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TLA, the automotive customer acquisition business, has partnered with Motorway in a new deal. The deal will mean that each time a customer makes a purchase enquiry on one of TLA’s sites, those who also have a vehicle to sell, can receive an instant price estimate for the value of their car based on market value and seasonality. Customers now ...

A range of eight remarketing modules for motor finance, vehicle leasing and other major fleets has been launched by epyx. Based on technology from its 1link Disposal Network platform, they are being made available in response to customer needs that have arisen in the wake of the pandemic. Debbie Fox, commercial director, said: “Digitisation has been one of the key ...

Autotech Training has created an EV Training bundle. It said that this will save attendees booking all three IMI Electric Hybrid Vehicle courses from Level 2 – 4, at £299 per person. The offer is wrapped up in four days of learning with Levels 2 and 3 courses carried out across two consecutive days, and the two-day Level 4 course ...

MotoNovo Finance MD Karl Werner has joined the Automotive 30% Club, the voluntary network of MDs and CEOs from UK based automotive manufacturing, retailing and supplier companies. The Automotive 30% Club was founded by Julia Muir to encourage inclusive leadership and achieve a better gender balance within the automotive industry. A central aim is to see at least 30% of ...

Alphera Financial Services has launched a new website to improve the user experience for customers looking to ‘self-serve’ their car finance online. Last year in the pandemic its website users increased by 80% over the previous year, with more people looking to research information on new finance options or manage their existing finance agreement via the website. It continues to ...

Castrol’s range of aftermarket oils, fluids and lubricants are now available to view on Autocat, the product look-up and recommendation tool used by independent workshops and the automotive retail sector. The Autocat online parts catalogue, produced by MAM Software, allows users to find the right product for any vehicle or application by entering in the vehicle’s VIN or registration number. ...

vAutoStock used vehicle preparation platform has added Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) vehicle tracking to improve efficiencies, by identifying the location of every vehicle across multiple sites. It works by adding a vAutoTrack tag to the vehicle, either on a side rear window, or the inside of the windscreen. Dealers then have fixed readers working off 4G in key locations and ...

Autovista Group has unveiled its Glass’s sales solution for dealers. It said that using this new solution, dealers will be able to: Access all Glass’s datasets and services including valuations, live retail prices and repair estimates Track KPIs and metrics to help pinpoint the precise value of a vehicle at a glance as well as judge its market appeal with our desirability index ...

heycar is extending its latest cashback scheme until the end of September. Launched last month [July], the Trade Up initiative sees heycar provide dealers with £250 extra for a part exchange that is relisted on the platform, allowing them to use the incentive to close a deal, protect their margins, or lower acquisitions costs in the month. The scheme, which ...

Automotive Transformation Group has bought software supplier SalesMaster for an undisclosed sum. Founded in 2009 and headquartered in the UK, SalesMaster serves franchised dealer sites in its domestic market. Its key products are inventory stock management tool Stockbook, vehicle booking system Demo Diary and Fleetbase, its fleet order management platform. The company saw losses of -£290,490 in 2020 on turnover ...