Stocking
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Used Cars 6 OctG3 Remarketing launches 30-point check service
Independent car auction brand G3 Remarketing has announced the launch of a new 30-point check vehicle assured programme.
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Market Insight 2 OctValue of car dealers’ unsold stock increases 16% in a year
Car manufacturers' lure bonus payments and VAT incentives is continuing to push new vehicles onto car dealers books, the value of unsold stock rising 16% in a year according to UHY Hacker Young.
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Retailing 22 SepHow car dealers can navigate the cash flow peaks and troughs
Car dealers endure more cash flow volatility than most businesses, but good forecasting, careful stock management and good communication can calm the waters
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Supplier News 30 MayDealers given insight into consumers' interaction with stock via Motors.co.uk tool
Car dealers will be able to understand how consumers interact with advertised stock using the recently redesigned vehicle response solution, from Motors.co.uk.
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Market Insight 28 AprGrowing stock volumes sparked April value slide, says Cap HPI
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.
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Finance 24 Feb
NextGear Capital to fund 100,000 vehicles in 2017
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.
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Supplier News 3 FebFormer dealer launches business to reduce days in stock and increase vehicle margins
Eighteen years in the motor trade dealing with the challenges of getting used vehicles to the forecourt properly prepared has led a former sales director to launch a solution to ensure stock is ‘ready for sale’.
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Latest News 19 Oct
Margins under pressure as Motorpoint shores up its stock turn post-EU referendum
Uncertainty around the result of the EU referendum has led car supermarket group Motorpoint to sacrifice some margin to maintain its good level of stock turn.
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Insight 3 OctIncrease your stocking policy profits with detailed data
Putting data at the heart of your stocking policy will reap richer rewards than relying on gut instinct alone.
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Used Cars 11 AugCap HPI urges dealers to keep a close eye on stock turn
Cap HPI is urging dealers keep a careful eye on stock turn as research shows pressure on margins over a 12 week period.
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Car Dealer News 1 AugCar dealership inventory up 46% over five years due to excess stock
Accountancy group UHY Hacker Young has blamed pressure from manufacturers for a 46% increase in car dealer stock over the last five years.
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Supplier News 5 JulJardine employs BCA technology to improve part-ex processes
Jardine Motors Group is rolling out BCA’s cloud-based Dealer-Pro system to speed up the part-exchange process and inter-group marketing.
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Used Cars 29 JunAbundance of white used cars prompts price fall, says Glass's
The colour of money might be changing according to Glass’s director of valuations, Rupert Pontin, who points out that the average value of white used cars is on the decline.
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Used Cars 20 MayTootle.co.uk to launch TV advertising campaign
Tootle.co.uk is set to launch a £300,000 nationwide ad campaign as it attempts to match more private vehicle sellers with retailers.
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Opinion 17 DecGuest opinion: changing stock levels boosts the importance of the 'one owner from new' part exchange
CAP looks at the challenges in sourcing used stock for dealers across the UK, using research exclusive to AM.
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Insight 1 SepHow independent dealers can succeed at trade auctions
Top tips from some of the UK’s biggest trade auction firms on getting the best out of online stock selling and buying services.
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Supplier News 19 JunHPI offers advice on buying insurance write-offs
HPI offers used car buyers a guide on how to purchase an insurance write-off that is not only safe to be on the road, but could save them 50% off the ticket price.
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Used car 15 May15 ways you can boost your used car profits
From stocking policies to finance, out-of-hours responses to video walkarounds, Debbie Kirlew explores how to increase efficiency in your pre-owned operation
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Insight 24 MarNine ways to boost interest in your used car stock
Digital technology has given independent dealers the resources to turn their small size and relative lack of marketing resources to their advantage.
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Used Cars 28 NovThe December issue of AM - Automotive Management is out now
The December 'used car' issue of AM - Automotive Management is out now.
