• MG remains fastest growing brand

    • 7 October 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    MG Motor UK has maintained its position as the fastest growing car brand in the UK, selling 38,312 cars in the first nine months of the year New figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) show MG’s market share has increased by 82% year on year, with September 2022 sales marking a 61% [...]
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  • ACIS names new sales head

    • 2 September 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Ryan O’Neill has been promoted to head of sales at ACIS, responsible for developing new business opportunities from multi-site operators and work providers such as insurers, network managers and insurer clients He joined ACIS in 2016 as manager, customer programmes, and was instrumental in the development of the [...]
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  • Repairify confirms new sales boss

    • 7 June 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Repairify has announced that Gareth Newbery has been promoted to national sales manager He will be responsible for building the sales team and driving forward the continued growth and market expansion of the asTech and Red Digital ADAS solutions A member of the Red EU business, a Repairify company, for the [...]
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  • Neads must for Autogem

    • 14 March 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Autogem has strengthened its sales team with the appointment of Richard Neads as business development manager for the south west He joins the automotive suppliers with experience at Vauxhall Motors, Euro Car Parts and Spartan Motor Factors, where he worked as business development manager, parts advisor and [...]
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  • Quicker response times improve sales

    • 4 January 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    New data has found that quicker response times from dealers leads to more sales According to data from iTrackLEADS, dealers take an average of 50 mins to respond to an enquiry, while the quickest operator has an average response of 69 seconds The impact of responding more quickly to enquiries can be seen in the [...]
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  • IA announces new head of sales

    • 29 December 2021
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Barney Butterell has joined Innovation Automotive (IA), the UK’s first multi-brand, electric automotive company, as head of sales He starts his role at IA as the company begins to shape its sales operations and before the arrival of the first product, the 100%-electric compact panel van, the DFSK EC35 After [...]
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  • Grove Group names new sales boss

    • 11 October 2021
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Grove Group has appointed Damon Curtis as head of strategic sales This is a new role and will allow Curtis to continue to forge greater collaboration between vehicle manufacturers, insurers and the wider accident repair sector Curtis, who has almost 40 years’ experience in the automotive repair market, will focus [...]
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  • LCV market endures worst September since recession

    • 6 October 2021
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    The light commercial vehicle market collapsed by 395% in September, with just 31,535 vans registered According to the latest figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), the sector was 418% down on the pre-pandemic five-year September average, partly as result of the continued [...]
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  • LCV market put into reverse in July

    • 6 August 2021
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    The light commercial vehicle (LCV) market declined for the first month since December 2020 in July According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, registrations fell 148%, with supply issues – most notably of semiconductors – meaning only 23,606 vans were registered during the month Despite [...]
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  • LCV market sets new May record

    • 4 June 2021
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    The light commercial vehicle (LCV) market had another record-setting month, with 29,354 vans registered in May This is according to the latest figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) It was the best May performance on record for the LCV market, 47% up on pre-pandemic levels as [...]
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