CV recovery hints
January 6th, 2010 by Richard Aucock
VAN dealers could be set for improving fortunes in 2010 as the CV market finally looks set for a recovery.
Growing demand has see one auction house commence fortnightly van sales, in response to call from both buyers and sellers.
Aston Barclay Chelmsford will run the sales on the 2nd and 4th Monday of the month – as, it reports, van prices at last show signs of stability.
Indeed, it reveals, van prices were actually more stable than car prices during 2009!
‘During 2009, fewer small businesses have been looking to buy used vans as they ride out the recession,’ said Aston Barclay national sales director David Scarborough.
‘Some of those companies are coming back into the market to buy a used van as their businesses start to show signs of growth.’
However, buying used ‘is their only option as they can’t access the money to buy a new vehicle.’ As many of them are predicting an upturn in the economy for 2010, so they are gearing up their transport needs accordingly.
At Aston Barclay’s Westbury site, light commercial prices have been more consistent than cars in 2009, and its fortnightly van sales have seen demand exceed supply in recent months.
Proving particularly popular are Ford Transit Connects, Vauxhall Combos, plus mid-sized Vauxhall Vicaros, Renault Trafics and, again, Ford Transits.
Tags: Aston Barclay, auction, cv, van
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