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Dealer Auction’s annual round-up reveals used Ford Kuga offered the biggest profits in 2024, with BMW being one to watch in 2025

January 13, 2025
Dealer Auction’s Retail Margin Monitor has revealed Ford Kuga offered the biggest opportunity for profit in 2024, following a shake-up in the way the platform…
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Dealer Auction to support integrated vehicle remarketing programme, as part of new Cox Automotive and Lookers partnership

January 9, 2025
We’re delighted to be part of a new and fully integrated vehicle remarketing partnership with Lookers, one of the UK’s largest dealer groups. With the…
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Hyundai enters top profit-making chart for first time

December 10, 2024
Data from Dealer Auction’s Retail Margin Monitor for November 2024 revealed that while Land Rover continue to top the makes chart, nothing is certain with…
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Electric takes centre stage with pure EV models driving 31% rise in AFV

December 10, 2024
Data from Dealer Auction’s EV Performance Review shows that the average gross margin for alternatively fuelled vehicles (AFVs) in November jumped by just under a…
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Younger profile of AFVs on Dealer Auction signals thriving market

November 18, 2024
Data from Dealer Auction’s EV Performance Review shows that alternatively fuelled vehicles (AFVs) traded between dealers in October were younger, carried fewer miles and were…
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BMW scores third place twice! and Vauxhall Grandland X makes its debut

November 11, 2024
Data from Dealer Auction’s Retail Margin Monitor for October 2024 revealed a strong performance from BMW, with the 3 Series climbing to third place for…
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Under the hood – Dealer Auction in Q3

October 23, 2024
Automotive passion was in full throttle this quarter, with the thrill of the F1 season racing toward its conclusion and the nostalgia of the Goodwood…
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September sees 13% growth in AFV sales on Dealer Auction

October 10, 2024
Trade demand for alternatively fuelled vehicles (AFVs) remains robust according to Dealer Auction’s EV Performance Review (EVPR) Data from Dealer Auction’s EV Performance Review (EVPR)…
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Power shift in Top 10 profit-makers, with equal split between premium and mainstream

October 7, 2024
Data from Dealer Auction’s Retail Margin Monitor for September 2024 has revealed a 50-50 split between premium and mainstream models for the first time on…
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Myth-Busting Rebates in Used Car Remarketing

September 26, 2024
A Conversation with Kieran TeeBoon, Marketplace Director at Dealer Auction Q: Kieran, in your experience, what’s the biggest misconception retailers have about rebates in the…
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Get Ahead of the September Surge

September 23, 2024
How Independent Dealers Can Secure Stock Quickly and Efficiently As the September plate change approaches, independent dealers have a key opportunity to replenish their forecourts…
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Land Rover Discovery Sport marks sixth consecutive month at top of profit-making chart

September 17, 2024
Data from Dealer Auction’s Retail Margin Monitor for August 2024 has revealed that the Land Rover Discovery Sport is once again the top profit-maker –…

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January 13, 2025

Dealer Auction’s annual round-up reveals used Ford Kuga offered the biggest profits in 2024, with BMW being one to watch in 2025

Dealer Auction’s Retail Margin Monitor has revealed Ford Kuga offered the biggest opportunity for profit in 2024, following a shake-up in the way the platform…
December 10, 2024

Hyundai enters top profit-making chart for first time

Data from Dealer Auction’s Retail Margin Monitor for November 2024 revealed that while Land Rover continue to top the makes chart, nothing is certain with…
November 11, 2024

BMW scores third place twice! and Vauxhall Grandland X makes its debut

Data from Dealer Auction’s Retail Margin Monitor for October 2024 revealed a strong performance from BMW, with the 3 Series climbing to third place for…
October 7, 2024

Power shift in Top 10 profit-makers, with equal split between premium and mainstream

Data from Dealer Auction’s Retail Margin Monitor for September 2024 has revealed a 50-50 split between premium and mainstream models for the first time on…
September 17, 2024

Land Rover Discovery Sport marks sixth consecutive month at top of profit-making chart

Data from Dealer Auction’s Retail Margin Monitor for August 2024 has revealed that the Land Rover Discovery Sport is once again the top profit-maker –…
August 16, 2024

Top profit-maker, the Land Rover Discovery Sport, is selling faster than ever

August 2024 –Dealer Auction’s Retail Margin Monitor for July shows some attention-grabbing performances among the top profit-turning models. While observers might not be surprised to…
July 5, 2024

Revealed: the top profit performers of the year so far, as well as a surprise entry in June

July 2024 – Dealer Auction has revealed its mid-year Retail Margin Monitor, announcing the used vehicles that have attracted the highest retail margins on its…
June 10, 2024

Ford EcoSport appears in top 10 profit-makers chart for the first time

June 2024 – Data from Dealer Auction’s Retail Margin Monitor for May 2024 has revealed a brand-new entry. The Ford EcoSport secured the 10th spot…
May 8, 2024

Jaguar leaps into second place after 7-month absence from Dealer Auction’s Retail Margin Monitor

May 2024 – The April 2024 Dealer Auction’s Retail Margin Monitor saw Jaguar re-enter the top 10 brands for the first time since September 2023,…
April 5, 2024

Peugeot enters Dealer Auction’s top 10 profit earners for the first time

April 2024 – Data from Dealer Auction’s latest Retail Margin Monitor has revealed that products from both premium and mainstream brands offered dealers opportunities for…

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December 10, 2024

Electric takes centre stage with pure EV models driving 31% rise in AFV

Data from Dealer Auction’s EV Performance Review shows that the average gross margin for alternatively fuelled vehicles (AFVs) in November jumped by just under a…
November 18, 2024

Younger profile of AFVs on Dealer Auction signals thriving market

Data from Dealer Auction’s EV Performance Review shows that alternatively fuelled vehicles (AFVs) traded between dealers in October were younger, carried fewer miles and were…
October 10, 2024

September sees 13% growth in AFV sales on Dealer Auction

Trade demand for alternatively fuelled vehicles (AFVs) remains robust according to Dealer Auction’s EV Performance Review (EVPR) Data from Dealer Auction’s EV Performance Review (EVPR)…
September 12, 2024

EV performance accelerates on Dealer Auction

EV and hybrid vehicles listed and sold on Dealer Auction are younger, carrying fewer miles, commanding a stronger CAP performance, and retailing faster versus those…
August 23, 2024

Sharp rise in EV and hybrid volumes met by buyer appetite

The number of used hybrid and electric vehicles listed and sold on Dealer Auction rose sharply in July as dealer interest in alternative fuel vehicles…
July 9, 2024

Tesla storms into Dealer Auction’s EVPR tables as buyers get busy bidding in June

Competition for used hybrids and EVs listed on Dealer Auction rose in June, signifying an ongoing appetite among dealers for these Alternative Fuel Vehicles (AFVs)…
June 12, 2024

Late-spring leap for AFVs on Dealer Auction as Lexus grabs margin bragging rights

Trade-to-trade listings of EVs and hybrids on Dealer Auction jumped by 16% in May, highlighting a busy late spring market for Alternatively Fuelled Vehicles (AFVs). …
May 16, 2024

EV Performance Review highlights remarkable 30% listings surge on Dealer Auction

Data from Dealer Auction’s new EV Performance Review (EVPR) has revealed that trade-to-trade listings of Alternatively-Fuelled Vehicles (AFVs) have jumped 30% this year. A just-launched…

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