UK vendors who sell their used vans and trucks via online or physical auction should not be surprised if their vehicles are purchased and then exported, says Autorola.
Autorola’s only word of advice to dealers is to ensure their vehicles are professionally de-liveried before they are sold, to protect their brand from being compromised by the new owner.
Autorola UK’s sales director Jon Mitchell said: “Used buyers are prestigious at finding alternative markets for commercial vehicles in particular. Pick-ups, trucks and ex-public utility assets such as refuse collection vehicles and tippers are all in demand.
“With commercial vehicles it doesn’t matter which side of the vehicle the steering wheel is, it’s all about supplying specific used models to markets that can’t afford to buy new, or who don’t have access to that make or model of vehicle or body conversion in their own country.
“Eastern Europe is importing healthy volumes of used vehicles from the west as its motoring population grows, as are Spain and Portugal where current demand for used cars exceeds supply. However, UK cars are not usually popular with buyers because they have the steering wheel on the wrong side.”
The Autorola Group sells vehicles to buyers in 36 countries through its online remarketing portal, with vans and trucks proving popular with buyers for export, or cross border supply to other European countries.
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