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.
City council planners have given the go-ahead for a £15 million Mercedes-Benz centre in Birmingham for LSH Auto UK.
Shoreham Vehicle Auctions annual charity auction for Chestnut Tree House children’s hospice raised £22,000 thanks to the generous donations of kind-hearted car dealers.
Cambria Automobiles chief executive Mark Lavery has highlighted the group's “cast iron balance sheet” after reporting a 4.9% rise in revenues and underlying profit before tax up 6.6% in its full-year financial results to August 31.
The government's 2040 ban on the sale of conventional petrol and diesel cars will not affect motorists car buying choices "for years", according 67% of respondents to the AA-Populus survey.
Reduced margins on used cars are driving increased dealer interest in getting the most out of added value products, claims Warranty Group.
As new car sales slow down there is now a growing importance of used cars to franchised dealers, research shows.
