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Jim Ingleby's picture
06/11/2014
Colourful used cars: should your forecourt include more pink or purple?

What was the most popular yellow car put up for sale by consumers last month? Which purple or pink cars are most commonly valued online? Some...

ken.brown@cap.co.uk's picture
06/11/2014
When there's no market sentiment

How does CAP set its used LCV values? With so many new LCV models launched over the past year or so and many more to come, you may have wondered how...

martin.ward@cap.co.uk's picture
05/11/2014
Audi TT Coupe: has a great sports car just got even better?

The TT Coupe design study was first shown in Frankfurt in 1995, and it attracted a lot of attention, and many thought it would never see the light of...

martin.ward@cap.co.uk's picture
31/10/2014
Martin Ward reviews the 1955 Batmobile

It's that time of year again when it is Trick or Treat, with kids knocking on your door, all dressed up in scary clothes, or at least trying to look...

Shaun Harris's picture
29/10/2014
How to target the Gen Y customer

Car sale volumes to Gen Y consumers (born 1977-1994) are on track to grow by 16% by the end of 2014 in the USA. Gen X (born 1965-1976) volumes,...

Matthew.Freeman@cap.co.uk's picture
27/10/2014
How do seasonal, political and economic conditions affect demand for used cars?

Many things can influence the demand for second hand cars, with micro and macro factors seemingly outside of our control. So how can we challenge set...

martin.ward@cap.co.uk's picture
22/10/2014
Tesla Model S P85

We drove the Model S briefly earlier in the year; it was a left-hand drive, German registered car. Overall we thought it was a wonderful bit of kit,...

martin.ward@cap.co.uk's picture
15/10/2014
Subaru Impreza 1.6 RC AWD

When you talk about Subarus most people think about the heyday of Subaru when they couldn’t get enough high powered, rally car look-alike saloons...

ken.brown@cap.co.uk's picture
14/10/2014
Does the badge on the front really matter?

So far 2014 has been a bumper year for new LCV model launches with new products from all the mainstream vehicle manufacturers including Ford, Iveco,...

martin.ward@cap.co.uk's picture
10/10/2014
Volkswagen Passat

This new 8th generation Passat is available to order now, with first UK deliveries due in January. The new Passat is built at Volkswagen's Emden...