Posts Tagged ‘used cars’

Car auctions starting to CAP clean up again

Posted on February 25th, 2010 by In51der

Well it looks like the surge is well and truly on. Talking to colleagues up and down the country, not [...]

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Be wary of being misled but not of ex-rentals

Posted on September 15th, 2009 by In51der

There is currently a great deal of furore surrounding ex-rental used cars being sold by dealers as 1 owner vehicles. [...]

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Used car prices go beyond simple supply and demand

Posted on September 10th, 2009 by In51der

Most seasoned industry players say that the reason for continuing price rises is the lack of quality used stock. Clearly [...]

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The Motor Trade Insider Supercar Top 10

Posted on September 1st, 2009 by Serman

My first taste of a supercar was travelling to Leicester Squares’ Athena poster store aged ten. I’d spend ages picking [...]

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Why a buoyant supercar market could be good for everyone

Posted on August 25th, 2009 by Serman

“Europe will be out of the recession by early next year” one economic analyst said on Sky news last week, [...]

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Cash for gas guzzling clunkers, the US system may trip people up

Posted on August 14th, 2009 by In51der

The fact that scrappage incentives have never been introduced before means that they are new to everyone. However although the [...]

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Is main dealer servicing cost effective?

Posted on August 12th, 2009 by In51der

In these hard times wherever you look along the high street, on-line or even in restaurants and supermarkets, there is [...]

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Forget about used car bargains look for added value

Posted on August 10th, 2009 by In51der

With the recent resurgence of new car sales fuelled by the success of the scrappage scheme, it is becoming increasingly [...]

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Motor trade recession may effect holiday car rentals

Posted on August 7th, 2009 by In51der

Thankfully a credit crunch, recession or even, dare we say it, full blown depression will hopefully only happen a few [...]

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Auction houses doing good business as prices edge higher

Posted on August 4th, 2009 by In51der

Many trade commentators are saying that dealers looking to replenish used car stocks would be best served at the auctions. [...]

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Now is the time to buy but it’s a hard sell

Posted on August 3rd, 2009 by In51der

There’s no doubt that car dealers are becoming increasingly frustrated trying to work out how the market is likely to [...]

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Gear stick Mick and the Cortina of doom

Posted on July 26th, 2009 by In51der

Road rage is all the rage. As the UK’s roads clog up with summer holiday traffic jams tempers will inevitably [...]

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Used car gravy train about to hit the buffers

Posted on July 24th, 2009 by In51der

With continuing anxiety about the sourcing and pricing of used cars, many dealers have started to realise that the buying [...]

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After-market could benefit most from the downturn

Posted on July 23rd, 2009 by In51der

Although in the states the recession may be biting deeper and car sales being hit even harder than here, what [...]

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Motor Trade Insider reporting from the front-line

Posted on July 22nd, 2009 by In51der

Adrian Rushmore, managing editor of industry valuation guide Glasses, states, in a recent press release, that “used car activity is [...]

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The road back to new cars

Posted on July 22nd, 2009 by In51der

As we have been regularly pointing out on Motor Trade Insider, the gap between new and nearly new, in terms [...]

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Fiat 126 navigating the path of true love

Posted on July 19th, 2009 by In51der

Let’s just get something straight from the off. I have been working in the motor trade for nearly twenty five [...]

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Could stability be returning to car sales?

Posted on July 17th, 2009 by In51der

This may be a message being regularly repeated by many people “in the know” this year, and one which will [...]

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Supply shortage fueling used car prices

Posted on July 8th, 2009 by In51der

There is a simple reason for the massive price correction on used cars at present, supply. With the new car [...]

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Triumph Stag V8 – Thanks for the memories

Posted on July 4th, 2009 by In51der

Believe it or not there are still those of us who liked cars for what they were and not necessarily [...]

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If you can’t sell your car now, you probably never will

Posted on July 3rd, 2009 by In51der

As we are constantly pointing out at MTI, used cars are not only extremely difficult for dealers to come by [...]

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Don’t be tempted to offload your old car on the cheap

Posted on June 26th, 2009 by In51der

When we hear the phrase fair deal, or good price we usually associate this with something we are buying, however [...]

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68,000 complaints may just be the tip of the iceberg

Posted on June 19th, 2009 by In51der

The recent announcement by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) that they received a whopping 68,000 complaints about used cars [...]

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Car “matchmakers” still up to no good

Posted on June 2nd, 2009 by In51der

This time last year we ran a piece about the dodgy practice of vehicle matching (Car “matchmakers” are on the [...]

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Criteria extended as more dealers chase less stock

Posted on June 1st, 2009 by In51der

Dealers are reporting that demand is certainly holding up, but a lack of quality used cars at reasonable prices is [...]

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Bargain of the Week

Bargain of the Week – Buying a Supercar – part one

Bargain of the Week – Buying a Supercar – part one

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Scrappage

Scrappage scheme ends, hard work begins

Scrappage scheme ends, hard work begins

March is obviously a busy month for franchised car dealers, and perhaps carries more significance this year given that it coincides with the end of ...

Car Makers Premier League – February 2010

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Scrappage scheme enters final stage

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