Webb appointed as key account manager at epyx
Reporting to business development director Marc Lees, she will work on areas including strategic planning, communication and collaboration, performance analysis, and account growth and retention.
Reporting to business development director Marc Lees, she will work on areas including strategic planning, communication and collaboration, performance analysis, and account growth and retention.
Called Dealer Showroom, it is designed to be used when a consumer has approached a dealer looking for a specific car, van or truck and a matching vehicle is available on epyx’s 1link Trade Buyer platform.
The new feature called Multi-Channel Remarketing, has been added to the company’s 1link Disposal Network platform, allowing absolute flexibility over pricing and remarketing route. For example, a fleet vendor could place a vehicle in a trade and a retail channel at the same time, at different prices.
A new feature added to 1link Disposal Network that is being used by VWFS under the five- year deal is the Claims Portal, an online tool that provides the means to resolve any vehicle damage issues quickly and easily through digital channels between vendor and buyer, either by returning the vehicle or agreeing on compensation.
While modern cars are clearly much more reliable than in the past, they do fail. The most common claim – on engine management – is a good example of this. It’s a category that covers a wide range of problems but will include major mechanical failure that could incur substantial costs.
Automotive aftersales specialist will use epyx’s 1link Service Network e-commerce platform used to submit, approve and pay repair requests made by dealerships and independent service centres.
The Electric Vehicle Network Performance and Opportunities Report (EV NPOR) is compiled specifically for each subscribing business, providing both extensive national data and benchmarking against local garages potentially competing for similar business.
The product also enjoyed a strong year internationally, with the quantity of invoices raised by users in Ireland up 220%, in Denmark by 209%, in Portugal by 12% and in France by 6%.
While workshop costs for some EVs represent substantial savings over their petrol and diesel equivalents, this cannot be assumed. Also, the number of times that EVs visit garages for maintenance or repair and the amount of time they spend unavailable off road are consistently similar to petrol or diesel vehicles - and these servicing factors very much represent a substantial cost to businesses.
DEBBIE Fox has been appointed as Managing Director of vehicle compliance and maintenance platform r2c Online as the firm looks to further develop its connected and digital solutions. She joins from sister Fleetcor company epyx, where she was Commercial Director, and replaces Tim Meadows, who has returned to epyx as Chief Operating Officer. She has worked in the automotive industry [...]