With online being the first and most comprehensive source of research when buying a car, the dealership’s ability to create trust online is fundamental to future business success.

Topics: customer experience, technology, loyalty, dealerships, customer satisfaction, interaction, communication, online, digital, car purchase, automotive, buyer Journey, consumers, personalisation, sales, customer relationships, dealer, car sales, convenience, digitisation, retail, new car, website, trust, transparency

Today's car buying experience is now a digital one for practically everyone, with 95% of us using websites in the buying journey, and we are increasingly completing more of the process in a virtual space.

Topics: customer experience, technology, loyalty, dealerships, customer satisfaction, interaction, communication, online, digital, car purchase, automotive, buyer Journey, consumers, personalisation, sales, customer relationships, dealer, car sales, convenience, digitisation, retail, new car, website

If there’s one thing operating in the aftermath of a global pandemic has taught us, it’s that customers are individuals and need to be treated as such.

Topics: customer experience, technology, loyalty, dealerships, customer satisfaction, interaction, communication, online, digital, car purchase, Aftersales, automotive, buyer Journey, consumers, personalisation, sales, customer relationships, dealer, car sales, convenience, service, digitisation, retail, new car, workshop

With consumers already comfortable with subscription services in many areas of their lives, could their car be the next big thing?

Topics: customer experience, technology, loyalty, dealerships, customer satisfaction, interaction, communication, online, digital, car purchase, Aftersales, automotive, buyer Journey, consumers, personalisation, sales, customer relationships, dealer, car sales, convenience, service, digitisation, retail, new car, workshop, vehicle subscription

More than ever customer experience is the key to a dealership’s success. And with the UK economy facing its biggest challenge since the 2008 financial crash, dealers will be keen to secure every piece of business possible.

Topics: customer experience, technology, loyalty, dealerships, customer satisfaction, interaction, integration, communication, online, digital, car purchase, Aftersales, automotive, buyer Journey, consumers, personalisation, sales, customer relationships, dealer, car sales, convenience, service, digitisation, retail, new car, workshop

Aftersales has long been the bread and butter for both independent and franchised repair outlets. How do you make sure that you're always improving the experience for your customers?

Topics: retention, customer experience, technology, dealerships, customer satisfaction, interaction, digital, Aftersales, Customerlounge, automotive, consumers, dealer, service, digitisation, retail, new car

How do you deliver efficient, smooth and exemplary vehicle sales customer experience in a fast-moving, digital world and sector which is undergoing dramatic change?

Topics: customer experience, technology, dealerships, customer satisfaction, Customerlounge, automotive, consumers, sales, dealer, car sales, digitisation, retail, new car

Sounds simple right? Your digital services should work together with your physical workshop or forecourt. So how come customers are left having to explain themselves several times...

Topics: customer experience, technology, dealerships, customer satisfaction, Aftersales, Customerlounge, automotive, consumers, dealer, service, digitisation, retail, new car

Digital has fundamentally changed how we buy and maintain our cars. From researching the next vehicle to comparing prices, booking test drives and servicing online. The list is pretty endless...and yet digital continues to transform our customer experience.

Topics: customer experience, technology, dealerships, customer satisfaction, Aftersales, Customerlounge, automotive, consumers, dealer, service, digitisation, retail, new car

Motorists who think the 50-year-old 70mph motorway speed limit needs updating to better reflect the sophistication and technology on modern cars would have been heartened to hear that raising it to 80mph might be on the horizon.

Topics: technology, dealerships, automotive, consumers, dealer, driver assistance, Electric Vehicles, EV, new car, autonomous