Manheim has launched a QuickList Imagery used car imaging offer in a bid to help speed-up retailers’ online marketing efforts.
Close Brothers Motor Finance’s director of sales Sean Kemple has compiled his top five tips for car dealers looking to embark on a search for hybrid, plug-in hybrid and electric vehicle (EV) forecourt stock.
Aston Barclay has appointed former Manheim director Richard Cross as its new group sales director.
Cazoo has followed its recent pre-launch recruitment drive with a move to secure tenancy in a new 17,500 square foot head office in Euston, London.
Motorpoint has officially opened the doors of its new 7,000 square foot headquarters in Derby.
The Mercedes-Benz A Class hatchback disrupted the recent dominance of SUVs in Indicata’s monthly fastest-selling cars rankings during July.
Cox Automotive has reaffirmed its full year forecast of 7.8 million used car transactions in 2019 following the release of Q2 figures from the SMMT.
The average asking price of a used car advertised via Auto Trader rose by 2.76% during July but the online marketplace said that the rate of value growth had declined for the first time since August 2012.
The UK’s used car market has started to show signs of a slow down as volumes dropped by 2.8% in Q2 this year to 2.03 million.
A study of vehicle mileage data from one million cars has found that 6.5% of vehicles in the UK could have been clocked.
Conversion rates are expected to increase at the UK’s car auctions during August as the number of used cars entering the market struggles to meet the demand from car dealers.
Premier Cars, an independent dealer in Essex, has relocated to a new 180-car garage in Aveley after securing a seven-figure commercial mortgage from HSBC UK.
Car retailers recorded an average decline in profit of 31.7% during June as the average sum earned declined by £13,000 to £28,000 during the month, ASE has reported.
July 2019 brought with it much discussion around the decline in used car performance despite a level of decline which will remain a moot point.
Independent used car supermarket owner James McConville has said that the search for larger premises is the biggest challenge he currently faces as he seeks expansion for his Solo Cars business.
Used car values have dropped by a record 2.2% decline for July as the large executive and luxury executive cars fell out of favour with car buyers, Cap HPI has reported.
Petrol powered vehicles dominated Indicata's monthly rankings of the UK's fastest-selling used cars during June.
Used diesels are selling faster than their petrol equivalents, despite campaigns to shift buyers away from the fuel.
West Yorkshire Van Centre has officially opened the doors at a new Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles Used Van Centre in Leeds.
An Independent premium used car dealer convicted of 22 counts of fraud worth £769,210 has been ordered to pay back just £1 under the Proceeds of Crime Act.
BCA has launched its cinch consumer-facing online classified with the promise of helping car buyers find, buy and selling used cars.
The volatility of used car values “started to ease” with a 2.2% average rise to £9,463 in June, according to the monthly BCA Pulse report.
Motorpoint Birtley’s general manager Richard Start will be expected to hit the ground running after joining the used car supermarket group from the hospitality sector.
Car dealers concerns about the roll-out of the new RDE2 Real Driving Emissions car testing standards in September are ‘unlikely’ to manifest themselves in a WLTP-like impact on the market, according to Cox Automotive.
Used car buyers are increasingly choosing to buy longer warranties when buying cars from independent dealers, finds the RAC.
