Steven Eagell has renewed its exclusive remarketing partnership with BCA for a further two years. The deal will see around 7,000 cars offered annually through a programme of sales via BCA Online. The dealer group operates franchises for Toyota and Lexus at 44 dealerships, covering Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, East of England, Essex, Herefordshire, Hertfordshire, Kent, Norfolk, Northamptonshire, Oxfordshire, Staffordshire, South ...

Used car prices registered their 40th successive month of year-on-year growth in July. Prices rose 2.4% to £17,920 according to the latest data from the Auto Trader Retail Price Index. While the pace slowed compared to June’s 3.2%, the latest price increase now leaves the average second-hand car more than £4,000 dearer than April 2020. Supply constraints are impacting 3–5-year-old ...

Evans Halshaw Vauxhall Wolverhampton has joined forces with the YMCA Black Country Group to help provide essential support for local families. It is aiming to fill a car up with food and everyday items that will help ease the cost-of-living crisis in the city. The campaign is open to employees and customers to donate anything that could go into the ...

Kia UK hit the 50,000 EV sales milestone in July 2023. Kia sold 9,624 units in July across all models, its best July on record, including 1,555 fully electric vehicles, which pushed the total of Kia EVs sold in the UK to 50,614. The 50,000th Kia EV sold was a rear-wheel drive EV6 ‘GT-Line S’ in Runway Red, registered on ...

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has confirmed the expansion of the ULEZ London-wide. However, the Mayor has also announced that to make the transition easier the scrappage scheme will be widened to every Londoner affected by ULEZ. This means from Monday, 21 August, every Londoner with a non ULEZ-compliant car will be eligible for a £2,000 grant, small businesses ...

With the continuous and roaring success of Vehicles in Video, the Edinburgh based company have taken steps to expand their UK sales team whilst restructuring their internal management headcount as they plan ahead for 2024. Peter Francis has joined the Sales Team from Keyloop, with Keith Moyes recently being promoted to Head of Dealer Training and Support UK. Matt Maley, ...

The Bank of England (BoE) has confirmed that interest rates will rise by 0.25%, from 5% to 5.25%, the fourteenth consecutive rise since December 2021. In response, Sue Robinson, chief executive of the National Franchised Dealers Association (NFDA), said: “Interest rates have once again risen in a bid from the Bank of England to curb inflation and stabilise the economy. ...

Replacement tyres could help fill the gap left by diminishing oil sales as a result of EV growth. New consumer research by EMaC, conducted by ICDP, the independent automotive consultancy, identified high levels of interest among EV buyers for bespoke aftersales packages covering the replacement of tyres due to faster wear because of the additional weight of EVs. EMaC believes ...

BCA has relaunched its vehicle Appraisal Training programme. BCA’s Appraisal Training session delivers a hands-on learning experience with plenty of opportunity to engage and ask questions of BCA’s trainers. Up to 15 delegates per session will be guided through internal and external vehicle appraisals in detail, paying close attention to defects and faults and how they can affect grading and ...

Holden Group has invested more than £500,000 in solar panels for its Norwich dealerships. With 992 panels installed on the roof of Holden Volvo, Kia, Renault, Dacia, Honda and MG, Holden Group expects the energy produced to offset almost two-thirds of its annual consumption and to pay for itself in 3.6 years. Adrian Guest, group project manager for Holden Group, ...