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Motors.co.uk has launched a multimedia radio and online campaign across Absolute Radio, Magic Radio, MotherBaby and Car. The move is part of its multi-million pound ‘Search Less. Live More.’ brand campaign to drive online sales enquiries and test drive leads for automotive retailers advertising with eBay Motors Group. The 10-week campaign sees Motors.co.uk sponsoring the Saturday morning Frank Skinner Show ...

Vehicle subscription firm Wagonex is claiming interest in its services has risen dramatically and it now has 10,000 registered users on its platform. The Wagonex platform, which was created in 2016,  enables dealers to offer subscriptions of between one and 36 months. It said consumer searches now exceeding 11,000 a month, 10 times more than this time last year. Dealers ...

In this instalment of Meet the Supplier, we speak to Simon King FIMI, Group Managing Director at Autotech Group. King talks on how the pandemic has affected demand for technicians and MOT testers, the recruitment challenges dealers face in 2021, and the impact EVs are having on the sector. Autotech is a family run company that during the last six ...

Mann Island Finance celebrated its total financing activity passing the £1bln mark. The finance case that made the milestone moment took place at Alpha Motors in Wigan and, to celebrate the moment, Mann Island Finance MD, John Hughes, presented the customer with a voucher to pay for their first service. Hughes said: “Over the difficult last year, we stood side-by-side ...

Booking a test drive should be as easy as ordering an Uber, according to automotive eCommerce specialist drivvn. The company has analysed data from thousands of vehicle sales and sees that buyers who test drive a vehicle are 50% more likely to purchase. Driven tested several sites that offer a book a test drive experience and found that 80% take customers to ...

Valsoft Corporation has bought ASE Automotive Solutions for an undisclosed sum. For nearly 50 years, ASE has been working with the world’s leading automotive brands and their dealer networks to drive profitability, mitigate business risk and improve operational performance. Rob Jones (CEO), Mike Fazal (CCO) and the global leadership team will continue to lead the business and will drive the ...

Retailers have faced tough challenges with three lockdowns over the past year. But they have proven to be agile and robust in the way they responded to the pandemic with move to trading online stepped up quite dramatically. Now that showrooms are once again open for business and restrictions have been lifted, customer traffic has risen and new and used ...

Bumper has launched its interest-free payment platform for car repairs and servicing in Ireland, its first European market outside of the UK. The rollout started this month with the debut of its services to over 100 dealers across Ireland. Bumper was previously called Auto Service Finance, The company has helped over 100,000 car owners use interest free credit to fund ...

AutoProtect Group has appointed Tim Hudson as chief sales and marketing officer. Hudson has extensive experience in the automotive industry in the UK and overseas. He was managing director of Manheim Remarketing for three years and before that CEO of Manheim Asia Pacific and managing director of Aston Barclay. Most recently he worked in automotive software before joining AutoProtect. AutoProtect ...

St Leonards Motor (SLM) Group has signed up with INDICATA’s used car pricing portal. SLM, which runs nine franchised Toyota, Nissan, and Vauxhall dealers and two used car centres, said a year after adoption it had increased stock turn to 8.2. SLM has nearly 600 used cars in group stock at any time and INDICATA’s introduction coincided with a more ...