Divorcees and older people are probably the most successful people when haggling on used car prices, according to iVendi research.
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.
The price of used cars continued to rise as age and mileage levels reached a 12-month low, according to online remarketing specialist Autorola.
Exchange and Mart has launched a new dealer website build service offering the creation of a mobile responsive design to allow consumers the ability to search anywhere, any time.
Aston Barclay has predicted that used diesel values are likely to remain consistent over the coming 12 months.
Peter Vardy Group is poised to open its second CarStore used car supermarket as work on a £7 million facility in Dundee nears completion.
PCP deals dominated the plate-change month of March with 47.6% of new car buyers and 25.4% of used car buyers opting for the popular finance option.
Hitachi Capital Vehicle Solutions has renewed its remarketing deal with Manheim for the next three years.
BCA’s monthly Pulse report has shown that used car prices rose by almost 13% year-on-year in March as values increased across the board.
WMS Group used car scheme Safe and Sound has announced the national roll out of a multi-million pound marketing campaign designed to maximise leads, sales and profitability for its dealership network.
Innovative independent used car retailer Big Motoring World has launched a customer shuttle bus to collect customers visiting from local train to make car viewings and collections easier.
Korean product dominated the rankings of Auto Traders fastest selling cars during March, with the Hyundai i10 topping the table and four Kia models featuring in the top ten.
FCA UK is has launched its first used vehicle locator for the Abarth brand as it targets growth for dealers with its Found Approved and Used programmes.
The UK’s top 50 independent dealers added £300 million to total revenues for 2015, but year-on-year growth has fallen to 9% from 24% last year.
Many of the world’s most famous Ferraris have passed through the Hertfordshire showrooms of the Cottingham family’s DK Engineering.
Derek Hood made £21.2 million profit selling 170 historic cars last year and is about to open a branch in California.
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