BCA chief operating officer Stuart Pearson has said that buoyant 2018 used car values may have created ‘unrealistic expectations’ among used car dealers after another year-on-year decline at its auctions.
Driver1 has signed a two-year partnership with Cox Automotive, to provide cheap cars on subscription to young drivers.
Cazoo has announced it has signed a number of commercial partnership agreements with BCA to meet its vehicle logistics, refurbishment and disposal requirements.
Aston Barclay has given car dealers the ability to sell unwanted or duplicate used stock at the push of a button with the launch of its new E-Xchange wholesale online used vehicle remarketing platform.
Aston Barclay is introducing a new employee wellbeing programme inspired by the mindset of special forces operatives and elite military units.
CD Auction Group has appointed Paul Barnes as buyer development manager to work across Auction and Salvage Auction.
BCA and Jardine teamed up for the biggest single dealer sale ever staged at BCA as 405 vehicles were sold generating sale proceeds of £2.7m.
Motorline has agreed to sell 12,500 used cars via BCA’s Paddock Wood auction site in Kent as part of an exclusive two-year remarketing deal.
G3 Remarketing has appointed Russell Gill to the role of buyer services manager to head up a newly-developed customer support team which focuses on buyer experience and engagement.
The rise of personal leasing has been blamed for a rise in the volume of sub-standard repair work seen on used cars by remarketing operations, according to the Vehicle Remarketing Association (VRA).
HR Owen has signed a new two year exclusive renewal deal with BCA to manage the remarketing of its part-exchange vehicles arriving at its network of supercar and luxury car showrooms.
Strong demand for used diesel vehicles has resulted in a 5.6% increase in values during Q1 as part of an apparent resurgence in popularity, according to data published by Autorola.
Aston Barclay has announced two senior appointments to head up its new Digital Solutions business, based in the group’s new mega auction centre in Wakefield.
Motorline and BCA combined to raise over £2,700 for Air Ambulance Kent Surrey Sussex with a charity auction at Motorline Mega Sale at BCA Paddock Wood.
City Auction Group has strengthened its senior management team with the appointment of three new directors, a new chairman and chief executive.
Halliwell Jones has agreed a new two year deal with BCA to remarket 3,500 vehicles annually at BCA Preston.
BCA has staged its first auction sale specifically for Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) compliant electric vehicles (EVs) and plug-in hybrids (PHEVs).
BCA’s monthly Pulse Report has revealed that the average price of a used car offered at auction rose by 3.3% year-on-year during February – a rise of £322.
Robins & Day has re-signed its solus disposal contract with Aston Barclay under its new group used car brand of By PSA Retail.
Wholesale used car prices rose by 0.5% month-on-month in February as car retailers continued to express their concerns about margin compression, Cox Automotive reported.
