Auction house Brightwells has “moved away from traditional pen and paper records” with new handheld inspection software.
Manheim has held what it believes to be the first vehicle auction at sea – an off-site sale for Citroën on No Man’s Fort in the Solent.
Manheim will launch its first double-block vehicle auction in September.
New Aston Barclay chief executive Neil Hodson has revealed that a focus on technology and a new remarketing site at Donington Park will drive the business forward.
Volvo Cars has announced that its performance car arm, Polestar, will become a separately-branded car company.
Renault UK has collaborated with Reevoo, a customer engagement and review platform, enabling motorists to leave impartial reviews.
Motoring.co.uk has relaunched as Regit following a rebrand.
TrustFord and BCA have renewed their longstanding remarketing partnership for a further two years.
G3 Remarketing has appointed Chris Lamb to manage a new communications department.
The Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) is to launch an online video channel.
A two-year remarketing deal between Cambria Automobiles PLC and BCA will see around 7,500 vehicles a year sold in weekly sales in Blackbushe and Bedford.
CD Auction Group is expanding its operations in Corby with a dedicated commercial vehicle centre.
Manheim has sold a 1988 Ford Transit Mark 3 ‘spy van’ for what is believed to be a world record price.
AutosOnShow is rolling out its video marketing services across Europe.
Trade-to-trade online auction Dealer Auction is on course to sell over 80,000 part-exchange cars this year – a 13-fold increase in eight years.
Dealers’ growing appetite for AFVs has prompted BCA to establish a specialist online sale trading in electric and hybrid vehicles.
BCA Partner Finance will provide dealers with additional working capital and help improve cashflow and profitability after launching a new service for part-exchange vehicles.
Mitsubishi has awarded BCA an exclusive contract to manage its supply chain from docks to de-fleet in a deal which should streamline franchisees’ supplies of used car stock.
Remarketing specialist ADESA has been boosted in its efforts to transform upstream defleet remarketing in the UK with new fleet partnerships.
Hitachi Capital Vehicle Solutions has renewed its remarketing deal with Manheim for the next three years.
