Used Cars

Dealers increasingly search the web for secondhand stock Mark Roberts Used car retailers are sourcing fewer cars from fleets, vehicle manufacturers and other traders as the internet grows in significance as a supply line for forecourt stock.

Used car volumes and values reached an all time high last year as the number of cars sold reached 7.

PORSCHE has been named as the most sought after used car brand, according to the latest desirability index by Auto Trader.

Exclusive SMMT research finds trade was bouyant at the beginning of the year By SAM JESSOP USED CAR transactions have risen during the first quarter of the year providing some solace for dealers still faced with a difficult new car market.

The first quarter of 2006 presented some welcome indications of good cheer for dealers sourcing and selling used cars with an upturn in the number of vehicles that changed hands during the period.

By JOHN VAN STRAATEN WITH THE new car retail trade still searching for signs of improvement, the first three months of 2006 saw the used car market continue to witness an upturn in performance.

Over five million consumers are planning to buy a used car between now and August, according to research by Sainsbury's Bank.