Matthew is our Black Book Editor for the upper medium sector maintaining the CAP Live database on a daily basis. He can also be found at an auction or dealership where he will be gaining information about the current market. After 24 years of working at main dealers involved in used car sales and as a buyer, Matthew joined the CAP team in January 2014. In his spare time Matthew likes to be outside and enjoys fishing, watching football or working on his allotment.
With the summer holidays well under way and with main dealers and customers alike getting ready for the arrival of a new registration plate, this can be a period of reduced activity in the used car trade. Having worked at a dealership for many years I know that mid- August represents something of a short term lull. However, used car activity appears to be positive for the time of year and this is...