Posts Tagged ‘car buying’

Used car prices starting to heat up

Posted on March 1st, 2010 by In51der

Well things are really heating up out there. Despite there being an awful lot of doom and gloom car dealers [...]

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Profits could be in the detailing for car dealers

Posted on January 20th, 2010 by In51der

There is no doubt that car dealers in the coming years (make that months) will be looking even harder for [...]

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BBC – Behind with the news

Posted on September 14th, 2009 by In51der

Shock horror, the BBC and other ‘news’ outlets have suddenly realised that used car prices are on the increase, well [...]

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Sorting out the lookers from the buyers

Posted on March 4th, 2009 by In51der

With the current situation facing franchised dealers in the UK, courting every customer is of paramount importance. As we have [...]

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Nobody wants our cars – so let’s raise the price!

Posted on February 16th, 2009 by In51der

Incredible as it may seem given the state of new car sales in the UK, new car prices are set [...]

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Inside the car auction – let the bidding commence

Posted on January 18th, 2009 by cvh

The car auction is one of the few ‘open cry’ markets that are left, gone are the days of the [...]

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Used car dealers and auctions on the crest of a wave

Posted on January 14th, 2009 by In51der

They are on a roll! Franchised dealers, independent and the auction houses are reporting record sales. The auctions we visited [...]

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Used car outlook for 2009 – a traders view

Posted on January 9th, 2009 by Mark Antony

To say that 2009 will be a tough year for the motor trade is an understatement at the very least, [...]

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Advantage may swing back to the independents

Posted on January 8th, 2009 by cvh

In difficult times the more entrepreneurial amongst us will look for that niche that will bring success whilst the rest [...]

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More good news – but let’s not get carried away

Posted on January 6th, 2009 by In51der

Reports from the front line tell us that retail activity between Christmas and the New Year has been fairly brisk [...]

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Car buying – the road ahead, lean, keen, green

Posted on January 5th, 2009 by In51der

Most of the brains in suits will tell you that the current economic crisis will carry on through until at [...]

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Time to cut the motor trade some slack?

Posted on October 27th, 2008 by In51der

Reading the news item “Vehicle traders call for action as slump goes on” it is certainly consistent with what we [...]

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Used car buyers favouring private sales

Posted on October 14th, 2008 by In51der

Consumers are increasingly choosing to buy used cars privately rather than from a dealer. According to Exchange and Mart, car [...]

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Motorpoint launches fee-free auction website

Posted on October 11th, 2008 by In51der

Motorpoint is launching a fee-free car auction website for independent car dealers only. Auction4cars.com show 350-400 cars at any one [...]

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