Autocar

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

But Kia president Ho-sung Song confirmed to Autocar on a Car of the Year test drive of the new EV3 that an electric city car to replace the Picanto in the longer term was the “next, next target” as Kia seeks to bring down the cost of EV technology. This is what we’re preparing to offer customers.

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Carscoops

JANUARY 22, 2024

Boyle said that, “the best companies are going to understand that they need to navigate the near term but stay focused… on what is an unequivocal electrification future. “We can see the difference between near-term angst and the long- term electrified future,” Boyle told Auto News.

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Autocar

JUNE 18, 2024

While this remains a long-term trend, we have seen a resurgence for our estate products in recent months and have decided to reintroduce the V60 and V90 to our UK portfolio in response to this. When operating in a fast-moving industry, we continually re-evaluate our product portfolio to ensure we have the right mix to serve all our customers.

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CarExpert

JANUARY 28, 2025

In some cases, some of our customers have made their opinion vocal regarding the exclusions that sit below the 6 or 8-year mark, the company said in an email to customers in 2022.

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Carscoops

OCTOBER 3, 2024

75-80% of early Rolls-Royce Spectre customers are opting for significant vehicle customizations. Rolls-Royce isn’t pursuing hybrid powertrains, and while it plans to transition to an all-electric lineup by 2030, it remains open to alternative options, if that’s what its customers prefer.

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Autocar

MAY 29, 2024

Despite the attractive price, our vehicles will set standards in the entry-level segment in terms of technology, design, quality and customer experience.” There aren't so many possibilities to design a small vehicle for cities in terms of what it looks like. Our brand promise is electromobility for all.

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Solera

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Your dealerships efficiency, customer relationships, and long-term profitability all suffer. Intelligent Reminders Engage with customers with strategic text and email communications that boost appointment completion rates. Real-Time Updates Live updates build customer trust and enable proactive management of schedule changes.

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Dealerships Customer Term Management 98

Best Selling Cars Blog

AUGUST 7, 2024

Interestingly, long term leases drop to 58% of private sales vs. 64% in June. It however remains the favourite manufacturer of French customers, distancing Peugeot (+5.4%) at 13.4%. The Dacia Sandero is the most popular vehicle in France in July. In the brands ranking, Renault (-15%) sinks to 13.8% so far this year.

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Carscoops

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

The service promised flexibility with no long-term commitments. ” The Swedish brand has largely scrubbed references to the program, but we discovered a support page from April that touted flexibility and the lack of a long-term commitment. .” Volvo is getting out of the subscription business on both sides of the Atlantic.

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Insurance Term Customer Management 116

3 Brothers Autosale

JUNE 16, 2024

This means they are held to higher standards of operation and customer service. Excellent Customer Service When working with a reputable used car dealer, you can expect superior customer service. Therefore, they go above and beyond to provide excellent customer service. They are often part of larger chains or franchises.

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Autocar

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Chery duo Jaecoo and Omoda will work with UK industry body to improve security, ease of repair Chinese newcomers Omoda and Jaecoo have teamed up with a leading insurer-backed organisation in a bid to avoid the aftersales issues that have plagued insurers and customers since their compatriots started entering the UK market.

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Carscoops

JULY 1, 2024

Customers who opt-in will receive a free battery during their 8th and 16 th year of ownership. The company didn’t mention pricing, but said customers who opt for the Warranty Extension Hybrid program and extend the warranty up to the eighth year of ownership will get their high-voltage battery pack replaced at no extra cost.

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Extended Warranty Repairing Term Customer 122

Carscoops

SEPTEMBER 28, 2024

These services were previously free, though customers were warned they would eventually incur charges. Mazda recently surprised customers by requiring them to sign up for a subscription in order to keep certain services. However, it turns out that customers might still have a workaround.

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Drive.com

MARCH 7, 2024

The short-term dealer finance is only paid back once a car is sold to a customer, and is estimated will help bring 20,000 electric vehicles to Australian roads over the next two years.

Logistics 144

Logistics Marketing Finance Dealerships 144

Autocar

AUGUST 27, 2024

The electric Frontera, however, will be offered on equal terms to the petrol car. But more important, he said, is working out “how do we give customers the choice?” That list price also makes the Frontera one of the country's cheapest full-size electric cars, undercutting the likes of the MG 4 , Fiat 500 Electric and Mazda MX-30.

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Supply Chain Manufacturing Bump Retail 140

Carscoops

AUGUST 1, 2024

The all-new VW Transporter and Caravelle are based on the Ford Transit Custom and Tourneo Custom. The VW Transporter T7 is heavily based on the Ford Transit Custom, offering the option between turbodiesel, plug-in hybrid, and fully electric powertrains. Buzz and Multivan T7 offerings. Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles

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Customer Term 124

Carscoops

AUGUST 29, 2024

As that team has a long-term test vehicle, namely a 2024 Chevy Silverado ZR2, they know what it’s like to use the system for months rather than days. Automakers often talk about simply following the market and what customers want. We’re pretty confident that customers want functional software without a subscription.

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Insurance Buyer Customer Term 132

Carscoops

JANUARY 26, 2025

A viral video from Pakistan shows a custom-built Tesla Cybertruck replica. So a couple of Pakistani engineers built a replica, though we use that term in a very loose sense. Created on behalf of an unnamed customer, the fake Cybertruck reportedly cost 3 million rupees, which equates to $10,800 in US currency.

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Customer Term 111

Motor Trader

JANUARY 20, 2025

Ford was a pioneer of Customer Marketing Areas in the late 1990s when it was the number one carmaker in terms of car sales. Back in 2020 Ford announced that it was going to reduce its network of sales outlets in half over the next five years. In2020 had 395 car dealers and wanted to reduce this to around 210-230 by 2024.

