Cap HPI
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Used Cars 12 SepUsed car sector in midst of toughest period ever for value forecasts
Uncertainty surrounding the balance of supply and demand in the automotive sector has created the most difficult period ever to forecast used car value trends, according to Cap HPI.
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Used Cars 26 AugUsed car values decline 0.3% as dealers ‘work harder’ for sales, says Cap HPI
Car retailers are having to “work harder” to maintain sales as consumer demand begins to falter, Cap HPI has reported.
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Used Cars 15 AugHolidays prioritised over car purchases ahead of UK's tough winter, says Cap HPI
Holidays in the sun are being prioritised above car purchases ahead of a tough winter which is expected to see the UK slide into recession amid ongoing inflation, Cap HPI's Derren Martin has suggested.
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Retailing 10 AugWhy your customers should be buying electric cars now
Selling EVs? You should. A lower total cost of ownership strengthens the case for customers to buy an electric car ahead of the 2030 zero emissions deadline.
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Used Cars 21 JulEV battery health ‘must’ join mileage and age as key used car valuation metric
The battery health of electric vehicles (EV) “must” join age and mileage as a key used car valuation metric, but new legislation might be required, it has been claimed.
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Used Cars 15 JulThere is ‘no crashing’ in used car sector, says Cap HPI’s Derren Martin
Despite signs that the UK’s cost-of-living crisis is starting to impact the value of older vehicles, there are no signs of prices “crashing” in the used car sector, Cap HPI’s director of valuations has told AM.
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Used Cars 4 JulNew cars missing spec risks chaos for dealers' used car sales
There are fears that the new cars being delivered with incomplete specifications due to the semiconductor shortage are storing up a headache for used car dealers and valuation experts.
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Supplier News 21 JunSolera adds eBay Motors’ live used car data to Audatex Market Value Manager
Solera has introduced eBay Motors’ live used car retail data to its Audatex Market Value Manager to help insurance claims handlers offer more accurate valuations in a fast-moving market.
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Market Insight 13 JunUsed car sector would be a ‘bloodbath’ without automotive's supply shortages
The UK’s used car sector would be “a bloodbath” for dealers without the high values and strong margins maintained as a result of 2022’s supply shortages, Cap HPI’s Derren Martin has suggested.
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Market Insight 27 May
May’s used car market ‘down on hopes and expectations’ says Cap HPI
Used car retailers have experienced a May sector “down on hopes and expectations” with average values down by 0.7% as a result, Cap HPI has reported.
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Used car 18 MayThe price is right: delivering margin in a turbulent used car retail sector
With retailers operating in an increasingly challenging used car environment where stock is in short supply and prices are continually adjusting, it has become even more imperative to price used vehicles correctly to both maximise margins and maintain stock turn.
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Used car 18 MayAgility must be the watchword for used car stocking success
In a used car market starved of supply vehicle acquisition has become the boom industry, with retailers launching their own car buying platforms to rival third-party providers.
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Latest News 8 AprAM News Show Podcast: ‘affluence is central to car buyers' EV interest’
Auto Trader brand director Marc Palmer asserted that “areas of affluence” are the UK’s hotspots for interest in electric vehicles (EV) as the cost-of-living crisis continues to squeeze car buyers’ purse strings.
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Digital Marketing 6 JanCap HPI launches digital vehicle imagery tool
Cap HPI has launched a new digital imagery tool that is designed to help dealers and car makers to boost online sales.
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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 Aug
Used 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 Jul
Unprecedented 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 Jun
Extended 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.
