Auto Trader is preparing to promote its new monthly price search tool with a multimillion pound advertising campaign which gets underway on Christmas Day.
McGurk Performance Cars has opened the doors to a new 8,000 square-foot showroom as part of a “significant investment” to help accommodate the independent Aston Martin Specialist’s growing sales.
The former managing director of Motoring Services at the RAC has added financial backing to help fund the growth of used vehicle database Cazana.
BCA has appointed Stuart Gibbons to the new role of director of buyer services in a bid to drive forward the development of new services for customers and improve buyer experience.
Santander Consumer Finance will make its debut at Aston Barclay’s Prees Heath fleet sale after adopting a second remarketing provider for the first time in a decade.
Cox Automotive has reported "great stability" in the used car sector during the last quarter of 2017, suggesting that car supermarkets will help to drive things forwards into 2018.
Used car prices at BCA auctions rose to a record high for the third month in a row following a marginal 0.4% increase during November.
BCA has attributed a spike in sales penetration on its Live Online platform to a “weekend of heavy snow”.
The Ford Kuga emerged from November as the fastest selling car on Auto Trader – taking just 20 days to leave retailers’ forecourts.
Sytner has acquired The Car People, its second used car supermarket group takeover within 12 months.
Used car prices registered their first month-on-month decline in eight months during November as diesel cars declined by an average of £143 month-on-month and petrol cars generated a £55 rise, according to market data issued by Auto Trader.
Franchise dealers are to be "targeted" by the RAC Dealer Network in 2018 as a new potential market for RAC branded warranties.
Dealerships have seen a 14% rise in the number of people buying on their first visit to a dealership compared to last year, EnquiryMAX reveals.
Record numbers of PCP agreements could prompt a car clocking crisis in the motor trade as motorists look to shed miles in a bid to beat the deal’s final balloon payment.
Bristol Street Motors claims to be leading online innovation in the motor retail sector with what it has billed as “the UK’s first purely web-based used car sales platform”.
Cap HPI has acted on its predictions that automotive will be transformed by data usage over the next five years by driving new innovations from its newly-launched Innovation Hub.
Christmas as car buyers look set to stay online throughout the festive season, softening the seasonal stall in sales, according to Motors.co.uk.
Motorpoint has said that it is “ideally positioned to continue its market share growth” after delivering a 64% increase in profits before tax and exceptional items and an 18% rise in revenues in its interim results.
BCA Marketplace has reported a 28.8% rise in revenues as the growth of WeBuyAnyCar.com and growing auction volumes took effect in the six months to October 1.
An increase in wholesale stock availability and slowing demand has resulted in a seasonal used car price slump in November, according to industry data analysts Cap HPI.
Overall used car market up 0.1% in first three quarters of 2017, but diesel sales grow 4.2%
Facebook is set to expand its presence in UK automotive retail after ramping up is car listings in the US, according to social media experts Radar Video.
Seat’s Leon hatchback has been awarded Best Used Car at What Car? Used Car of the Year Awards.
The National Association of Motor Auctions (NAMA) has published its report for October 2017, showing drops in conversion rates and average value.
Tootle has recorded a 16% month-on-month rise in the average value of used cars sold via it online trading portal as mileage and age continue to fall.
