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Dealers need wider range of finance options
- February 4, 2020
- Posted by: John Swift
- Category: Automotive Industry
No CommentsDealers should be pushing for their lending panel to include a wide range of options as the traditional binary prime/sub-prime model offered by more than half of them no longer fits buyers’ credit profiles. One lender, Startline Motor Finance, says the market needs more sophisticated options and a much wider range of them to suit
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Sales of three year old low cost/low emission cars signpost budget-conscious 2020 market says Auto Trader
- January 28, 2020
- Posted by: John Swift
- Category: Automotive Industry
Dealers should be stocking fuel-efficient superminis – ideally 2016 cars back from a PCP – smaller SUVs or EVs to fit in with the trend for low cost or green cars. Auto Trader says analysis of its marketplace this month shows that Renault’s ZOE EV, 2016 superminis and a sprinkling of smaller SUVs of the
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It’s All Part Of The Plan
- January 7, 2020
- Posted by: Josh Locke
- Category: Automotive Industry
Is your dealership taking advantage of the full market by offering a parts service? If you’re looking to make a change and get into the parts market, or already sell parts but are struggling to compete with more specialised service centred dealerships then follow these tips to get things flowing smoothly. The Part With The
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Auction Values To Rise In Early 2020?
- December 17, 2019
- Posted by: John Swift
- Category: Automotive Industry
Falling stock levels meeting continued strong demand means that most sectors of the market will see good conversion rates and high prices being paid at auctions as we head towards the end of the year. In its latest National Association of Motor Auctions says that while there is the usual seasonal slowdown, dealers are still
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Second-hand EVs Sweep SUVs From Top Spot In Used Car Demand
- December 13, 2019
- Posted by: John Swift
- Category: Automotive Industry
Auto Trader has given a dramatic insight into how priorities are shifting among used car buyers with a new report showing that the all-electric Renault ZOE is the fastest-selling second-hand model of 2019. The battery-powered EV displaced the previously unbeatable SUVs and Auto Trader went so far as to describe the breakthrough as marking `the
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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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Dealers To Get More Leads From Updated Auto Trader
- August 19, 2019
- Posted by: John Swift
- Category: Automotive Industry
Auto Trader says revised algorithms operating from this week will deliver 10% more leads to dealers as well as more map views, location clicks, website clicks and `saves’. Launched today, August 19th, the evolution of the UK’s largest digital automotive marketplace in the UK means the algorithm powering its search rankings will prioritise results based
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Should Dealers Be Looking For Three-year-old Ex-PCP Stock?
- August 16, 2019
- Posted by: John Swift
- Category: Automotive Industry
Dealers might be thinking of modernising their stock to reflect the boom in three-year-old models coming back from their PCP packages from the record year of 2016, analysts have said. Car sales portal, CarGurus, has said there will be a renewed focus on 36-month old cars returning to the trade now at the end of
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THE KEY TO UNDERSTANDING DATA AND THE BEST ADVERTISING CHANNELS TO MAXIMISE YOUR MARKETING PART TWO
- August 6, 2019
- Posted by: Josh Locke
- Category: News, Tips For Dealers
We’re doing our part as the industry’s leading dealership performance partner by offering some simple and easily implemented marketing tips, to save you time and maximise your profits and efficiency. This is part two of our tips list, filled with some helpful advice so that you can navigate the relentlessly changing marketing side of the
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Family Holiday Cars Top Sellers In June
- July 8, 2019
- Posted by: John Swift
- Category: Automotive Industry
Families and summer holidays seem to be dominating the thoughts of car buyers at the moment as MPVs, SUVs and estates were the fastest-selling used cars last month – with a few optimistic buyers perhaps believing our summer will continue pushing convertibles up the sales charts too! A low mileage, 2018 Citroen Grand C4 Picasso
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