The used car market toughened up markedly in October and November, with consumer demand declining. For once, the term ‘Christmas has come early’ was not a positive statement, with demand at many...

The summer months have been a relatively tricky period for used car retail. June and July are best described as ‘mixed’, while August saw a more consistent pattern as the market toughened up for...

Used car specialists have called for government support for second-hand electric vehicles following price drops and retailer buying bans. The Vehicle Remarketing Association (VRA) claimed there was an...

It has been a fascinating first few weeks of 2023 for the used car market, a time when the overall market has been strong, with values strengthening for many internal combustion engine cars, but with...

Economists continue to debate how long the recession will be, and how deep or shallow, but past experience shows that recessions do not have a significant impact on used car values, with Cap HPI head...

With used car supply and demand both constrained this summer, it is unsurprising that we have seen Live values plateau since May. This August, Live values have dropped by just 0.3% on average at the...

Year-to-date, 2022 has already seen a number of different patterns materialise in the used car market. January and February saw steady demand and a plateauing of trade values, following drops at the...

It is well documented that 2021 saw unprecedented price increases for used cars, driven by constrained supply due to new car semiconductor issues and strong demand from consumers. There was pent-up...

After eight months of price increases, we finally saw prices reduce during November. At the 3-year, 60k mile point, average values dropped by 1.2%, equivalent to a fall of £235. There are a number of...

The last six months have been unprecedented for the used car market. Since car showrooms reopened on 12 April, demand has been strong and supply issues have been weighing heavily on the industry....

What a period this has been for used car values. Since Cap Live was introduced in 2012, the largest movement up during a single month before this year was a 1% increase in February 2018 – generally,...

With Lockdown 3 entering its second month in February, there were obvious challenges for the used car sector. Showrooms remained physically closed and test drives were a grey area legally. The...

Analysts have responded to a report last week from Cazana suggesting a weekly average downward shift in used car prices of £162 per car. CAP HPI’s Derren Martin said it was “certainly not what...

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Auto retail executives and sales platforms are reporting a rise in activity and vehicle sales following PM Boris Johnson’s confirmation showrooms should be able to reopen from 1 June. Vertu’s...

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The used market got off to a strong start in 2020 with both the trade and wholesale markets performing well in January and February. The wholesale markets returned high results in terms of cap...

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Retailers could be forced to display a battery condition report when selling used EVs, according to experts at the VRA conference. For full electric cars, the amount of life left (ability to store...

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