Independent dealer
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Dealer profiles 27 Nov
Big Cars: How we grew turnover from £1m to £25m in just six years
Big Cars managing director Adam Stott on how his Essex dealer group grew its turnover from £1 million to £25m in just six years.
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Insight 27 Nov
Like and RT: how independent dealers can win at social media
Sales on Facebook and Twitter are still rare, but with 38 million social media accounts in the UK, independents would be short-sighted to ignore them
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Latest News 24 Sep
Fall in Q4 used car values may ‘start sooner and last longer’
September surge in retail part-exchange and de-fleet stock may make decline in fourth-quarter used car values deeper than 2014, warns CAP
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Insight 1 Sep
How independent dealers can succeed at trade auctions
Top tips from some of the UK’s biggest trade auction firms on getting the best out of online stock selling and buying services.
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Latest News 28 Jul
Carcraft Group closure - Dealers react
Independent dealers are confident that the closure of the Carcraft Group will have no adverse effect on the market.
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Dealer profiles 26 Jun
Romans International and the secret of supercar success
Paul Jaconelli puts the lessons he learned on used car forecourts and franchised dealerships to good use selling supercars.
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Insight 27 Mar
How used car dealers can maximise add-on profits
Non-regulated products are likely to be key earners for used car dealers in a post-FCA environment
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Insight 27 Mar
Used car dealers face greater demands for credit compliance
As used car finance grows in importance, independent dealers face greater demands to comply with the credit watchdog.
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Dealer profiles 26 Mar
Imperial Car Supermarkets is expanding its empire
Imperial Car Supermarkets explains how it plans to meet its ambitious growth plans and why it thinks its first online sale is around the corner.
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Insight 24 Mar
Nine ways to boost interest in your used car stock
Digital technology has given independent dealers the resources to turn their small size and relative lack of marketing resources to their advantage.
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Insight 23 Mar
Are used car values on the way to another crash?
Political uncertainty, deflation forecasts and unease over the impact of PCPs have worried some used car dealers. Our market experts assess the risks for 2015.