NEWS

MANHEIM reports 4×4s remain popular at car auctions after a recent auction realised 100 percent conversion.
Not only that, the dedicated 4×4 sale at Manheim Rotherham also averaged prices of 104 percent CAP Clean!
The Ford Credit Land Rover auction certainly impressed the finance arm’s Colin Normoyle. ‘Despite significant increases in CAP in this sector over the [...]

VALUES of secondhand 4×4s and other large and thirsty cars are set to fall in the next 6 months as fuel prices rise.
Online retailer carsite.co.uk says fuel prices edging over 120p per litre will mirror a downturn seen in 2008.
This was when fuel prices last hit a peak – and ‘the additional financial burden placed on [...]

USED 4×4 prices hit record levels at BCA car auctions last month due to the extended snowfall.
Demand for the vehicles saw a rise in values of 5.2 percent over December.
This means values have almost doubled over the last year and a half! The January average value of an SUV was £12,918 – a rise of [...]

CAR buyers are driving up demand for 4×4s at car dealers due to the worst weather in 3 decades.
Compucars reports that enquiries for off-roaders have risen by 10 percent since the weather has been bad.
Indeed, 18 percent of buyers reckon they’ll buy a 4×4 this year. Compare that to less than 5 percent who’ll buy [...]

EMPLOYEES who can’t get into work due to the current bad weather cost the economy £230m a day.
This national cost could be saved if they chose a 4×4 from a car dealer!
One canny retailer is thus taking the opportunity to promote value deals on SUVs – autoquake.com is pointing out not only is it [...]

CAR dealers report car buyers keen to grab a bargain motor are ALREADY hitting car showrooms.

Carcraft is one retailer which reports a ‘record number’ of visitors since doors opened on Boxing Day.
Director Mike Walsh said ‘despite some initial gloomy retail predictions for the Christmas and New Year period, customers are proving that they are still [...]

HPI Valuations is warning car dealers to buy posh SUVs now before prices used prices start to rise.
The under-fire sector is finally showing signs of recovery and prices are expected to go up.
It is all thanks to newer greener models such as the BMW X6 and latest versions of the Land Rover Discovery 4, says [...]

MOTORPOINT says demand for 4×4s and SUVs has ‘soared’ over the past month, defying national trends.
SMMT figures indicate 4×4 sales have declined sharply…
… but Motorpoint can’t get enough of them! Which has led the car dealer to call them this summer’s ‘must have’ item.
‘The 4 x 4 is definitely back with a vengeance,’ said Motorpoint [...]

CONVERSION rates of 100 percent for Land Rover at a recent auction proved that 4×4s are still in favour.
Manheim reported that over 200 Land Rovers offered by Ford Credit were sold – achieving an average CAP Clean value of 101.5 percent.
This continues a resurgence in the SUV sector that has been underway since the beginning [...]