A strong mix of Volkswagen product in Auto Trader’s latest assessment of the fastest selling used cars reveals the emissions' scandal hasn’t dented consumers’ enthusiasm for its vehicles.
Dealers are being urged to provide more online tools to make it easier for customers to compare car prices.
Auto Trader’s biannual market report has highlighted the "death of haggling" as a key characteristic of the changing automotive market over the past 12 months.
The increasing number of sources and amount of information available to consumers is putting many off from buying a car.
Auto Trader is projecting 11.5% annual growth as its efforts to drive average revenue per retailer and generate revenue from consumer services both exceed expectations.
Vauxhalls were flying off forecourts during the first month of 2016, with the Astra Estate and Insignia taking first and second fastest selling car titles for January 2016 – selling in 25 and 26 days respectively.
Auto Trader sales director Sharon Randall will be replaced by Le Etta Pearce and Darren Moon as she prepares to take a part-time role with the online marketplace.
Ford’s Fiesta hatchback emerged as the UK’s fastest selling used car as Auto Trader released details of the ten vehicles which found new owners most quickly during 2015.
Exchange and Mart has appointed Jim Murray-Jones as general manager. At News UK automotive, he led the transformation of the Sun Motors and Driving websites.
Motorpoint is said to be on the brink of floatation on the stock market after being buoyed by the performance of the Auto Trader Group.
Auto Trader is aiming to reach 25 million customers with a series of new TV adverts set to be screened from January 1.
The record for longest time a used car has been listed on Auto Trader has been revealed.
Alternatively fuelled cars are showing the highest year-on-year price increase in the used market of all fuel types. The average prices for diesel cars has fallen below petrol for the first time.
The Vauxhall Insignia was the fastest selling used car in November, according to data collected by Auto Trader.
Car retailers are being urged to wise up to the influence of the smartphone as it emerged that 41% of all online automotive sales activity takes place through the devices.
The 4x4 segment showed the strongest performance with used sales of large and small 4x4s growing by 9.1% year on year in Q3.
The fastest selling used car on Auto Trader in October was a Citroen Grand C4 Picasso automatic.
The fastest selling used car in September was a diesel Volkswagen, according to Auto Trader’s own statistics.
Peter Watts has left Auto Trader and joined its rival automotive classifieds company Motors.co.uk as director of dealer insight at the Manheim owned firm.
Car dealers need to be aware of the variations in appeal of used cars in different UK regions leading to the need for variable stocking policies.
