First time conversation rates at auction increased in February by 2.6% to 83.4% - the rate was down by 0.5% on the same period last year.
DEKRA Automotive Solutions has appointed former managing director of BCA Mainland Europe, Paul Bradbury, as business development director.
Cooper Solutions has added to the scope of its FullAuction online auction site with the introduction of mobile bidding for dealers.
A used car dealer discovered that 15 vehicles had been stolen from his business as he celebrated the arrival of his child in hospital.
The used car market is showing no signs of cooling down despite the high volume of PCP cars coming back into dealers as part exchanges, according to the Aston Barclay Group.
Sales of used cars through the RAC Dealer Network are up 10% by volume so far in 2017 – exceeding the business’ expectations.
New data from CarGurus has highlighted Liverpool as the cheapest place to buy a used car as it created a ranking of the most affordable and most expensive cities across the UK.
Cox Automotive has reported strong used car market in February, with average selling prices delivering year-on-year rises in both the wholesale and retail markets.
HR Owen has agreed a remarketing deal with BCA that will see high-end luxury vehicles sold at the auction group’s Blackbushe facility as part of a regular Top Car event.
Evans Halshaw is preparing to develop a car supermarket at Shrewsbury’s Battlefield Enterprise Park as part of plans that will create 50 new jobs.
Used car prices rose by 11.2% year-on-year in February as buyers continued to compete strongly for stock despite rising volumes of vehicles entering the market, according to BCA.
HPI is displaying future valuations online via a free service which comes in direct response to increasing negativity and bad publicity surrounding diesel vehicles and usage.
A used car dealer who pocketed £1.1m in tax he should have paid for profits from his business, escaped a potential eight years in jail with 300 hours of unpaid work and a curfew.
A change in online strategy for the 1,100 strong RAC Dealer Network is designed to place an emphasis on “cars not dealers”.
A used car dealer is awaiting sentence after he admitted accepting £1,000 to handle a rare Ferrari 550 Berlinetta which had been stolen in a raid on its owner’s home.
A hybrid has taken the top spot in Auto Trader’s rankings of fastest selling cars for the first time – Toyota’s Prius topping the table in February.
Vertu Motors has said that it has “considerable firepower for growth” heading into a new year which presents the threat of lower new car volumes and rising operating costs.
Motors.co.uk is celebrating a record number of visitors to its automotive partner network as it continues its growth in industry market share.
The 1,100-strong RAC Dealer Network is set to receive “strategic sales and marketing support” via a new online platform being launched next month.
Pendragon has continued to expand its Evans Halshaw Car Store network with the opening of a new facility at Barnwood Point in Gloucester.
A three-year investigation into a car clocking scam which saw more than 7.5 million miles wiped off vehicle odometers has resulted in guilty verdicts against five men.
Vindis has signed a new two-year exclusive remarketing deal with Manheim, continuing a five-year relationship that has seen around 4,500 vehicles sold per year.
High volumes of stock in the market depressed February’s usual seasonal rise in values, according to data published by Cap HPI.
NextGear Capital UK expects to fund a total of 100,000 cars sales in 2017 after a record start to the year saw it fund 8,000 wholesale vehicles for its dealer customers in January alone.
The recent closure of online used car marketplace Beepi.com points to why the dealer model can remain an integral part of car buying for many customers, according to Codeweavers.
