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Retail used car demand keeps pace with increase in supply, says CAP

Growing used car supply is being soaked up by strong retail demand according to the latest market report from CAP Automotive.

5 Mar

CAP Automotive acquires Derwent Management Services

Cap Automotive has acquired Derwent Management Services in a move that it says will strengthen the quality and breadth of its data and services to fleets, manufacturers and consumers and give the business a foothold in mainland Europe.

19 Feb

Spire Automotive chooses AutoI

Spire Automotive has introduced AUTOi to help enhance the accuracy of its vehicle appraisals and boost sales.

18 Feb

Consumers ditch luxury for economy, says CAP

The Ford Fiesta, has toppled the luxurious BMW X5 from top place in CAP Automotive’s Total Cost of Motoring consumer research charts.

11 Feb

Volume and quality pose challenges to used car market values stability, says CAP

Growing numbers of nearly-new cars and an ongoing shortage of clean 3 and 4 year old cars pose the main threats to current used car market stability, according to CAP Automotive.

4 Feb

CAP says customer experience makes a premium car

Aspiring premium car-makers must understand that the ownership experience is as important as the quality of the cars they launch, according to CAP Consulting.

17 Jan

CAP predicts rising used car values

Growing demand is expected to drive the values of many used cars up in the coming weeks, according to CAP Automotive.

13 Jan

CAP changes the way it forecasts residual values

CAP is introducing a significant change to its residual values forecasting model, with a year-over-year deflation percentage prediction replacing the traditional depreciation curve.

6 Dec

1 in 3 motorists believe their car is worth more than it really is

Many motorists are still in the dark about the true value of their car - until they check the facts, according to independent car information experts CAP Automotive.

13 Nov

'Confusion' risk from too many car choices

Proliferation of car choices risks confusion for tomorrow’s trade and consumers, says CAP.

5 Nov

Ogilvie operations director donates £500 to BEN

Jim Hannah, operations director at Ogilvie, is donating his £500 jackpot from CAP’s annual customer survey prize draw to automotive industry charity BEN.

1 Nov

Class-leading RV for new RS Q3 - but perhaps not running costs

Audi is celebrating a sector-leading 52% residual value for the new high-performance RS Q3, but it still loses more than £20,000 over three years/60,000 miles.

29 Oct

Used car market heading for 'soft landing'

Reduced values and increased supply have set the scene for a used car market 'soft landing' toward the end of the year, according to CAP Automotive.

29 Oct

German economic recovery could end UK’s 'cheap' new car bonanza

Recovery in the German car market is likely to end the cheap new car bonanza that has benefited hundreds of thousands of UK motorists this year.

11 Oct

High RVs for new Peugeot 308

Residual Values projected for the New Peugeot 308 will be among the highest in the segment, based on figures released by industry expert CAP Monitor.

9 Oct

Blog: Will increased new car registrations hurt residuals?

Dylan Setterfield, senior forecasting editor at CAP, looks at the risks of the new car market heating up too soon.

28 Aug

CAP appoints Andrew Fellows to head new full consultancy service

CAP Automotive has appointed Andrew Fellows to head its newly launched CAP Consulting service, as part of the on-going expansion of CAP’s products and services.

15 Aug

CAP launches tool for motorists

After 34 years as a ‘trade-only' partner for motor retail professionals CAP will begin providing information to motorists, designed to improve the conversation and relationship between dealers and their customers.

5 Aug

CAP to launch Gold Book in major valuation revamp

Automotive intelligence provider CAP is preparing to launch a major revamp of its residual values forecasting product used by many businesses in the fleet sector as an industry benchmark.

12 Jun

CAP reports an end to stable used car values

A long period of stability in used car values has given way to falling prices in the trade, according to CAP.

10 May