The Cox Automotive Insight Report 2020 has urged car retailers to respond rapidly and plan for the ‘short-term’ in a bid to achieve success amid the current trading climates various headwinds.
Cazoo is hoping to score a marketing victory with exposure to 14 million UK sports fans after signing a ‘seven figure’ Rugby League World Cup 2021 sponsorship deal.
Snows Motor Group has seen its offer of its ‘Click & Go’ click and collect used car retail offering deliver soaring sales results during COVID-19 ‘Lockdown 2’.
Used car values declined by 2.1% during October and have seen a 2% dip so far in November but there is "no cause for alarm", according to Cap HPI.
A used car dealer convicted of “clocking” 11 years ago has been ordered to repay a further £146,000 in criminal gains assets.
Heycar has vowed to foot the bill for vehicle deliveries to customers until the end of 2020 as part of a bid to support car dealers’ online retail efforts during the ongoing COVID-19 crisis.
Members of the National Association of Motor Auctions (NAMA) have told the organisation that it remains “business as usual” at their remarketing centres, despite the ongoing COVID-19 crisis.
The used car sector is showing continued good health in the face of COVID-19 ‘Lockdown 2’, according to Auto Trader.
Cazoo is set to celebrate the sale of its 10,000th used car just a fortnight before completing its first year of online sales.
Signs that the used car market is starting to soften are becoming apparent and UK remarketing centres with demand and pricing predictions “becoming more difficult” at each sale, according to Aston Barclay.
Indicata has advised used car retailers to reprice and sell overage used car stock “immediately” as part of efforts to get on the front foot ahead of an anticipated easing of COVID-19 trading restrictions in the New Year.
Dealer Auction will supply digital auction services to Volkswagen Group UK's franchised car retail networks after signing a preferred supplier agreement with the German OEM.
BCA has announced plans to develop a new 65-acre remarketing ‘mega centre’ in Bristol, with the capacity to handle over 120,000 vehicles each year.
The Vehicle Remarketing Association (VRA) will look to address concerns surrounding COVID-19 and the impact of Brexit in its upcoming Vehicle Retailing in 2021 webinar.
Used car sales volumes rose by 4.4% in Q3 2020 after COVID-19 lockdown measures eased across the UK, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).
eBay Motors Group will provide car dealers with free advertising in December as part of support measures designed to assist businesses during England’s COVID-19 ‘Lockdown 2’ period.
BCA has been met with a backlash from car dealers following its decision to relaunch its cinch marketing platform as an online car retailer perceived to be in direct competition with its traditional remarketing customers.
A survey of in-market car buyers has found that 58% intend to go-ahead with their planned purchase within the next fortnight, despite the start of more stringent COVID-19 lockdown restrictions.
UK car retailers were “within touching distance” of the profitability achieved in 2020 after £110,000 profit-per-site in the key number plate change month of September, according to ASE.
CarGurus has announced that it will axe car dealers’ online advertising subscription fees during December following the recent reintroduction of COVID-19 lockdown measures.
