Well things are really heating up out there. Despite there being an awful lot of doom and gloom car dealers [...]
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Car auctions starting to CAP clean up again
Well it looks like the surge is well and truly on. Talking to colleagues up and down the country, not [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Enquiries brisk as everyone gears up for the future
As the motor trade braces itself for the expected (we hope!) Christmas rush, there seems to be a kind of [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Reality bites at the auction
On making my first visit to the ‘ring’ for a few weeks I was determined to keep an open mind [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Where have all the prvivate buyers gone?
The car auctions these days are starting to resemble once more the dark depressing venues they became at this time [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Wake up car dealers – the bubble is about to burst
As a motor dealer of hopefully some intelligence and part time contributor/ writer here at MTI, it’s clearly in everyone’s [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Something has to give for the professional retail car buyer
For a professional buyer in the motor trade the last year has been challenging to say the least. Once the [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Used car market settling down but some prices still defy logic
I have been doing the rounds this week canvassing opinion on how the market is, where it is going and [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Auction houses doing good business as prices edge higher
Many trade commentators are saying that dealers looking to replenish used car stocks would be best served at the auctions. [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Decent used cars simply cost too much
I popped my head around the auction last week for the first time is 3 months, I’ve attended auctions every [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Auction buying frenzy – something’s got to give
Having published our article on the rise of the private auction buyer, it has been interesting to see some of [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Why are private buyers flocking to the auction?
After writing several articles about the rise of the private auction buyer and why they are turning up to bid [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Used car market still hasn’t peaked
Although the auctions have been teeming with people this week – and our insiders have noticed the amount of private [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Don’t be undersold on part-exchange value
With the scrappage scheme having the potential to confuse valuations of certain cars, customers face having their trade-ins undervalued if [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Price correction complete as used cars return to normality
The major auction groups in the UK, BCA and Manheim, have confirmed what we have been saying for the past [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Smoking can damage retail sales
An article published on cardealermagazine.co.uk recently reported advice from BCA on the pitfalls of purchasing a car used by a [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Independent dealers victims of a classic pincer movement
Sadly we have to report the demise of another business this week and although no-one will read about them or [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Auction-mania shows no signs of abating
I have attended several auction sales in the last week more as an observer than a buyer, just to receive [...]
Read the rest of this entry »It’s never wise to make predictions in a volatile market
As we safely predicted January has indeed been a record month in the world of both used car sales and [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Autotrader V eBay – let battle commence
For a considerable time now Autotrader.co.uk have had it virtually all their own way with regard to being the top [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Auction fever – don’t catch a cold
Yesterday we spent most of an unfruitful day at the auction, watching even average cars make way above average money! [...]
Read the rest of this entry »On-line and on time – The rise of the car auctions
Records were broken for on-line car sales in January and not only that, we also saw the number of people [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Emerging market for dealer trade-ins
More and More car dealers, both independents and franchised dealer groups, are expanding the medium of re-marketing cars. Many dealers [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Bargain of the Week – Maserati Gran Turismo
Refreshed and ready for 2009, MTI’s Bargain of The Week series kicks off again with gusto. Just before the whistle [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Rise of the auctions – should dealers be concerned?
As auctions around the country report a strong start to 2009, we ask the question; are more people now buying [...]
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