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.
The Information Commissioner’s Office has handed used car retailer Concept Car Credit Limited a £40,000 after sending hundreds of thousands of unsolicited marketing text messages.
A record number of used cars were sold in the UK in the first quarter of 2017.
Trade-to-trade online auction Dealer Auction is on course to sell over 80,000 part-exchange cars this year – a 13-fold increase in eight years.
Average used car values at BCA auctions rose above £9,000 for the first time ever as traders continued to bid strongly on a wide range of stock, BCA Pulse reports.
Independent auction group Aston Barclay has completed a £500,000 project to refurbish its Leeds auction centre.
Lookers has reported 30% growth in used car turnover during a “buoyant” Q1 which saw retail volumes and rising profit across the board.
Used car prices increased year-on-year in April in wholesale and retail markets.
A dealer has avoided jail after admitting at crown court selling dangerous vehicles, including a Mini Cooper welded together from four different models .
Auto Trader is aiming to help dealers attract a bigger finance audience with the introduction of trade adverts featuring an offer-driven finance calculator.
Motors.co.uk has added a new car reviews section to its website in a bid to help inform customers’ buying decisions.
Alternative fuel vehicles maintained a presence among Auto Traders monthly report on the UK’s fastest-selling used cars – Toyota’s Prius taking top spot during April.
Shoreham Vehicle Auctions and the Energy Saving Trust have teamed up to launch a series of EV training sessions which aim to educate the motor trade on all aspects of selling electric cars.
BCA Partner Finance will provide dealers with additional working capital and help improve cashflow and profitability after launching a new service for part-exchange vehicles.
Used car values dropped by 1.6% during April with sectors defined as Lower Medium and City Car by Cap HPI seeing the biggest slide.
Motorpoint has opened the doors of its 12th site to mark a period of expansion which has created four car supermarket sites in just 18 months.
