The Sytner Group has completed the latest expansion of its CarShop used car supermarket division with the opening of its largest retail site to date – a “multi-million pound” facility in Nottingham.
V12 Vehicle Finance has secured a new auction partnership with Central Car Auctions in a bid to provide a "seamless" used vehicle proposition.
Carzam has officially launched its new online car retail platform with a promise to differentiate itself from rivals through the provision of “the absolute best used car stock”.
Cazoo has added to its high-profile sponsorship deals with Everton, Aston Villa and the Rugby League World Cup 2021 with an agreement to be lead sponsor of cricket’s The Hundred Tournament.
A Brexit briefing is to be provided by the Vehicle Remarketing Association (VRA) in its penultimate 2021 Outlook Seminar.
Former Imperial Cars operations director Neil Smith has revealed that he intends to remain in the automotive retail sector after leaving his role as retail operations director at Cazoo.
Vcheck is calling for dealers across the UK to support its call for a change to the law around write-off data.
Cap HPI has said that the leadership of its UK car valuations team will remain “in exclennt hands” following the retirement of its head of forecast, Andrew Mee.
Leasys, the funding arm of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA), has launched its Clickar dedicated online auction platform in the UK, which offers used vehicles to dealers.
Used car sales website Carzam is preparing to launch in early December, following lockdown related setbacks affecting its planned October debut.
The average price of a used Land Rover has increased by 2% in the last month, with values up 4% year on year according to new data from Motorway.
Business leaders from AM100 franchised car retailers Sytner, Lookers, TrustFord have joined the NFDA in lobbying Northern Ireland MPs on a Brexit tax issue which could result in a 20% price hike for used cars.
The Cox Automotive Insight Report 2020 has urged car retailers to respond rapidly and plan for the ‘short-term’ in a bid to achieve success amid the current trading climates various headwinds.
Cazoo is hoping to score a marketing victory with exposure to 14 million UK sports fans after signing a ‘seven figure’ Rugby League World Cup 2021 sponsorship deal.
Snows Motor Group has seen its offer of its ‘Click & Go’ click and collect used car retail offering deliver soaring sales results during COVID-19 ‘Lockdown 2’.
Used car values declined by 2.1% during October and have seen a 2% dip so far in November but there is "no cause for alarm", according to Cap HPI.
A used car dealer convicted of “clocking” 11 years ago has been ordered to repay a further £146,000 in criminal gains assets.
Heycar has vowed to foot the bill for vehicle deliveries to customers until the end of 2020 as part of a bid to support car dealers’ online retail efforts during the ongoing COVID-19 crisis.
Members of the National Association of Motor Auctions (NAMA) have told the organisation that it remains “business as usual” at their remarketing centres, despite the ongoing COVID-19 crisis.
The used car sector is showing continued good health in the face of COVID-19 ‘Lockdown 2’, according to Auto Trader.
Cazoo is set to celebrate the sale of its 10,000th used car just a fortnight before completing its first year of online sales.
Signs that the used car market is starting to soften are becoming apparent and UK remarketing centres with demand and pricing predictions “becoming more difficult” at each sale, according to Aston Barclay.
Indicata has advised used car retailers to reprice and sell overage used car stock “immediately” as part of efforts to get on the front foot ahead of an anticipated easing of COVID-19 trading restrictions in the New Year.
Dealer Auction will supply digital auction services to Volkswagen Group UK's franchised car retail networks after signing a preferred supplier agreement with the German OEM.
BCA has announced plans to develop a new 65-acre remarketing ‘mega centre’ in Bristol, with the capacity to handle over 120,000 vehicles each year.
