- December 19, 2022
- By Shannon Fairbairn
Press Releases
Recruitment Platforms Having ‘De-humanising’ Effect on Automotive Recruitment
The number of job vacancies in the UK between September and November stood at 1,187,000 – revealing the extent of the challenge the automotive industry faces in recruiting the right people, says Fraser Brown of automotive consultancy MotorVise. Released this month (December), these Office for National Statistics figures highlight the level of competition that dealerships
- December 1, 2022
- By Shannon Fairbairn
MotorVise Scoops Industry Recruitment Award For Second Consecutive Year
Automotive consultancy MotorVise has been named Recruitment Agency of the Year for a second year running at the prestigious Motor Trader Industry Awards. Featuring the very best in the industry, the accolade was presented to company founder and managing director Fraser Brown in front of a 1,000-strong audience at London’s Grosvenor House Hotel. The business,
- November 8, 2021
- By Shannon Fairbairn
Motor trade consultancy MotorVise kicks off plans for growth
Motor trade consultancy MotorVise Automotive has taken the first step in its plans to expand the business. This has involved the recruitment of Neil Carruthers to drive its new events system that will help its car dealership clients meet their sales, service, and profit objectives. Neil, who formerly worked for Rhino Events for nine years,
- October 11, 2021
- By Shannon Fairbairn
Dealerships that fail to invest in systems and staff in the post-pandemic world risk going out of business
The automotive retail sector is suffering from a fundamental lack of investment in systems and staff – and dealerships must adapt to survive in a post-Brexit, post-pandemic world, says motor trade expert Fraser Brown. Whilst issues around the major shortfall of lorry drivers remains in the public eye, a range of other sectors – including
- October 4, 2021
- By Shannon Fairbairn
MotorVise conjures up new account managers in response to rising demand
MotorVise Automotive is hoping to create a little motor trade magic following the recruitment of two new account managers. Business graduates Harry Potter and Philippa Hirst have joined the business which uses its industry expertise to help car dealerships across the UK increase revenue, profitability, and customer loyalty. The two new appointments reflect the rising
- September 9, 2021
- By Shannon Fairbairn
Global chip shortage to hit September’s 71 plate sales, warns MotorVise boss
The usual uplift in new registration sales will not start to be felt until next month at the earliest, motor industry expert Fraser Brown predicts. While it is true that 71-plate vehicles are flying out of the showrooms, stock is in short supply with manufacturers struggling to approach anything like pre-pandemic production levels.
- September 8, 2021
- By Shannon Fairbairn
How will online retailers fare once the used car market resets?
The arrival of the online car retailer has certainly had an impact on the used car market over the past couple of years, says motor trade expert Fraser Brown. Indeed, many traditional dealerships have been inspired to adopt parts of their digital first approach as they scrambled to shift more of their services online during the darkest months of lockdown.
- July 26, 2021
- By Shannon Fairbairn
MotorVise experiences 400% jump in dealership recruitment demands
Motor trade consultancy MotorVise Automotive has revealed that demand for its recruitment services soared by 400 percent during May and June. The company said that dealerships are staging recruitment days in an attempt to gain an advantage as hiring activity intensifies across all sectors. Fraser Brown, managing director of MotorVise Automotive, said that dealerships are
- June 1, 2021
- By Shannon Fairbairn
Sales teams may prove the biggest barrier to increasing take up of dealership finance
One of the largest hangovers facing dealerships since the easing of lockdown remains the significant fall in financial penetration, says Fraser Brown of MotorVise Automotive.
Discussions with the directors of several dealer groups reveal that the motor trade continues to operate in a bubble created by a limited supply of new and used cars – resulting in good chassis profits, but much reduced finance income.
- April 28, 2021
- By Shannon Fairbairn
Triumph Motorcycles revs up sales training thanks to virtual programme
Triumph Motorcycles has continued training its staff worldwide throughout the pandemic, thanks to an innovative programme from MotorVise Automotive. Faced with restrictions surrounding traditional in-person training events, MotorVise invested in creating two hi-tech broadcast studios allowing it to deliver virtual training sessions to Triumph dealerships across different time zones.
- February 24, 2021
- By Shannon Fairbairn
Plan and prepare to turbocharge April 12 car showroom reopenings
We have a date. There is an end in sight. Lockdown 3 trading for car dealers will end on April 12. We can now begin to plan and consider what happens next….and plan we must if we wish to return to business with a bang. With many dealers down on profit year to date, having lost at least a quarter of the year, there are questions we must address over the coming weeks.
- December 10, 2020
- By Shannon Fairbairn
MotorVise launches mystery shopping service as consumers experience worst customer service in Europe
MotorVise Automotive has launched its own mystery shopping service to drive up standards across car dealerships – as a new report reveals Britons experience the worst customer service in Europe. The company says its mystery shopping tool can accurately measure the quality of customer service offered by dealerships and enables managers to understand exactly how their sales teams operate.
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