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Dealers save between £40-£60 on each vehicle movement through Movex platform Movex expects to double movement volumes through its platform in year four to 80,000 jobs Movex celebrates its third
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Vehicle manufacturers, particularly in the premium and near-premium market segments, are trying to exert ever more control over their franchised networks in an oft-stated aim of achieving nationwide consistency for
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Vertu Motors said today that dealers are increasingly self-registering vehicles to meet the sales targets set by carmakers. The group, which is expecting record profits and revenues, said the high
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The new car market has officially grown month on month for three years with registrations up in February by 12%, according to figures released by the SMMT. A 20% increase
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The first 3 speakers have been announced for the VRA Conference on 21st May 2015: Joe George, Senior Vice President & Chief Strategy Office for Cox Automotive Jonathan Higham, Logistics
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Online classified group Auto Trader is pushing the credentials of its valuations service. It said it made 770,000 valuations for consumers in January. The valuations are based on around half
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Dealers are becoming increasingly dissatisfied with the pressure they are under from carmakers to self-register vehicles to meet targets. The Winter NFDA Dealer Attitude Survey asked dealers how satisfied they
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LeasePlan has announced the winners of its annual supplier awards that recognise outstanding service. The awards were presented at the LeasePlan Supplier Conference last month (February), which was held at
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2015 will be a year of “transformation” for the Mazda brand as it introduces a raft of new models and moves into new market segments. Jeremy Thomson (pictured), Mazda Motors
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The UK’s largest leasing company Lex Autolease achieved 7% growth in its fleet during 2014 to 297,000 vehicles. Customer assets also increased by 10% to £3.3bn in 2014 Lex said
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Remarketing company CD Auction Group has created a new division aimed to better serve its fleet, leasing and contract hire customers. Dubbed CD Fleet Services, the division will focus on
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Auto Trader, the largest online used car classifieds website in the UK, has announced its intention to float on the London stock exchange. It is expected its admission to the
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