• LCV values break £10,000 barrier
    • 31/05/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Building on a strong first quarter, average monthly LCV values at BCA continued to climb in April to reach their highest point since early 2022.   Average values rose by £348 (3.5%) compared to March, to reach £10,325, the highest figure recorded since February 2022.  The mix of vehicles on offer played into [...]
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  • Most popular used parts revealed
    • 31/05/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    In light of continuing supply chain challenges, a new study has identified the most popular used car parts for motor traders. According to ChoiceQuote, wheels, lights and grilles were overwhelmingly the most popular parts searched for on eBay. Mini Grilles were the most searched car part out of all parts on the [...]
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  • SsangYong expands dealership network
    • 31/05/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    SsangYong Motors UK has announced the addition of JT Hughes to the dealer network. JT Hughes has three multi-franchise showrooms located in Shrewsbury, Telford and Newtown, while this new partnership will see the opening of a brand-new SsangYong dealership in Shrewsbury, with a purpose-built showroom Kevin [...]
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  • Industry Insights names new Connected Solutions partner
    • 30/05/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Industry Insights has announced that Laird Assessors has become a new Connected Solutions partner. Laird Assessors, which provides a range of services from accident damage reports and post-repair inspections, to accident reconstruction, witness statement and criminal reports, joins as an Associate Engineering [...]
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  • Peter Vardy Group adopts Mad Devs tech
    • 30/05/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Peter Vardy Group has moved all its sites to iTrackLEADS and iStoreDOCS to help its teams deliver a better customer experience. The Group includes 15 retail sites representing leading brands and eight Car supermarkets. The innovative company also operates a digital sales division from its headquarters in [...]
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  • EV marketing leaves women cold
    • 30/05/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Urgent action is needed to reduce a widening gender gap in the electric car market as the UK approaches the government deadline for the ban on selling new petrol and diesel engines in 2030. That is the rallying call from Auto Trader, who has released their No driver left behind: women and the journey to [...]
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  • Road fatality figures make grim reading
    • 30/05/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Provisional government figures show there were 1,695 road deaths in Great Britain during 2022, a year-on-year rise of nine per cent. GEM Motoring Assist chief executive Neil Worth said: “These disappointing figures show how much needs to be done if we are ever to see sustained, long-term reductions in the number [...]
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  • Motorpoint cuts ribbon on 20th site
    • 26/05/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Independent retailer Motorpoint has officially opened the doors of its 20th store. Based in Ipswich, the new site strengthens Motorpoint’s footprint in the East of England, where it already has its Motorpoint Peterborough store and preparation centre, and has already created around 30 new jobs. Simon Castle, [...]
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  • Car production continues upwards trend
    • 26/05/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    British car manufacturing made further gains in April with output increasing for the third month in a row. It was up 9.9%, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), with 66,527 cars rolling out of factory gates. Meanwhile, UK factories continued to turn out increasing numbers of hybrid [...]
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  • Fix Auto UK sets 2024 conference date
    • 26/05/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    With the dust barely settled on its National Conference, Fix Auto UK is maintaining its ‘Momentum’ of success by announcing the date for its 2024 symposium. It will take place from 8-9 May, again at The Vox within The Resorts World near Birmingham. Building on the Next Gen theme that ran through its most [...]
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