BCA is warning of the likelihood of rising prices for 4x4 vehicles amid warnings of a severe winter.
The car that carried Italian wartime dictator Mussolini's mistress on her ill-fated final journey is to be auctioned in Paris.
Devising a profitable stocking policy is not straightforward, but modern dealers have the benefit of new analysis tools, better market data and increased finance options
Glass’s Rupert Pontin assesses the impact of soaring new car registrations on ‘late plate, low mileage’ car values.
Although average used car values have risen 13% in two years, growth has slowed to a standstill. We ask our market experts if dealers should be worried about 2015
Used car dealers have to be explicit and consistent with staff about the customer service standards they expect, Performance In People MD Mike Dalloz told delegates at the AM Used Car Market Conference.
NFDA head of business development Louise Wallis presented 10 tips to attendees at the AM Used Car Market Conference on how to maximise the value of used car sales.
Steve Meadows, development director, Pinewood, said the most sucessful users of dealership management systems integrate them fully into their business.
Used car dealers need to remove the fear of digital failure, Scott Sinclair, industry manager at Google, told attendees at the AM Used Car Market Conference.
Online strategies for used car dealers to deal with ‘Generation C’
Ensuring used car dealers are easy for customers to deal with is the biggest challenge facing retailers, according to Ray Harkin, operations director, Martec Europe.
A quarter of consumers will visit more than 10 used car dealer websites, said Auto Trader's Nick King, which means they need to be visible, optimised and simple.
Dealers who do not spend enough time marketing cars online or post incorrect information, will put serious buyers off, said Cambria Automobiles' Ian Godbold
A selection of images of guests and speakers from the AM Used Car Market Conference 2014
The December 'used car' issue of AM - Automotive Management is out now.
CAP’s Philip Nothard says the best way to predict used car demand is to follow monthly new car registration figures.
Evans Halshaw, the volume brand for Pendragon, today unveiled its newly redesigned website.
Rising book prices and a shortage of quality stock is driving dealers to source stock direct from private sellers, rather than using auction houses.
Three hybrids make the countdown of the fastest selling used cars.
CD Auction Group has signed an agreement with wholesale stocking plan provider NextGear Capital UK, to offer buyers a new way to pay for vehicles bought through the Cars Direct online auction.
Global information services company, Experian, has published its Used Car Sales Index which shows that sales fell by 3% compared to the same quarter last year.
Chasing volume and market share, and registering more cars than customers need, will lead to faster depreciation, warns CAP.
September proved another month of growth in part-exchange values for dealer stock, with all segments increasing prices compared to 2013.
One of the founders of TripAdvisor is planning to bring a version of the consumer opinion led businesses for car buyers to the UK.
Vehicle Trading Group (VTG) has acquired Trusted Car Buyers, an online car buying service that provides dealers with access to used car stock, direct to their door.