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Retail Networking Repairing Term 130

Carscoops

DECEMBER 11, 2024

The carmaker isn’t just consolidating its network of dealers but will also optimize its local investments, abandoning areas where it can’t achieve long-term profitability and doubling down on regions that perform well, including Shanghai and Beijing.

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Networking Sales Dealerships Customer 98

Best Selling Cars Blog

AUGUST 18, 2024

By proactively taking these responsibilities, businesses can achieve seamless operations while also enhancing safety levels and satisfying customers. Investing in effective truck fleet management helps businesses reduce downtime, lower operational costs, and enhance service levels, ultimately leading to long-term reliability.

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Autocar

MAY 23, 2024

Electrification increases competition and it’s harder to differentiate products in terms of performance and driving stimuli. Customer deliveries are scheduled to begin in October. Jake Pietzrak, founder of La Squadra, said: “The automotive industry is changing faster than ever before.

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CarExpert

OCTOBER 15, 2024

But we have confidence in what we are and we’ve got long-term programs with our customers.” We are very, very strict on how we manage our customers IP [Intellectual Property],” said Mr Walkinshaw. For us, you’re going to be working on products that have been developed by our customers. So, what’s next?

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Manufacturing Deal Automotive Term 116

Carscoops

JULY 30, 2024

The Ferrari Roma Spider is already one of the sexiest drop-tops on the market, but apparently, a German shop decided it needed a little extra flair with a custom wrap and Novitec-sourced components. After all, delving into the labyrinth of custom automotive luxury never comes cheap.

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Modification Customer Term Automotive 119

Women Automotive Network

JUNE 13, 2024

His focus is on future trends and customer needs, particularly in the 10-year time frame. He focuses on understanding future trends and customer needs, especially over a 10-year horizon. His work involves bridging the gap between short-term production needs and long-term strategic goals.

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Women Automotive Supply Chain Networking 130

Autocar

DECEMBER 3, 2024

"For me, the government should redistribute some of the benefits of company car taxation, which is vast and heavily weighted towards more expensive cars, and put that into some form of incentives for private retail customers for more affordable small and family cars.

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Buyer Retail Term Customer 105

Carscoops

JANUARY 28, 2025

They’re joined by black accents, a custom exo-cage, and an illuminated rear ladder that provides easy access to the roof rack. The model also rides on custom 20-inch wheels that are wrapped in 33-inch all-terrain tires. It’s connected to a ten-speed automatic transmission and a full-time four-wheel drive system.

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Cargo Deal Customer Term 104

Carscoops

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

The new 2025 VW Transporter and Caravelle are based on the Ford Transit and Tourneo Custom. The latest VW Transporter T7, based on the same underpinnings as the new Ford Transit Custom , offers a versatile range of powertrains, including turbodiesel, plug-in hybrid, and fully electric options. Buzz and the Multivan T7.

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Cargo Customer Term 122

Carscoops

MAY 10, 2024

Customers who choose to get a battery subscription will find three different plans. If those aren’t to your liking, you can spend an additional 15 million VND ($589) to get a custom color. In terms of size, the VF 3 measures 125.6 VinFast has revealed new details about the adorable VF 3, ahead of its launch in Vietnam.

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Cargo Customer Technology Term 132

Autocar

JUNE 16, 2024

To draw clearer and more evocative parallels between them and the racing machines for which the company is even more widely known, and carve out a bolder character and identity for them in the process.Sounds sensible - but the two years that Leiters is just approaching in the job is a pretty short window of time in product development terms.

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Technology Term Development Automotive 135

CarExpert

OCTOBER 18, 2024

He said Toyota will continue to fight to protect both its long-term sales leadership and a 20 per cent share of the local new vehicle market. We have a culture with customers that goes back many years. Mr Hanley said Toyota’s long-term commitment to hybrids is paying off hugely, with demand for the RAV4 Hybrid “defying gravity”.

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Deal Term Sales Marketing 105

Autocar

JUNE 21, 2024

That's an interesting aspect and it's a growing market, and it's especially relative to the kind of breed of customer that Bugatti serves - this aspect of ultimate individuality is very, very important. "We continued to change with the Centodieci, and La Voiture Noire was crazy as a one-off car, and who knows what will come.

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Term Development Customer Marketing 145

Motor Trader

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

The initiative, emphasising local connections, is backed by data analysis of dealership locations and aims to strengthen customer trust nationwide. Vin Naidoo, chief marketing officer at Toyota Australia, said, dealers were with consumers for the long term.

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Dealerships Customer Term Development 76

Autocar

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

While the company has yet to give firm details of the model's range, Bentley technical boss Matthias Rabe said: "No customer will complain about range." We also want to attract new customers and this concept really adds something new to Bentley." Is Bentley's electrification the result of customer demand or legislation?

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Manufacturing Development Customer Technology 135

Carscoops

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

The MH3 800 Touring is Manhart’s most extreme BMW M3 build yet in terms of power. Manhart is no stranger in tuning BMW M3s and M4s, but its latest project goes a step further in terms of performance. The modified engine produces 340 hp more than the stock version, jumping to 843 hp. At its core is a twin-turbocharged 3.0-liter

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Term Customer 105

Autocar

JULY 14, 2024

"We want to have a positive business case for us, for our retailers and in the end for our customers." Smart is 50% owned by China's Geely, which owns a range of car brands spanning a huge variety of sizes and segments.

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Retail Term Development Customer 138

Autocar

APRIL 4, 2024

He said: “Technically I think it is possible, but after that we would have to consider if an MPV would be accepted by European customers.” I think one technical problem we have is that after the car exceeds 2.0-2.2 tonnes, from a technical perspective it’s mandatory that the car becomes rear-driven,” said Brosse.

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