Cap HPI
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Used Cars 8 OctSeptember stock increase did not stop used car price growth
Used car inventory levels grew by 4.7% in September, but the improved supply did nothing to stem price growth.
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Market Insight 29 SepSeptember’s soaring used cars values a ‘black swan event', says Cap HPI
Record used car value increases in September have been hailed as a “black swan event” by Cap HPI, with head of valuations Derren Martin describing the seventh consecutive month of rising prices as “extraordinary”.
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Used Cars 4 AugUsed car values rise 3.1% in July
Used car values have risen by an average of £2,125 (16.6%) in each of the last four months, according to data published by Cap HPI.
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Used car 5 JulUnprecedented used car market sees dealer rulebook thrown 'out of the window'
Valuation experts and AM100 retailers have conceded that they do not know when this year’s “unprecedented” used car price rises will end.
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Used Cars 28 Jun
‘Brave’ used car dealers still delivering strong margins, says Cap HPI
Cap HPI has underlined the importance of its live valuations service as the pace of wholesale used car price rises continued with a 13.5% increase in the past three months.
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Market Insight 16 JunExtended delivery times shift almost a third of new car buyers to used market
Almost a third of new car buyers are switching to the used car market in a bid to avoid stock availability issues and gain better value for money, a survey conducted by What Car? has found.
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People News 28 MayMark Bassford joins Auto Data Solutions as product and innovation director
Mark Bassford, the former head of strategic partnerships at Cap HPI, has joined Auto Data Solutions as its new product and innovation director.
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Market Insight 27 May
Unprecedented used car demand drives 6.7% May value increase
Used car prices have risen by 6.7% during May as “amazingly strong” demand resulted in “unprecedented times” for the sector.
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Used Cars 20 MayUsed car retailers ‘can’t stock fast enough’ as consumer demand surges
Used car prices are soaring as car retailers report demand so strong that the “can’t stock the forecourt fast enough” – and supply shortages look to continue the trend.
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Used Cars 6 MayUK’s fastest and slowest depreciating cars ranked by What Car and Cap HPI?
What Car? has teamed up with valuations experts at Cap HPI to rank the UK’s slowest and fastest depreciating cars.
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Market Insight 1 Apr
Used car values reach ‘tipping point’ ahead of post-lockdown showroom opening
Used car values have reached a “tipping point” with prices rising for the first time in five months as an easing of COVID-19 ‘Lockdown 3’ retail restrictions draw nearer, says Cap HPI.
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Market Insight 26 Mar
Plug-in car grant car changes to have 'no overriding impact' on used EV values
The UK Government’s decision to lower the value of its plug-in car grant EV incentive will have little impact on used car values, according to Cap HPI.
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Used Cars 1 Mar
Used car value ‘realignment was always likely’, says Cap HPI
Cap HPI has said that a realignment of used car price values was “always likely” after it reported a fifth consecutive month of declining vehicle prices across the sector.
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Supplier News 22 FebJohnsons, Helston and Brindley sign up new provenance firm
Brindley Motor Group, Mon Motors, Helston Garages Group, Johnsons and Marsh Wall have all signed contracts for used car provenance services from cap hpi
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Used Cars 2 Feb
COVID-19 Lockdown 3 was catalyst for used cars’ trade value fall
A slowdown in consumers’ car buying activity and uncertainty when the current COVID-19 ‘Lockdown 3’ restrictions will end was the catalyst for a fall in used car trade prices in January.
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Acquisitions and deals 7 DecAudatex and CapHPI owner Solera buys repair software firm InSyPro
Bodyshop management system firm InSyPro has been acquired by Solera, in the latest deal to expand the supplier of automotive risk and asset management data and software.
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People News 30 NovCap HPI head of forecast Andrew Mee retires
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.
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Used Cars 18 Nov
'No cause for alarm' as used car prices continue decline, says Cap HPI
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.
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Market Insight 17 Nov‘Business as usual’ at used car auctions, reports NAMA
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.
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Market Insight 6 Nov
Renewed COVID-19 lockdown fails to deter 58% of car buyers
A survey of in-market car buyers has found that 58% intend to go-ahead with their planned purchase within the next fortnight, despite the start of more stringent COVID-19 lockdown restrictions.
