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BCA’s recent acquisition, AutosOnShow.TV, is providing best-in-class imagery with its AutoCAPTURE product to support BMW Group’s virtual sale. BMW Group will auction its vehicles on 15 October 2014 at the
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The UK is seeing strong fleet growth compared to the rest of Europe, according to Arval’s Corporate Vehicle Observatory report. Fleet confidence is currently mirroring wider economic performance. The UK
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Remarketing specialist BCA has announced its intention to float on the London stock market, aiming to raise at least £200 million. If successful, it would value the business at around
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Average values for vans remained at near record levels in September, according BCA’s latest Pulse report. The auction house said there was still a shortage of ready to retail vans
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Values in the used car trade market are now slipping and underperformed in September compared with the same month last year, according to CAP Automotive. Ongoing strong demand from retail
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As the paper tax disc becomes obsolete from today (1st October) after 93 years in use, the BVRLA has published a list of 10 things that fleets need to know
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From January 2015, all Vauxhall cars and vans will carry a three year*/60,000 mile warranty (down from 100,000 miles) with options for extension. Tim Tozer, Vauxhall’s chairman and managing director,
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BCA has announced that it has acquired Tradeouts, a technology company behind the Tradeouts.com dealer-to-dealer online application that enables its customers to buy and sell used vehicles. It describes Tradeouts as a
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BCA said the acquisition is a key part of its digital strategy and will broaden its customer proposition and deliver value-added services to the automotive sector. AutosOnShow has extended its
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Many car buyers are oblivious of changes to the VED regime which sees the ending of the windscreen mounted tax disc on 1 October. Trust Ford, one of the UK’s
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The value of ex-dealer stock being sold at auction was 20.3% higher in August than a year ago, according to Manheim figures. Buoyant new car sales has seen significant volumes
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Latest figures from Manheim’s monthly Market Analysis show relative calm in the defleet sector, with prices falling just £14 (0.2%) between July and August 2014. This follows a marginal fall
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