure electric vehicles (EV) during a pandemic, giving double digit growth in a market which is otherwise hardly moving.
Digital enquiries for new and used cars have spiked following the announcement that dealerships could reopen from June 1.
The number one spot in UK car retail sector’s classified advertising space continues to be the key target for Car Gurus – with market leading return on investment (ROI) seen as the catalyst for success.
Conversion rates are expected to rise as dealerships face strict limits on the number of sales appointments they can handle in a day when showrooms start to reopen from June 1 following the easing of the Coronavirus lockdown.
