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Business Car Sales Drive Used Sector Finance Growth
- September 16, 2019
- Posted by: Josh Locke
- Category: Automotive Industry
No CommentsPoint-of-sale financing for used car sales to businesses fuelled a dramatic increase in the total sector with the second-hand market comfortably accelerating ahead of the new car sector. The latest data from the Finance & Leasing Association show the POS consumer used car finance market reported new business in July up eight per cent by
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Dealers Should Resist Price Cuts To Sell
- September 12, 2019
- Posted by: John Swift
- Category: Automotive Industry
Used car dealers should hold their nerve and resist the temptation to discount to get a sale but instead demonstrate extra value and be able to justify their prices as the market faces outside pressures. The message from Rupert Pontin, Director of Insight at Cazana, is that with downward pressure on forecourt prices from a
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Improve Your Dealership’s Efficiency With ClickDMS!
- September 12, 2019
- Posted by: Ben Wood
- Category: Products
Over the years, Click Dealer has branched out to become far more than just a DMS and website provider to independent car and van dealerships across the UK. It now boasts a wealth of products and services and is the must-have performance partner to independents across the land, but the business hasn’t forgotten the very
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Higher Spec Used Vans Deliver Sales
- September 9, 2019
- Posted by: John Swift
- Category: Automotive Industry
Higher spec vans are finding favour with buyers in the second-hand sector with new data showing that the Ford Transit Custom is the most popular model in most of the UK’s regions. Analysis of 411 of our dealers from January 2018 to Q2 2019 shows that the Ford van is the best seller in five
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Charity Football Event Round Up And Special Thanks
- September 6, 2019
- Posted by: Josh Locke
- Category: Charitable Work, News
Last month Click organised a charity football event to raise money in aid of Ward 17 at Leighton Hospital, part of the Mid Cheshire Hospitals Charity. We’ve counted all proceeds and donations from the event, and we’re thrilled to announce a total of £1,739 was raised! Click Dealer came from behind twice to beat Codeweavers
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Longer Test Drives And Showroom Safe Havens Critical To Sales Chances
- September 2, 2019
- Posted by: John Swift
- Category: Automotive Industry
Dealers who allow more time for solo or accompanied test drives have more chance of getting a deal over the line with male buyers. While positive online reviews and providing a quiet haven in the showroom for them to check other prices work better for women. For both genders though, being confident that they are
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Diesel, Petrol And Electric In Top Three Fastest Sellers
- August 29, 2019
- Posted by: John Swift
- Category: Automotive Industry
Good news if you have a three-year-old SEAT Alhambra MPV diesel/automatic on your forecourt as the chances are it will fly off faster than just about anything else in stock other than it’s VW sister model, the Sharan, or in a surprise twist, the Renault Zoe EV. All three feature at the top of the
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ClickDMS Provides Comprehensive FCA Gabriel and VAT Reports To Save You Time
- August 28, 2019
- Posted by: Josh Locke
- Category: Automotive Industry, News, Products
Here at Click Dealer, we understand that writing reports and bookkeeping can be incredibly time-consuming. If you’re a small business, this probably means you’re missing out on time that you could be using to run your dealership more effectively. As a performance partner to over 1,400 independent dealers, we developed our DMS system to help
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FCA Probe Into Motor Trade Finance Models Not Over Yet
- August 27, 2019
- Posted by: John Swift
- Category: Automotive Industry
Dealers who provide finance for buyers are being reminded that the Financial Conduct Authority hasn’t turned its back on the motor trade. Every business in the used car sector needs to realise that it could be mystery shopped at any time and should be able to prove that its systems are robust, accurate and legal.
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Independents Maintain Advantages Over Franchises and Supermarkets
- August 22, 2019
- Posted by: Josh Locke
- Category: Automotive Industry
Independent retailers held fractionally more used cars and vans last month than a year ago. However, they saw a much bigger stock increase relative to franchised dealers and also to supermarkets. Both held fewer vehicles and took longer to sell them. The latest monthly market analysis by Motors.co.uk reveals a typical stock pool among independent
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