SA automotive | 2020 AutoTrader Bi-Annual Car Industry Report
In my recent interview with Thabo Mdluli from Newzroom Afrika, we unpacked insights from the 2020 AutoTrader Bi-Annual Car Industry Report around the performance...
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Category: Marketplaces
A useful marketplace helps customers make better decisions and businesses respond to real demand. This collection explores customer experience and the operating choices behind digital automotive marketplaces. Start with the customer-experience conversation, then explore automotive data and digital retailing for the wider context. Read the original publication dates when using historical market commentary. For the business model, read platform businesses versus producer businesses. Follow the AutoTrader digital transformation story, then explore attribution in automotive marketplaces.
Car dealerships – the importance of data
Life as we know it has changed as a result of COVID-19. Car dealerships have begun to introduce new ways of selling, online. The...
Read Article ->Are car dealerships ready to adopt Automotive Digital Retailing?
There are three concepts that have started rearing their head even more whilst we’re in this pandemic within the automotive industry, transparency and anonymity,...
Read Article ->Is South Africa ready for future mobility?
In the recent HyperMobility virtual conference, I got to address the burning question: Is South Africa ready for future mobility? But ahead of me...
Read Article ->Is SA ready for electric vehicles (EV)?
I recently took part in the Smarter Mobility Summit in partnership with Generation.e where I spoke about whether South Africa is ready for electric...
Read Article ->The evolving car dealership in an electric vehicle future
As we gain momentum and start getting closer to an electric vehicle (EV) future, not only will the car buying consumer change, but the...
Read Article ->The future of car retailing in South Africa
Car retailing in South Africa as we know it has changed how we buy cars. I don’t have a crystal ball to tell you...
Read Article ->Social media networks influence car buyers
Over the years I’ve come across car dealerships who believe that car sales occur on social media, is this true? Car buyers could buy...
Read Article ->Impact of Covid-19 | Stephen Grootes – Newzroom Afrika
I had an interview on Newzroom Afrika with Stephen Grootes on how COVID-19 has impacted the automotive industry, particularly its effects on car buying...
Read Article ->How the car buying consumer has changed
Gone are the days when consumers used to drive around from car dealership to car dealership looking for the best deal money can buy....
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