The Vauxhall Mokka finished top of Auto Trader’s fastest selling cars of 2018 rankings – with SUVs filling eight of the top 10 places.
Suzuki GB showed it could still shine on Saturday night TV as it replaced former ambassadors Ant and Dec with Take That for its latest ITV marketing campaign.
David Morton, sales and solutions director at Arvato UK & Ireland, explains how car retailers and manufacturers can take advantage of the wealth of data available to them to deliver a seamless and proactive customer experience.
Auto Trader has revealed that the average price of a car advertised on its used car retail platform reached an all-time record high of £12,967 in November.
Car dealers are once again being advised to think carefully about the wording used to advertise ex-rental vehicles following Pendragon’s £134,000 fine from the Trading Standards team at Middlesbrough Council.
TyreSafe investigations have revealed that a “shocking” 99% of part-worn tyre retailers were selling illegal and dangerous tyres.
Car dealers should remind their staff that a breach of customer data protection legislation could result in a prison term, Dragon 2000 has said.
Used car buyers searched for more Ford Fiesta and Focus models than any other car on Motors.co.uk this year.
Increasing numbers of used car dealers are turning to the classifieds and lower grade stock as demand continues to outstrip supply, according to Manheim.
Research by CitNOW revealed two thirds of customers consider bodywork imagery the most important digital sales asset to receive from a car retailer.
Inchcape’s Mercedes-Benz dealership in Leicester will benefit from the high footfall of the festive period when it opens the doors at its new pop-up store at Highcross Shopping Centre.
Research by Motors.co.uk has revealed that millennials looking to buy used cars are more likely to search vehicles online by their monthly cost.
CDK Global has urged dealerships to give marketing managers a more “central role” when it comes to making decisions on technology.
Online tracking and video demonstrations bolster more traditional point-of-sale methods
Mercedes-Benz Vans will release a limited number of Storm Edition X 250d models as part of its discounted Black Friday offering.
The Information Commissioner’s Office’s (ICO) first prosecution under the Computer Misuse Act has resulted in a six month jail sentence for a former employee of Nationwide Accident Repair Services (NARS).
Auto Trader has reported a 7% increase in revenues and a 10% rise in operating profits in its half-year financial results for the six months to September 30.
In an era of video-on-demand, Netflix and YouTube, dealers can take advantage of 24/7 screen access to reach their customers.
Automotive Management Live 2018 is finally upon us and AM wants car retailers and suppliers to share their experiences with the editorial and events teams via social media.
Dealers have said that the car buying process is drawn out by social media enquiries and buyers wanting to part-exchange for more than they’re worth, study finds.
Wendy Harris, CarGurus’ VP of European sales, on why car dealers face a challenge in establishing where leads came from in the offline-to-online journey
Targeted commercial messages within premium automotive publisher sites can increase traffic to a brand’s website by 67%. That’s the key finding from a new white paper published today from independent digital intelligence and marketing consultancy, Sophus3.
Cap HPI has warned that large car retail groups that inaccurate vehicle data could be costing their business £117,000 a year in findings from a profitability study carried out in partnership with the Institute of Transport Studies.
The founders of CarWizz have claimed that the new online retail platform will return the control of customer relationships to retailers and reduce ageing new car stock without resorting to a "race to the bottom".
The new WLTP rules enforced from September 1 mean that many dealers are still facing significant supply issues for new car model ranges.
