The Warranty Group claims that comprehensive warranties will be an essential component in customer acceptence of used hybrids and electric vehicles.
Manheim Online has broken its monthly sales record in May with a growth of 12.5% year on year.
A loss of £17,000 was experienced by the average UK motor retailer in May – a result £7,000 down year-on-year.
Harwoods has renewed its exclusive remarketing partnership with BCA.
BCA's monthly Pulse report stated that there were "no surprises" during JUne as the average price of a used car fell by just 0.74%.
A trio of serial new start-up specialists have launched Motorway.co.uk, the UK’s first price comparison service to help motorists get the best price for their used car.
A used car dealer who left 17 customers out of pocket to the tune of £95,000 has been banned from acting as a company director for seven years.
Manheim has held what it believes to be the first vehicle auction at sea – an off-site sale for Citroën on No Man’s Fort in the Solent.
Manheim will launch its first double-block vehicle auction in September.
Bluesky Interactive has launched a photographic turntable service courtesy of UK Turntables across a number of its dealer websites.
The founder of online used car sales platform Hellocar claims that large dealer groups will not be the ones to disrupt the sales process over the coming six to eight years.
Used car PCPs could play a crucial role in maintaining demand for diesel cars if the current backlash against the fuel type continues, according to iVendi.
New Aston Barclay chief executive Neil Hodson has revealed that a focus on technology and a new remarketing site at Donington Park will drive the business forward.
Arval and Autorola have joined forces to run weekly online used auctions.
Wholesale funding software experts at Sword Apak expect that the UK used car market will "remain resilient” in the face of both economic and political changes during 2017.
Auto Trader made an average 10% more from each of its dealer customers’ forecourts in the last financial year.
Auto Trader has formed a partnership with Reevoo in a bid to drive user generated content to the forefront of its adverts.
Motors.co.uk have launched a car advertising model with value-based pricing.
Used car dealer Richard Burbage has been told to expect to serve a “substantial sentence” in jail after he was found guilty of swindling hundreds of customers of his various businesses.
Brexit continues to provide a confusing state of affairs for car dealers.
Auto Trader’s top 10 fastest selling cars table included no diesel cars in May as the BMW 3 Series became the first premium contender to top the chart for eight months.
Customer concerns regarding quality, standard of work and warranties results in record number of contacts to The Motor Ombudsman in initial months of 2017.
Car dealers will be able to understand how consumers interact with advertised stock using the recently redesigned vehicle response solution, from Motors.co.uk.
Manheim has sold a 1988 Ford Transit Mark 3 ‘spy van’ for what is believed to be a world record price.
JCT600 has recorded revenues up 7% to £1.222 billion amid challenging market conditions which prompted a £2.8 million fall in operating profit.
