Rupert Pontin
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Opinion 14 SepExecutive View: Protect your used car profits
Rupert Pontin, commercial director at One Auto API, takes a closer look at how risks right across the sector are ready and waiting to chip away at confidence, efficiency and, ultimately, profits.
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Market Insight 15 JunUsed car prices are not racing to the bottom, says Cazana
Cazana, the vehicle data company, has confirmed that used car pricing has not raced to the bottom during lockdown.
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Used Cars 6 Jun
New car market enjoys boost thanks to lack of general election but pre-registrations still support the market - guest opinion
The May new car registration data released on June 5 paints a marginally better picture of the market with overall volumes showing an increase of 3.4% over May 2017.
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Used Cars 30 SepVW emissions scandal: brand RV damage 'negligible', used diesel market 'challenging'
Diesel sales are not only beginning to slow in the new car market, but that selling used diesel powered cars is less profitable.
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Market Insight 20 Sep
'Pre-registrations are pushing down residual values'
Residual values will fall in the next 12 months by a couple of percentage points and up to 8% in the next three years.
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Market Insight 9 SepConsumer education needed to prevent shocks on return of damaged PCP cars
More may need to be done to educate the rapidly rising number of PCP customers about the condition in which their lease car should be returned, says Glass's.
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Opinion 31 AugIncrease in pre-registrations 'will lead to downward pressure on all used values' - Glass's
The coming weeks will be a frantic scrabble to shift metal to the customer in the most efficient way possible, to meet both profit targets and volume commitments given to the manufacturers earlier in the year.
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Market Insight 25 Aug
Fleets 'hanging on' to cars and vans distorting the market - Glass's
Fleets "hanging onto" cars and vans in an attempt to achieve unrealistic and inflated valuations are causing distortions in the used car and van markets, say Glass's.
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Used Cars 2 JunBrexit fears prompt high value buyers to delay used car purchase decisions
Potential buyers of higher value used cars appear to be holding back until the outcome of the EU referendum is known, according to Glass's.
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Market Insight 28 AprGovernment 'complacency' questioned as dealers face Dieselgate fallout
Members of the transport select committee have branded the Government “phenomenally complacent” over the response to the Volkswagen emissions scandal.
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Used Cars 20 Apr
Values suffering as used car market reaches oversupply 'tipping point'
The used car market is starting to reach the long-predicted tipping point into oversupply - with values coming under pressure as a result, reports Glass's.
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Used Cars 15 Mar
Brexit would lead to used car market 'uncertainty' says Glass's
There would be "significant uncertainty" over used car values if the UK left the EU following the June referendum, says Glass's this morning.
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Used Cars 14 Mar
Demand for 150,000-plus mileage cars increasing, says Glass's
Demand for good condition, well specced used cars that have covered mileages of 150,000 miles or more is increasing.
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Used Cars 8 MarUsed car buyers unlikely to replicate success of hybrids in new car market
The success of plug-in petrol hybrids in the new car market is unlikely to be replicated in the used market.
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Used Cars 15 Feb
Trade buyers split into online only and auction-based says Glass's
A split between 'two tribes' of trade buyers - those who buy almost entirely online and others who remain motor auction-based - is becoming increasingly apparent.
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Market Insight 19 JanCar manufacturers forced to offer financial incentives on nearly new cars to compete with PCP offers
Manufacturers are being forced to introduce deposit contributions on nearly new cars to create differentiation with the monthly rates available on subsidised brand new vehicles.
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Car Dealer News 7 Jan2015 was record year for new car market - registrations hit 2.6m
2015 was a record year for new car registrations.
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Used Cars 21 DecChevrolet Cruz: fastest selling used car, says Glass's
The fastest selling used car in the UK in November was the Chevrolet Cruze hatchback, according to Glass’s.
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Opinion 21 Dec
Guest opinion: VW 'debacle' could see other brands penalised by consumers
The penalisation of the industry as a whole as a result of one key player would be unfair but this is a real possibility.
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Used Cars 17 DecSurge in winter demand for 4x4s could be history, says Glass's
The traditional winter surge in values for 4x4s may no longer be a feature of the market.
