Used car retailers could be set for a bumper year, with at least half of buyers turning to the used market according to new research from CitNOW.
Avis Car Rental UK will allow car dealers and trade buyers to purchase its de-fleeted vehicles via a new online sales portal developed in partnership with CD Auction Group.
Volkswagen Financial Services UK (VWFS) will take over Aston Barclay’s Donington Park Mega Centre auction facility for a series of ‘Centre-For-A-Day’ sales before the end of the year.
The average price of a used car offered for sale on Auto Trader declined by 1% during August as interest in electric and hybrid cars grew, the online retail platform has revealed.
Consumers’ preference between new and used cars is neck and neck as Britain Under the Bonnet report shows a 1% difference.
Used car prices reached their second-highest level on record at BCA auctions during August, with average values rising by 2.4% to £9,697.
Motorpoint has followed up the opening of its new-look showroom in Glasgow with a sponsorship deal which will see the business support Ladbrokes League Two football club Clyde FC.
Almost a third of car buyers who purchase their vehicle outright have left themselves short of cash after committing too much of their savings, an AA Populus survey has found.
Anchor Vans will expand its car and commercial vehicle retail operations into a neighbouring two-acre site after acquiring the land from The Caravan Company.
Network Q has claimed the title of the market’s largest approved used car scheme to offer online motor finance following the adoption of technology from iVendi.
The Vehicle Remarking Association will ask whether 2019 will be “the year of the used van” when it hosts members at Manheim’s Bruntingthorpe auction site next week.
Aston Barclay sold 76 of 150 Mercedes-Benz cars offered in two auction events which marked the official launch of its new Virtual Auction app.
Lookers Group’s Taggarts franchised retail operation will remarket 2,600 cars through BCA auction halls as part of a new exclusive remarketing partnership.
New and used car markets delivered a sales surge in August as the introduction of WLTP and RDE fuel consumptions an emissions delivered “great value vehicles and finance offers,” enquiryMAX has revealed.
Nissan has announced an expansion of the scope of its two aftersales programmes for out-of-warranty vehicles by launching a new selection of remanufactured parts in a bid to improve service.
Premium car brands saw slower price growth in the used car sector during July as the effects of an “aggressive” battle for market share began to take hold, Auto Trader has suggested.
Lower than usual car registrations numbers due to the switch to the WLTP vehicle emissions tests could see an increased number of car buyers invest in nearly-new alternatives, Cap HPI has said.
More than 1,000 VW Group vehicles were offered for sale at BCA Perry Barr on August 21, the largest sale of its type in the auction firm’s history.
Motorpoint Glasgow has been officially opened by Mark Cox and Jane McCarry, the stars of BBC television comedy Still Game.
GForces has announced that Aston Martin has rolled out its pre-owned vehicle locator solution across its global sites.
