More than 30% of motorists with vehicles aged 0-4 years take their cars to independents for oil changes and top-ups. Dealers have to learn to sell their message of quality over cost and to take the battle for customers online
Dealers are increasingly buying ex-fleet vehicles online. Are auction halls going, going ...?
BCA launched a new digital sales programme yesterday under the BCA 5 to 9 brand.
Rise in conversion rates likely to improve in August ahead of 63 plate change in September
HPI has joined forces with Deltapoint, to bring dealers, manufactures, insurance and finance houses a new service for used car valuations.
Increasing new car demand will have a positive impact on the used car market and franchised dealers can look forward to a buoyant Q4, according to Professor Peter Cooke, author of the BCA 2013 Used Car Market Report.
AM’s next Used Car Conference will look at how dealers can forge ahead in the used car market following mixed fortunes in the market this year.
The RAC has sent out letters promising legal action to more than 40 independent dealers which have been using its logo in their marketing material.
Harwoods Group, the southern-based prestige dealer group, has signed an exclusive remarketing deal that will see around 3,000 cars offered annually through a programme of sales staged at BCA London Enfield.
CAP is launching its first consumer offering this month with a free service which will let users view long term running cost information on all cars.
CAP is launching a new product which will monitor the impact of manufacturer new car sales incentives.
While new car registration increases dominate the headlines, CAP research is uncovering a trend of more profitable used car business.
Average selling price falls at Manheim, but a number of sectors see increases
The AA has formed a marketing partnership with Vcars to use the AA brand to sell used cars online.
ASE, the dealer business management company, has discovered that a French company is fraudulently using its name as a front to sell used cars in the UK.
May figures show a strong recovery from the April drop
Used car sales in the first three months of the year fell by 5% to 1,653,668 units in comparison to the same period last year, according to the latest Used Car Sales Index from Experian.
BCA has ambitions to increase its volumes to 1 million units across Europe by diversifying into new areas in addition to investing in digital and its existing physical auction business.
CAP will be revealing all factors and assumptions involved in every residual value prediction it makes following a revamp of the business.
As Trader Media Group closes its print versions of magazines, is print classified advertising an outdated strategy for dealers?
New car discounts have reached the mainstream news media, with recent claims that double-digit discounts are commonplace and apply to as many as 20% of brands. But how has this perception arisen and is it true?
Dealers miss out on biggest used car profits by shunning older vehicle market
Demand for 'retail-ready' de-fleeted cars is still strong, according to Manheim's latest Market Analysis of the wholesale vehicle market.
BCA’s latest Pulse report shows that the headline average monthly used car value declined by 7% in April compared to March, although year-on-year values were up by over 16%.
Manheim has stepped up activity in the digital online space with the acquisition of an electronic truck and trailer remarketing business.
