All articles by Richard Irvine-Brown
Richard Irvine-Brown
Audi and BMW are most searched-for car brands
Audi and BMW were searched for online more than any other car brands in August, according to digital marketing agency Greenlight.
Frontline conference moves to early 2014
Car finance software provider Frontline Solutions has moved its annual F&I Conference and Awards Dinner to early in 2014 to make room for more representation from captives, insurers and other companies from the technology sector.
Marsh Finance launches outsourcing Custom arm
Marsh Finance has rebranded its business-process outsourcing service Marsh FM as Marsh Custom.
Kia to push CRM, drop fleet sales
Kia UK has claimed a 22% rise in retail sales year-to-date and 10% rise overall, while fleet registrations have stuttered, according to Paul Philpott, president and chief executive officer at the brand.
Vauxhall cuts price of Ampera by £3,500
Vauxhall has discounted the retail price of its Ampera electric-petrol hybrid engine model following disappointing sales of alternatively-fuelled vehicles.
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75% of iVendi mobile access from Apple devices
Approximately three out of four uses of iVendis credit pre-qualifying service CarFinanceChecker accessed by a smartphone or tablet are through an Apple device, namely the iPhone or iPad.
Audi revises UK sales target
German manufacturer Audi has revised its uppermost annual sales target in the UK to 150,000 new registrations.
SMA: Scotland used car market growing
Independent motor auctioneer SMA Vehicle Remarketing has claimed the second-hand car market in Scotland is on the rise, following the companys recent high business volumes.
August healthy ex-finance and fleet prices G3
Ex-finance vehicles continued to increase in value in August according to G3 Remarketing, up £134.40 on July and 23% year-on-year at an average of £6,858.40
Burgess swaps HPI for BCA
Daniel Burgess is set to move to British Car Auctions (BCA) as commercial director for the companys UK operations as of 1 October, leaving his position as managing director of automotive data company HPI.