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WEBThe 2024 AM Dealer Technology Guide is here. The AM Dealer Technology Guide is an annual resource aimed at helping automotive dealers discover and understand the latest technological developments and tools for the industry from a broad range of suppliers, both large and small. AM 30 Sep.
Aston Barclay invests in buyer engagement team expansion - AM …
WEB7 November 2023. people news. Aston Barclay is expanding its buyer services team to build its buyer base as used car and LCV volumes going under the hammer continue to rise. Five colleagues have been appointed as buyer service executives across the group’s six auction sites. Charlotte Knowles will oversee both the Wakefield and Leeds LCV ...
Launch review: New Vauxhall Astra appeals to head and heart
WEBMay 16, 2022 · This might just be the first Astra that will be chosen by the heart, rather than the head. There’s a high level of standard spec too, although that’s probably to counterbalance the fact that prices are up by almost £4,000. The entry-level Astra is now priced at £23,805, just a tad beneath the VW Golf and slightly ahead of the Ford Focus.
Manufacturer insight - new car sales figures - AM-online
WEBNew car sales figures: year to date. The graph below shows the progression of new car sales year-on-year from 2001 to the last full month of the current year. Below the graph is a total annual registrations and the percentage change from year-to-year. This is followed by a breakdown from the SMMT of registrations by sales type, retail, business ...
Grainger Motor Group acquires EMG Anglia, nears AM100 scale
WEB19 January 2024. Car dealer news. East Anglian dealer group EMG Anglia has been acquired by Grainger Motor Group founders, brothers Harry and Neal Grainger. Based on EMG's latest statutory accounts, showing £116 million turnover, the deal means that Grainger Motor Group will rapidly near the threshold of the …
Mercedes to drop entry-level models and focus on luxury segments
WEB20 May 2022. mercedes-benz. Mercedes-Benz will refocus its model line-up in high-profit luxury segments, dropping cheaper models. The brand plans to become a ‘dedicated pure-play luxury car company’ and will target three segments: top-end luxury, core luxury and entry luxury. “What has always been the core of our brand is now also the ...
Luxury used car retailer Autovogue ceases trading - AM-online
WEB2 February 2023. Luxury used car retailer Autovogue has ceased trading after blaming “failing used Jaguar Land Rover vehicles” for its faltering financial fortunes. Staffordshire-based Autovogue, founded by managing director Stuart Brown, has approached Birmingham-based insolvency firm Leonard Curtis, however AM understands that the ...
Carwow launches new car buying website for dealers to source …
WEBJul 12, 2022 · Carwow has launched a new website that allows dealers to find and purchase used cars from consumers, via its Sell Your Car service. The site is built on the foundations of the Autoi / Wizzle platform that Carwow acquired last year.. Dealers can search for stock via new listing cards, which include details on each vehicle and anticipate any costs that may be incurred prior to resale.
AM Awards 2024: the results, winners and picture highlights
WEBMay 2, 2024 · Workshop of the year (independent and franchised) Winner: Jardine Motors Jaguar Land Rover (Wolverhampton) Highly commended: Steven Eagell Toyota Milton Keynes. Best in customer service - sponsored by LTK Consultants. Winner: Beechwood (Derby) EV dealership of the year - sponsored by PIB …
Fundraising challenge in memory of Toyota manager who lost …
WEB26 October 2022. fund-raising. The death of long-serving Toyota GB executive Rachel Rollason from motor neurone disease (MND) earlier this year has prompted her colleague and friend Greg Culshaw to commit to a brutal fund-raising 24-hour cycling challenge. Culshaw, Toyota GB's general manager of customer, network and quality support, wants to ...