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Quest Consumables unveils digital service
- 03/03/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Workshop consumables specialist Quest Consumables has implemented electronic trading through TecCom, with improved stock visibility helping its distributors to optimise their orders efficiently. The Warwickshire-based company specialises in high-volume workshop consumables and tools, with over 10,000 part numbers [...] -
Car finance down in December
- 17/02/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
New figures released by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that consumer car finance new business by value and volume fell in December 2022 by six per cent compared with the same month in 2021. In 2022 as a whole, new business grew nine per cent by value and three per cent by volume compared with [...] -
LCV registrations return to growth
- 09/02/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
UK new light commercial vehicle (LCV) registrations grew to 22,098 units in January, a year-on-year increase of 25.8%. This is according to the latest figures published by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), which reported the growth represents the first rise in new LCV registrations since the [...] -
Repairify strengthens sales team
- 08/02/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Repairify is bolstering its technical sales expertise with two new appointments to enhance its nationwide customer service and support. Daren Nichol has been promoted internally to technical sales executive for the Midlands from his position as remote technician for Repairify, where he has been employed for the [...] -
LCV sales suffer as supply shortages continue
- 06/01/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
UK new light commercial vehicle (LCV) registrations reached 282,139 units in 2022, a decline of 20.6% on the previous year. The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) said that performance was to be held back by persistent supply chain issues, and as a result the market was 22.9% down on pre-pandemic [...] -
MG remains fastest growing brand
- 07/10/2022
- 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% [...] -
ACIS names new sales head
- 02/09/2022
- 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 [...] -
Repairify confirms new sales boss
- 07/06/2022
- 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 [...] -
Neads must for Autogem
- 14/03/2022
- 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 [...] -
Quicker response times improve sales
- 04/01/2022
- 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 [...]