With the 2022 reporting season now well underway, it’s apparent that only the most proactive profit- and efficiency-focused groups can match the 2021 results which had a built-in non-recurring stock...

Despite the emergence of specialist online used car buying services, some of which have invested heavily to become household names, most owners would rather trade-in their vehicles with retailers when...

Despite the massive investments made by car makers and franchised dealers to nurture brand loyalty, the starting point for most buyers using car search websites is price. Our latest Consumer Insight...

The average price of a used car dipped for the sixth month in a row in July as dealers sold cars faster, albeit from smaller inventories, according to the latest eBay Motors Group Market View. Prices...

The average price of a used car advertised by retailers increased modestly in September to an average of £13,096, from £13,001 in August, according to the Auto Trader Retail Price Index. Stripping...

A new market that fell 5% in 2017 and challenging conditions going into 2018 do not seem to have seen much of a relaxing in manufacturer targets, with 95% of retailers citing new car sales as a...

2016 was a record year for car sales in the UK, with almost 2.7m new cars sold – a truly a remarkable result. But I wonder at what cost? Already, the SMMT are predicting a drop in new sales this year...

Last month a German consultancy asked us for a detailed breakdown of the suppliers to the UK market for servicing and repairs. They wanted to know about independent garage workshops, fast-fits, tyre...

Hyundai has concluded the Rockar venture has proved that online new car sales don’t work without retail premises. However, it has also found that to attract a broader spectrum of new car buyer,...

If automotive retailers are not showing the monthly PCP price of their stock digitally then they are missing an opportunity. The finance office needs to be online. So says Shaun Harris, sales director...

The pace of decline in used values is accelerating with prices sliding 1.9% in May. The trend follows an established seasonal pattern that sees firm values in the first quarter of the year and a...

The provenance check market has long been in need of more competition, agree dealer groups, manufacturers and others, who have welcomed the launch by RAC of its own branded product. More than 200...

Cap Black Book is predicting 2016 will be a challenging year in the used car marketplace, as volumes continue to rise thanks to record levels of new car registration. Stability in the market will rest...

The growing use of pre-registrations has yet to feed any significant impact into auction values or volumes. It seems that a combination of self-generated franchise dealer activity has been able to...

Figures published in the 2015 BCA Used Car Market Report highlight used car sales of 7.2 million units last year, slightly below 2013’s 7.4 million but still comfortably at pre-recession levels....