Manheim has signed a new two-year deal with Heritage Automotive, which will see around 3,000 part-exchange vehicles offered through its Bristol auction centre every year.

Heritage has new car franchises for Audi, Škoda and Volkswagen – for both passenger cars and commercial vehicles – at 11 sites in the South West.

Manheim’s Bristol auction centre offers more than 75,000 used cars every year from its purpose-built, three-lane, 29-acre site.

Tim Hudson, managing director of inventory solutions at Cox Automotive UK, which includes Manheim, said: “We have made a huge investment in the Manheim Bristol auction centre in the past year, including the rollout of our award-winning 'Swift' process, which gets vehicles from gate to sales channel within one hour.

"Our new inspection system and 360-degree imagery booths present every vehicle in the best possible way and our team members work hard to deliver the greatest performance and service for our customers.”