RAC Approved Network has targeted the addition of a further 100 dealers by the end of 2017, bringing the total to 370.
Britain’s used car market reached record levels in 2016 with 8.2 million vehicles sold – an uplift of 7.3%.
Pendragon has set out a plan to double its used car revenues in 2017 after new car turnover declined 1.4% in 2016 – despite a 1.9% overall rise in revenue to £4.54 billion.
Independent Motor Auctions has recruited a new commercial manager and shifted its sales ambitions following its acquisition of West Coast Motor Auctions.
Cox Automotive saw year-on-year increases in selling prices in both the wholesale and retail used car markets in January.
Carspring has found that the UK new car market is the second-quickest depreciating in the world – losing an average 51.9% after the first 34,700 miles.
Used car values rose at auction in January as buyers competed for stock in a strong market, according to the monthly BCA Pulse report.
Eighteen years in the motor trade dealing with the challenges of getting used vehicles to the forecourt properly prepared has led a former sales director to launch a solution to ensure stock is ‘ready for sale’.
An all-electric car made the top ten of Auto Trader’s fastest selling used cars for the first time as the Vauxhall Zafira topped the charts for January.
Carwow has launched a £1.2 million advertising campaign across television and radio with the catch-line ‘car buying with you in the driving seat’
A used car dealer has seen his business “devastated” by the loss of seven vehicles in a late night raid just five days after a move to new premises.
Magistrates ordered a used car dealer to pay £5,000 in compensation and fines after after hearing how he sold unroadworthy vehicles and refused customer refunds.
BCA’s 20-acre remarketing and logistics facility at Perry Barr was officially opened by the Lord Mayor of Birmingham.
Demand for cars over 10 years old and 100,000 miles resulted in a 0.3% rise in values, despite an overall used car market dip of 0.6% during January.
Auto Trader has confirmed it is aiming to introduce its new price indicator labels to adverts before the end of March this year.
Record numbers of car dealers are exploiting online sales according to online marketplace Buyacar.co.uk, which experienced a 41% uplift in business during 2016.
TrustFord’s third annual One Penny Auction has raised £7,000 for official charity partner, Cancer Research UK (CRUK).
Online sales values of ex-fleet stock beat physical auctions by average of one per cent in 2016, according to epyx.
Ten years after Motors.co.uk first entered the UK market the online car trading platform has taken time to reflect on the changing nature of the automotive industry.
The average price of used cars sold through Autorola UK’s online remarketing portal fell £228 in Q4 to £8,983 on the back of a higher average age and mileage.
The National Association of Motor Auctions (NAMA) has reported a 0.4% decrease in first time conversation rates but a 2% increase in the average vehicle value at auction in December.
Motorpoint has appointed Gavin Morgans as general manager of its £5 million Birtley car supermarket.
A surge in second hand car sales has been indicated by a 300% pro rata rise in sales via the Wizzle online marketplace, the business’ creator has claimed.
Hatfields will use a comprehensive range of Cap HPI data under the new agreement, covering HPI Check, warranty, spec check and Cap valuations all delivered via HPI Tradeweb.
Aston Barclay has renewed its solus agreement with Cargiant in a deal which will see its site continue to handle the car supermarket’s part exchanges throughout 2017.
