Tech-savvy car dealers have been urged to recognise the potential sales boost that can be delivered by embracing smartphone technology in their business.
Supercars and luxury vehicles often outperformed valuation expectations to feature strongly among the most impressive performers at auction during 2017, according to BCA.
MotoNovo Finance’s new online used car classified platform findandfundmycar.com has generated more than a million searches in its first two weeks of trading.
Big Cars used car supermarket founder Adam Stott has blamed major changes to the business’ stock and finance provision for creating the “unsustainable trading conditions” that forced its closure.
Used values of petrol cars continue to be strong but demand for electric cars has grown, says Cap HPI.
Big Cars has ceased trading with immediate effect, closing the doors of its used car dealerships and laying off staff a decade after it was founded by entrepreneur Adam Stott.
The average price of a used petrol car rose by almost 10% during 2017, but the average price of a used diesel car fell 5%, says Motorway.co.uk.
Shoreham Vehicle Auctions (SVA) celebrated putting the 100th dealer used car sales person through a unique used electric vehicle (EV) training course.
The Ford Fiesta remains the UK's favourite used car for both the wholesale and consumer automotive market, followed by the Ford Focus and Vauxhall Corsa.
A record week of used car trading got 2018 off to a strong start for BCA as the remarketing specialist experienced increased buyer demand in strong New Year trading.
2018 will be a year of relationship building for savvy remarketers – of positioning themselves as helpful, informative and strong partners to dealers.
The National Association of Motor Auctions has reported that used car prices rose by 2.4% as average mileages fell by 0.8% at auctions during December.
Gumtree and eBay will operate as one business after merging to offer car retailers exposure across two platforms when listing vehicles for sale.
Peugeot Citroen Retail UK has been fined £5,000 after Robins and Day’s Gateshead Peugeot failed to declare a used car was previously a Europcar rental vehicle.
Diesel cars are less reliable and more expensive to fix than their petrol counterparts, according to a study by MotorEasy.
Cap HPI has revealed the scale of the used car it processes is set to reach record levels in 2018, with 68,000 unique model derivatives now on the market.
Car retailers' online sales leads rose by 34% during December as the sector experienced an 8.5% rise in used cars during the final month of 2017, according to enquiryMAX.
BCA will harness the “digitally-driven international business” experience of new chief marketing and data officer Dene Jones to help meet customers’ changing needs, the remarketing specialist has said.
A new survey by Servicing Stop has revealed that 70% of UK motorists would prefer to visit an independent garage than a main dealer to meet their car's maintenance needs.
Cox Automotive reported a strong end to 2017 as average used car prices rose across its Manheim auctions, Dealer Auction, NextGear Capital and Motors.co.uk businesses.
CarGiant and Aston Barclay have entered into a two-year remarketing contract which will see the independent auction specialist sell over 24,000 of the car supermarket group’s unwanted part-exchange vehicles.
Moto Novo finance has launched its findandfundmycar.com classified advertising service built on a set of co-operative principals which aim to cut costs for car dealers.
Soft check and soft search options on online motor finance could make it more accessible and attractive to used car buyers, iVendi has revealed.
Used Kia Sportage models spent the fewest days on dealer forecourts in 2017, as Auto Trader named it the UK's fastest selling car.
BCA Partner Finance is celebrating record levels of demand after funding over 100,000 vehicles with its used car stocking facility over the past 12 months.
