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Car buyers turning away from online purchases
- 22/03/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
A declining share of car buyers plan to purchase their next car entirely online, according to new research by What Car?. In its latest weekly survey, just 4.2% of 873 in-market consumers said they expect to buy their next car entirely online. This is down from 9.7% in June 2022. Meanwhile, 41.1% of buyers said they [...] -
January 2023 issue of Bodyshop magazine is out now
- 23/12/2022
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Categories: Featured, News
The January 2023 digital edition of Bodyshop magazine is available now, live and online on the www.bodyshopmag.com website. At the same time, the print edition is on its way to current bodyshop subscribers. To download your FREE digital copy of this special edition featuring articles on planning for the next 12 [...] -
Fixter delivers virtual mechanic to your door
- 25/06/2021
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Fixter has launched a new virtual diagnostic consultation that drivers can access from their own homes. The service offers motorists a free, 20-minute video consultation with an in-house mechanical expert. It has launched this service after its own research found that a huge variety of car issues can be resolved [...] -
Tablet cures bodyshop ordering headaches
- 24/06/2021
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
A new system has been launched enabling bodyshops and cosmetic repairers to order stock automatically on a tablet. AIMS Lite has been introduced by ACIS after a successful trial at several bodyshops. It is built around Application Programming Interface software (APIs), which enables applications to talk to each [...] -
Online sales tipped to surge
- 21/06/2021
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Online vehicle sales are expected to grow by 500% in next five years. According to automotive ecommerce firm drivvn, the growth will facilitated by retail networks delivering the entire sales process within a seamless omnichannel process. Anu Shahi, head of engineering and architecture at drivvn, said: “The [...] -
bodyshop magazine back in print from April
- 12/02/2021
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Plenham Ltd has announced that it will restart printing bodyshop – the collision repair industry’s favourite magazine – from April 2021 onwards. The publishers will continue all the important work that has gone into the digital edition of the magazine, but with most bodyshops open for business, bodyshop [...] -
Bodyshop delivered to you digitally
- 14/04/2020
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
The coronavirus crisis has brought with it an unprecedented situation which has not only altered daily life for everyone but has also adversely affected the collision repair industry, with numerous bodyshops and suppliers shutting shop or running at drastically reduced capacity. With the well-being and safety of [...] -
Incident management specialist goes digital
- 14/05/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Specialist outsource businesses are recognising that the technological market is changing rapidly, and that they must keep pace with change or risk getting left behind. FMG has committed to investing an additional £1m to further advance their technology offering. This is a new and multi-faceted investment [...] -
Car buyers want better digital experience
- 16/04/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Consumers want to see improvements in auto industry websites, while dealerships are yet to fully embrace digital technologies Most consumers are doing online research to help them make car-buying decisions, and most are doing so before visiting a dealership, a new survey by Accenture reveals. The survey also shows [...]