The price of EVs rose by 8.7% alongside a 1.2% decline for diesel cars as demand for alternative fuel vehicles continued to increase in April, reports Manheim and Motors.co.uk.
A London-based used car dealership caused rush-hour gridlock on the Old Kent Road when they set up a blockade in protest over plans to paint red lines outside its forecourt.
Cambria Automobiles chief executive Mark Lavery has told AM that a data-driven approach to used car retailing which delivered 148% return on investment has underpinned his business’ success.
Improved speed and efficiency were behind a £700,000 investment in a fleet of new transporters and inspection turntables by remarketing specialist Aston Barclay plc.
Manheim has seen three of its trainees graduate from its auctioneers’ academy to become ‘masters of the gavel’.
Aston Barclay has completed a £750,000 investment in its Westbury vehicle auction site.
Pressure from pre-registrations and continued new car offers pushed used values down by 1.4% in April, according to CAP HPI.
An innovative mobile auction unit unveiled by Manheim at The Commercial Vehicle Show in 2015 has directly assisted the sale of more than £1 million-worth of vans.
Alternative fuel vehicles have increased in value by an average of £1,502 year-on-year in Q1 2016 – a 7% increase over Q1 2015.
An estimated 3.3 million used cars sold in the UK during 2015 had a warning against them, a report by mycarcheck.com has warned.
Planning officials took just 20 seconds to give the new Peter Vardy CarStore operation destined for Dundee the green light.
Pendragon has been granted planning permission for a new 255-vehicle Evans Halshaw used car centre at Barnwood, Gloucester.
BCA Wolverhampton has celebrated its official re-opening as the re-branding of former SMA centres expands its UK network to 23 locations.
Peter Vardy could have a new addition to its CarStore network up and running by December if planners give a proposed development in Dundee the go-ahead this week.
G3 Remarketing will further expand its remarketing offering, just two months after securing a contract with car supermarket brand Available Car.
Aston Barclay has streamlined its online offering in the first phase of substantial investment in its IT infrastructure and online systems throughout 2016.
Over 400 vehicles were sold as Jardine staged a record-breaking sale in its exclusive remarketing partnership with BCA.
Young drivers in Scotland spend more than twice as much on a used car as those in the South East – but the country’s new car sales are not stacking up.
Magistrates fined a used car dealer £9,700 after he offered vehicles for sale with an array of faults including illegal tyres and corroded components.
A wheeler dealer former car trader has left £1.5 million to the hospital that cared for him.
A showroom manager who pocketed £246,000 in cash swindled from the sale of his employers used car stock has been jailed for 30 months.
An increasing number of used car dealers are taking advantage of the PDI services offered at auction due to a “time is money” approach to stock turn, claims NAMA.
Wessex Garages has halved its Abarth representation through a development which has seen its Bristol Kia operation expanded to include a specialist used operation.
The Car People are preparing to complete the tendering process for a new car supermarket in Warrington – its largest facility to date.
Auto Trader’s latest marketing campaign has helped the automotive marketplace achieve its best ever January, with 59 million visits to the site.
