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Warranty Solutions Group (WSG) will launch a series of 20-30 minute webinars, featuring a panel of dealer guests and a host from WSG. Quattro Tech Cars, Romans of St Albans and Newtown Motors will feature in the first webinar. The aim of the webinars is to share insights, strategies and tips to support dealerships in tackling challenges. The webinars will ...

Automotive software developer Mad Devs has teamed up with systems specialist Magna Systems to get more dealers to switch from paper systems to digital. The move will see its iStoreDOCS support integrations in the UK and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). iStoreDOCS is said to provide digital document flow, enhanced compliance, and effective customer retention tools. Using the platform, over ...

Birchwood Group has onboarded the INDICATA used car pricing platform. INDICATA is live at Birchwood’s dealers in Eastbourne, Washington, Chichester and Hastings. Dave Young, Birchwood Group’s used car buyer, said: “INDICATA gives us the confidence to pay a few hundred pounds more to the customer to get the deal over the line. “They are happy with their price and go ...

Supercar dealership Romans International has been named one of Europe’s Long-Term Growth Champions by the Financial Times. It secured position 288 among the continent’s top 300 sustained-growth companies. It is the second time the business has been recognised by the Financial Times. In 2017, the company was featured in the FT 1000: Europe’s Fastest Growing Companies list, when it ranked ...

Dale Wyatt, Director Automobile Suzuki GB, collected a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Motor Trader Awards 2024. The accolade acknowledges Wyatt’s success, strong relationships with the dealer network, leadership and reputation. His involvement in the Industry has already spanned over 35 years and he has been in senior positions with Suzuki since 2007, and in his role as director automobile ...

FCA proposes to extend the time firms have to handle complaints relating to motor finance commission The proposed extension would allow firms more time to handle complaints efficiently and effectively and help prevent disorderly, inconsistent and inefficient outcomes for consumers and firms. The FCA is seeking feedback on proposals to extend the time firms have to respond to motor finance ...

The EFL Trophy will be renamed the Vertu Trophy with immediate effect in the latest phase of the partnership between the Vertu Motors group and the EFL. This follows the Group’s decision to  consolidate its three main retail brands – Vertu Motors, Bristol Street Motors and Macklin Motors – to operate under one name; Vertu. CEO at Vertu, Robert Forrester, ...

The new car market could rise 2% in 2025 from an estimated 1.94 million registrations to 1.98 million, according to Auto Trader. The new car market will be 14% below the 2.31m new car registrations recorded in pre-pandemic 2019. Attracting new customers will be critical for success in light of stricter regulatory targets, uncertain brand loyalty, and growth of marques ...

The core of ICDP’s activities is our collaborative research programme which has been running for over thirty years at a European level. This brings players from across the distribution sector – sales and aftersales, manufacturers, dealers, parts distributors and suppliers of services and technology – together to develop a better understanding of the challenges facing us all, and how to ...

Bentley Motors has opened ‘The Mews, The Home of Bentley’, an exclusive use country retreat providing clients with an intimate space for commissioning. The property, a short drive from Bentley’s Crewe factory, has historically been used as a private residence for Bentley CEOs. It has been fully refurbished to provide a state-of-the-art space in an English country house setting in ...