The automotive supply chain is speeding up. Powered by improved technology and data, buyers and vendors have a view of the whole market and can make more agile decisions based on real-time market...

Auto Trader has expanded its business-to-business offer with a new auction service aimed at cutting the time taken for a car to move from a fleet operator to a retailer’s forecourt. It claims it can...

Strong demand has characterised 2017 with plenty of competition from professional buyers across the range of stock on offer. The trend also reflects the high quality of stock consigned to BCA by fleet...

The balance of stocking diesel, petrol, hybrid and alternative fuel used cars is set to become a more important issue for retailers over the course of 2018, says the Vehicle Remarketing Association....

The full year new car registration figures for 2016 painted a very healthy picture of the industry when they were released in early January 2017. After a year of quite remarkable world events and...

The full year new car registration figures for 2016 painted a very healthy picture of the industry when they were released in early January 2017. After a year of quite remarkable world events and...

From time to time, a market commentator will suggest that traditional vehicle auctions are losing ground to digital-only marketplaces, either in the quality of stock available or time to sale, for...

US remarketing firm Adesa, which bought and rebranded GRS last year, aims to grow in the UK with a digital-only offering that it claims will offer retailers faster access to ex-fleet stock. Speaking...

As time moves forward it is becoming clearer that the impact of Brexit has yet to be felt, indeed for many there is no indication yet that it even will have an effect. With new car sales still looking...

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The plate change period inevitably sees volumes rise substantially in the wholesale markets and stock levels traditionally remain high until at least early May. Typically the market experiences some...

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...

Despite volumes remaining significantly higher than we have seen in recent months, demand was very strong across the range of stock on offer at BCA as the first quarter closed. We saw greater volumes...

Online vehicle remarketing firm Carcom, which launched at the start of this year is no longer offering its services and is claiming it will relaunch in the next few months. Carcom was originally set...

Plans by Fiat Group to boost its presence in the used vehicle market announced last July should bear fruit next year (2014) and will be orchestrated by remarketing manager, Tristan Downs. Formerly...

Auto Trader’s chief executive, Trevor Mather, has set out a new two-year plan including reducing the number of sub-brands, maintaining a premium price position and improving customer relations. Want...

BCA is planning a more consultative approach to its strategy in future in order to hit a target of selling 1 million vehicles a year, a target it hopes to reach within the next three years, according...

BCA’s latest Pulse report shows the headline average used car value declined by 0.7% in March, although year-on-year values were up by more than 17%. For the fourth month running, average used...

Across the board, the average value of a used car in 2012 was £6,199, a rise of £280 compared to 2011 (up 4.7%), and up by £358 (6.1%) compared to 2010. It is the highest annual...

Black Horse, in conjunction with BCA, have launched a new Care Pack for all vehicles sold at BCA from January 2013. The Care Pack is exclusive to Black Horse and includes a range of value-added...