April’s Startline Used Car Tracker also shows that 22% agree customers feel better about their deal if they achieve a small discount – although 33% believe fewer customers walk away
April’s new Startline Used Car Tracker also reveals that 36% think more manufacturers will change their minds and drop agency, 23% that it is proving wrong for dealers, and 21%
Over the past year, used car prices and values have fallen by about a fifth caused by factors such as gradually increasing stock supply and reduced consumer demand. The general
While the used car market remains very resilient, there’s undoubtedly a readjustment underway following several boom years in the wake of the pandemic, so dealers are looking for ways to
Startline’s December Used Car Tracker also reports that half (50%) think that some cars have become effectively uninsurable, so are probably unsellable. The research also reports that 23% think that
Startline’s November Used Car Tracker also shows that 29% believe the move will mean the used electric vehicle (EV) market will take longer to develop while 19% forecast that consumer
Dealers now think there will be further falls for EVs as consumers choose to take longer to electrify and that this will also bump up petrol and diesel values and
Paul Burgess, CEO at Startline Motor Finance, said that for most of this year, around 20% of dealers have mentioned the agency model as a challenge but there has been
October’s new Startline Used Car Tracker shows that 70% think congestion zone charges will rise and the same percentage expect service and maintenance to increase. Other costs expected to go
Running costs are the most important factor now named by 74% of motorists compared to 62% in April, followed by the cost of living, which is now at 65% against
