May 22, 2013

Car buyers confidence hit by showroom tax, says Motorpoint

According to a new poll of 1,000 motorists carried out by car supermarket Motorpoint has revealed 93 percent of car buyers would think twice about buying a new car because of the forthcoming 'Showroom Tax'. From April 1st new car owners will be subject to a one-off first-year charge on top of their usual VED. Based on a car's CO2 emission, the … [Read more...]

Vauxhall Astra is the UK’s favourite used car

The Vauxhall Astra is the UK's favourite used car according to Motorpoint. The perennially-popular small family car, which arrived on our roads in 1980 with the current version (the mark 5) being the clear winner in terms of used car sales between July and September 2009 at the car supermarket giant, which sells 44,000 new and used vehicles a … [Read more...]

Motorpoint named one of UK’s top privately-owned firms

Motorpoint has been named among the top privately-owned mid-market firms in the UK. The car supermarket giant, which has sites in Burnley, Derby, Glasgow, Newport and Peterborough, was ranked one of the best performing car dealers of 2009 by Fast Track, the organisation behind the listings, in the latest Sunday Times Top Track 250. The Top … [Read more...]

Motorpoint upbeat about sales in 2009

Whilst it’s encouraging that Motorpoint are sending upbeat signals about their 2009 sales forecasts (as reported on TalkingMotors today), it is worth pointing out that with most of the stock they carry being nearly new cars (85% of 08 sales), this stock may well be harder to locate on the wholesale market this year. With rental companies sure to … [Read more...]

Motorpoint launches fee-free auction website

Motorpoint is launching a fee-free car auction website for independent car dealers only. Auction4cars.com show 350-400 cars at any one time and cars sold will not be subject to a buyer’s fee. The car supermarket said hundreds of dealers have already signed up. … [Read more...]