According to GForces data, there was a 32% year-on-year (YOY) increase in UK dealer online sales in the two weeks over the Christmas and New Year Period.
Cap HPI has launched a new digital imagery tool that is designed to help dealers and car makers to boost online sales.
Former Paddy Power and Lastminute.com tech expert Edgardo Savoy has joined the “fiercely ambitious” team at online car retailer Carzam as chief technology officer.
Former Dyson Group chief executive Jim Rowan will succeed Håkan Samuelsson as CEO and president of Volvo Cars as the brand continues its “rapid transformation of digitalization”.
Škoda UK national used car manager Barney Butterell has joined multi-brand electric automotive company Innovation Automotive (IA) as head of sales.
Vertu Motors has recruited Auto Trader franchise brand director Chris Penny as its new group strategic projects director.
Auto Trader will promote online car buying services with a brand-new marketing campaign launching on Christmas Day.
Keyloop has continued its strategy “to build, to buy and to partner” its way to growth with the acquisition of Peter Vardy’s online car retail software provider SilverBullet.
Lookers has boosted its fleet of vehicle delivery and collection vans alongside the launch of a new ‘click and sell’ online used car buying platform aimed at sourcing used car stock from private sellers.
Carzam has marked its first anniversary with the appointment of former Paddy Power chief executive Andy McCue as its new executive chairman.
Cinch will be the first-ever sponsor of Simon Cowell’s new ITV musical game show, Walk The Line.
Motor Connect has grown its online used car retail partnership with 30 independent dealers in the space of three months.
Cazoo has vowed to grow its car inventory in Europe after officially launching its online car retail offering in France and Germany today.
Automotive executive from across the globe have predicted “profitable growth” in the next five years, despite ongoing vehicle supply and staffing worries.
Maserati has vowed to maintain the “centrality of dealerships’ role” after unveiling a new OTO Retail project corporate identity (CI) in a bid to adapt to customers’ growing demands for online sales.
RRG Group has renewed its contract with GForces after achieving a conversion rate of 81% from online enquiries.
One-in-10 car buyers are ready to complete their purchase wholly online, according to new research from What Car?.
Cazoo has grown its Customer Centre used car handover network to 21 sites with the opining of its latest new facility in Newcastle.
Rockar Jaguar Land Rover has opened its new showroom store at One Canada Square, Canary Wharf, London.
Cazoo has agreed the £6.5 million acquisition of online commercial vehicles retailers Van365 ahead of its launch into the van market later this year.
