Whilst primarily a Black Book Editor, Rachel is also the Editor of CAP’s Grey Book, the only independent trade guide for used grey imports.
Her role involves gathering used vehicle market intelligence from a variety of independent sources from across the UK including trade wholesalers, independent retailers and specialist import auction companies.
On a cold, blustery, rainy morning Clive Wilson and I set off to Manheim Rothwell, for our last Auction Roadshow of the year. We got into the hall and helped two of our dedicated sales team, Ross and Kate, set up the always-impressive CAP stand. The space we had for the stand was very nicely placed next to a Silver Bentley Arnage which was a great spot to catch people and speak to them about CAP...
So how are used car values performing in the City Car sector this year? Well, in keeping with last year’s pattern at both 1 and 3 years old, values have performed relatively strongly up until May and have now started to see a steady decline. In percentage terms, drops in values of City Cars have been heavier than most other sectors of the market, however it is important to note that these...