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epyx appoint Ed Chambers as account manager

Ed Chambers has been appointed to the role of account manager at motor industry e-commerce specialist epyx.
He will form part of the company’s customer services team, helping to manage relationships with customers using the 1link range of fleet e-commerce platforms, which is utilised to manage maintenance spending by fleets totalling two million vehicles.
Ed [...]

Author: Lee Sibbald, February 11, 2010
Filed under: Fleet news, epyx

Successful dealers using “all sources”

Successful dealers are using all the sources open to them in order to meet their used car and van stock needs as supply dries up, says e-commerce specialist epyx.
The company points out that, among dealers buying from its 1link Disposal Network e-commerce platform, those that are thriving are using not just advanced online sources but [...]

Author: Lee Sibbald, January 20, 2010
Filed under: Fleet news, epyx

Centralised used car stock buying tool saves time and money for dealer groups

A centralised used car and van stock buying tool designed to save time and money for dealer groups has been launched by motor industry e-commerce expert epyx.
Group View enables used car and van stock buyers at different locations within a dealer group to provisionally buy vehicles for sale on epyx’s 1link Disposal Network e-commerce platform, [...]

Author: Lee Sibbald, January 14, 2010
Filed under: epyx

Manufacturers set to adopt wider menu pricing schemes to stop fleet defection to independents

Motor manufacturers are set to extend their franchise dealer menu pricing initiatives in 2010 to stop fleets sending their older vehicles to independent garages.
Motor industry e-commerce specialist epyx says that as the recession sees fleets operate increasing numbers of four and even five year vehicles, independent servicing becomes more attractive.
Ken Trinder, head of business development [...]

Author: Lee Sibbald, January 7, 2010
Filed under: Fleet news, epyx

Driver service booking time reduced by a quarter in the last 12 months

The time taken to confirm an e-commerce service booking made by a company car or van driver has shown a reduction of a quarter in the last 12 months.
Motor industry e-commerce specialist epyx says that the decrease has been brought about by work it has undertaken with motor manufacturers and their franchise dealer networks.
Ken Trinder, [...]

Author: Lee Sibbald, December 22, 2009
Filed under: Fleet news, epyx

Defleet sales to drivers more than double to 15 per cent

Defleet car sales direct to drivers through epyx’s 1link Disposal Network e-commerce platform have more than doubled from six to 15 per cent thanks to a new feature.
The Driver Sales Website enhancement was added earlier this year to the platform, which is used by large fleets such as car leasing companies to manage their entire [...]

Author: Lee Sibbald, December 17, 2009
Filed under: Fleet news, epyx

Epyx Report 20% E-Commerce Increase For 09

epyx, the e-commerce specialist, has reported a 20 per cent year on year increase in the number of fleet maintenance e-commerce transactions during 2009, using its 1link Service Network fleet maintenance e-commerce platform to track these increases.
The 1link Service Network fleet maintenance e-commerce platform is used by fleets totalling more than two million company cars [...]

Author: Amanda White, December 9, 2009
Filed under: Fleet news, epyx

Gavin Jones named chair as 1link Hire Network Customer Forum meets for first time

Gavin Jones has been named chair of the newly formed 1link Hire Network Customer Forum – formed to independently represent vehicle leasing companies that use epyx’s daily rental e-commerce platform.
The new group is patterned after the 1link Service Network Customer Forum, which includes representation from many of the UK’s top leasing companies and has worked [...]

Author: Lee Sibbald, November 5, 2009
Filed under: Fleet news, epyx

Four new appointments made at epyx this month

Four new appointments have been made at motor industry e-commerce specialist epyx this month as the company continues to expand.
Marcus Williams has joined as buyer recruitment executive, working on the 1link Disposal Network e-commerce platform, developing new and existing business. He has spent the last four years as an international sales exhibition co-ordinator and is [...]

Author: Lee Sibbald, November 3, 2009
Filed under: Fleet news, epyx

1Link Update Adds Pool & Demonstrator Fleet Management

epyx, the specialists in IT solutions for the automotive sector, have announced the addition of a pool and demonstrator fleet management module to its 1link Hire Network daily rental e-commerce platform with the new feature being created in direct response to requests from fleets themselves who want to use 1link Hire Network to manage short [...]

Author: Amanda White, October 13, 2009
Filed under: Fleet management software, Fleet news, epyx

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