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Marketing Delivery reported that dealers are becoming increasingly effective at gathering customer contact details, with the total volumes of captured data rebounding to pre-GDPR levels for the first time since the Regulation was introduced in May 2018.
Customers can spread service and maintenance payments over a six or 10‐month 0% interest‐free period.
No reasons were given for the unexpected departure of Lookers' two most senior operational executives. Andy Bruce has been with the Group since 2000 and Nigel McMinn since 2013.
The 1link Service Network is used to enable 18,000 garages – franchise dealers, independent and fast-fits – to easily process jobs booked by company car, van and truck fleets totalling four million vehicles.
THE most popular fuel types searched for by car buyers are electric and hybrid, according to Google search analysis undertaken by Honchō Google searches for electric vehicles (EVs), during the first nine months of 2019, increased by 55.5% year on year with buyers using the word “electric” as part of their search criteria for new and used cars. Searches for [...]
Dealerweb launched Click to Call to allow dealers to respond more effectively to the growing demand for swifter replies, to online inquiries, enabling sales teams to respond immediately to inquiries at the click of a button from their desktop or mobile device.
Research discovers numerous new pieces of technology from entrepreneurial start‐ups and large established brands, developing everything from apps to full Dealer Management Systems.
Former VW Group, Daimler and Toyota exec joins group as Commercial Vehicle Director.
Two new sites represent a significant investment in the North West expanding its network to service customers across the region. Further openings over the coming months are also planned in Stockport, Ashton Under Lyne, Sale and Gorton.
Latest figures from the SMMT saw September sales grow by 4,421 over the same month last year which recorded a substantial 20.5% decline in 2018 when new emissions regulations and lack of testing capacity across Europe affected supply.
