Volvo Car UK has launched a new used car sales platform that will sell its “newest” vehicle stock direct to online car buyers.

The Swedish premium car brand, which had already announced that its entire global sales of a line-up of fully-electric vehicles (EV) will be sold online by 2030, will side-step its retail network with the new consumer offering.

A spokesman for Volvo Car UK clarified that vehicles will be remarketed by the OEM itself - not BCA, as previously suggested - with retailers completing a 150-point check and any software updates prior to delivery.

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