New tactics by car manufacturers to keep new car supply constricted could cause long-term shortages in the used market, says the VRA.
A new partnership between automotive media business Autovia and car sales site Heycar is being described as "a perfect fit" to get more buyers into used cars.
The average retail price of a used car has grown for the 27th consecutive month, reaching £17,252 in June, up 41.5% on June 2019.
The average age and mileage of used cars at auction has continued to rise in the second quarter of 2022, according to Autorola.
Demand for new and used vehicles falls again in June, marking the fourth consecutive month of declines, data from iTrackLeads has found.
Used car sales slowed as the average price of a car advertised for sale declined by 4.7% in Q2 according to eBays Motors data which showed the impact of the UK’s growing cost-of-living crisis.
High new and used car prices will continue to drive the motor finance sector's growth by value despite a cost-of-living crisis that will “subdue consumer spending in the coming months”, the FLA has said.
Startline’s Used Car Tracker has revealed that 63% of dealers have changed the types of cars they are stocking in response to the cost-of-living crisis.
Motorway has reported a 200% uplift un used vehicles sales via its online marketplace in the first half of 2022.
In his latest 'guest opinion' for AM Volkswagen Financial Services UK chief executive Mike Todd suggests that the motor industry needs to put more focus on making used electric vehicles attractive to drive EV adoption in the mass market.
Motorpoint is set to double its used car supermarket footprint in Scotland with the opening of a new location in Edinburgh.
There are fears that the new cars being delivered with incomplete specifications due to the semiconductor shortage are storing up a headache for used car dealers and valuation experts.
Over a third of motorists plan to abandon their cars in favour of public transport if fuel prices continue to rise above their current average of over £100 for a tank of petrol.
Used Land Rover models delivered the largest margins for dealers in May, according to data from Dealer Auction’s monthly Retail Margin Monitor.
Motors.co.uk has launched a multimedia radio and outdoor marketing campaign to help support its car retailing partners across the UK.
The UK is now the only used car market in Europe where the value of vehicles continues to fall, according to data published by Indicata.
A magnificent seven electric vehicles (EV) topped Auto Trader’s fastest-sellers rankings for June and proved that car buyers are currently clamouring to avoid soaring fuel prices by embracing zero-emissions transport.
Franchised car retail needs to find a new “middle ground” to retain profitability and high levels of customer service when vehicle supply crisis finally ends, the AM News Show has been told.
Pendragon has broadened the footprint of its Sell Your Car and Click and Collect used car retail services with the opening of 10 Carstore Direct sites at Morrisons and Homebase stores across the UK.
Car retailers and wholesalers have been promised the opportunity to trade vehicles in “minutes” via a new platform launched this week.
UK inflation reached a 40-year high of 9.1% as the pricing pressures forcing car buyers to think twice about their next purchase continued to intensify.
Car subscription provider Mycardirect has an overall vehicle mix of 28%, which is double the share seen in the UK car market overall.
Solera has introduced eBay Motors’ live used car retail data to its Audatex Market Value Manager to help insurance claims handlers offer more accurate valuations in a fast-moving market.
The Finance and Leasing Association (FLA) still expects a Q2 rise in car buying activity, despite expectations that spending will slow amid rising inflation, interest rates, and taxes.
Diesel cars remain the UK’s fastest selling used cars and continue to buck the trend of declining values, Aston Barclay has told the BVRLA.
