What should dealers be doing if the plate change sales failed to live up to expectations?
Driving.co.uk's new general manager Jim Murray-Jones has spoken to AM about why the business has lowered the price of entry to advertise stock on the website to £1,100.
Glass’s has announced its league of fastest selling used cars, and this month sees the Lexus RX400h swooping in to re-take the top spot, followed closely by Land Rover’s Discovery 4.
Our research has consistently shown franchised dealers to be more optimistic about future business prospects than their independent counterparts.
The average values of used cars sold at auction across the board decreased from £5,359 to £5,013, equivalent to a 6% decrease between February and March, according to the latest figures from the National Association of Motor Auctions (NAMA).
Pressure on late plate used car values is a “shadow hanging over the market” according to Black Book Live – the independent real time guide to used car price trends, published by CAP.
Jardine has signed an exclusive remarketing agreement with BCA.
But underlying fragility prompts warning of an inevitable readjustment to come
Petrol cars are making a strong come back in the used market as buyers realise they do not cover enough miles to justify the extra purchase price and higher fuel prices connected with a diesel model, says Autorola.
Online auction company G3 Remarketing has taken a five-year lease on a former Warburton Bakeries distribution centre off junction 30 of the M62.
The Independent Garage Association (IGA) is outraged by recent Citizens Advice findings suggesting that independent used car dealers and garages are the top cause of consumer complaints.
The National Association of Motor Auctions (NAMA) said the average values of used LCVs at auction increased by 2% in February.
Independent used car dealer McCarthy Cars has been named as first RAC BuySure dealer, spearheading the motor organisation’s used car initiative.
Saab Parts UK is promoting the sale of used Saabs after its used car locator helped to generate 1,000 sales in 2012.
Dealers continue to reap the benefits of rising part-exchange values as prices reach an all-time high, according to Manheim’s latest monthly Market Analysis.
Wilsons Auctions has been named one of Ireland’s ‘Best Managed’ companies for the fourth year in a row at the Deloitte Best Managed Companies Awards in the Burlington Hotel in Dublin.
Independent used car retailers are low on stock and struggling to replace sold cars, according to CAP.
The RAC will enter the online used car classifieds market following its acquisition of Netcars.com.
If internet shopping can topple high street chains like HMV and Jessops, it’s tempting to ask motor dealers looking to replenish or dispose of stock: Why go to an auction hall?
