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.
JCT600 head of marketing Charlotte Murray has joined Marketing Delivery as its new commercial director.
The ongoing cost of living crisis continues to dampen consumer appetite for new cars as data from iTrackLeads shows dealer enquiries fell by 18% year-on-year in October.
Used car values rose by an average of 2% on eBay Motors Group’s online marketplace as the market’s balance of consumer demand and limited supply continued to defy the UK’s economic gloom.
Motorists are increasingly using smartphones and social media to inform their next car purchase, research by CarGurus has found.
Auto Trader has sold off its Webzone subsidiary, which trades as Carzone in the Republic of Ireland, for 30m euros (approx. £26m).
Jato Dynamics has announced the launch of its new solution, Car Mapper, designed to help speed up the process of used vehicle listing in the online marketplace.
The automotive retail sector’s used car shortages “will stick with us” for some time to come but it is not altogether bad news, Auto Trader commercial director Ian Plummer has told the AM News Show.
Auto Trader is expanding its YouTube team with two new presenters as part of a strategy to boost advert views for its retailer partners.
I had just finished making a complete mess of trying to record a 25-second sound bite for the BBC on supply chain problems in the industry, when a security man from the nearby shopping complex came over and wanted to know what we were doing.
Social media is used by 71% of car buyers to assist with the buying process in some way, according to CarGuru’s research.
Used car supermarkets and franchised retailers responded to September’s sector stability to increase the value of their advertised vehicle stock by 1.5% and 1%, respectively.
Car buyers researching their next vehicle purchase on Parkers have gained access to 80,000 used car listings as part of a new partnership with heycar.
Keyloop and Salesforce will provide the real-time sharing of customer data between the OEM, retailers and the wider supply chain, to support the “more complex” customer interactions in an agency model.
A used car retailer has taken to his popular Tiktok account to tell car buyers that they need to scour private car sellers’ adverts on Auto Trader if they want to access the market’s cheapest vehicles.
Mad Devs is establishing a new global technology hub in Leeds to help accelerate innovation and service its customers in the UK, Europe and Australia.
Consumers are purchasing new cars within five days of making a first enquiry, according to Marketing Delivery.
August proved to be a challenging month for car sales as the number of handovers fell by 33%, according to iTrackLeads.
The newly-appointed head of Keyloop's Alliances division Megan Harvey has a vision of automotive retail which sees 'big data' join the dots between sales, aftersales, customer relations and mobility.
Skoda dealers will begin the roll out of a brand identity update in 2024 after the carmaker revealed new emphasis on "the simplicity and value" of its new models.
Audi has outlined its plans to enter Formula 1, in 2026, to raise awareness of it electrified powertrains and synthetic fuels among a global audience.
Polestar is targeting classic car drivers that might want an electric vehicle as their daily drive as part of a test drive event at Silverstone Classic.
Verex Group has appointed ex-Volvo manager Tony Grice as a senior key account manager.
Mercedes-Benz registered the most significant increase in ad awareness, in July, of all car makers, according to data from YouGov BrandIndex.
Volvo Car UK has announced a partnership with Fearne Cotton, broadcaster and founder of the multi-faceted wellbeing brand, Happy Place.
