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From interest to intent: what buyers really want to see when sourcing EVs

June 13, 2025
The EV transition is well underway, and as volumes rise, the wholesale market is evolving fast. But confidence still varies widely. For trade buyers, deciding…
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Dealers see significant increase on EV profit margins

June 12, 2025
Data from Dealer Auction’s EV Performance (EVPR) reveals a consistent performance for alternatively fuelled vehicles (AFVs) in May 2025, showcasing strong growth metrics and standout…
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Peugeot prowess in a month of record profits for used vehicles

June 10, 2025
June 2025 – Peugeot’s performance in May 2025 caught the attention of Dealer Auction, with solid profits in different categories in the latest Retail Margin…
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MINI offers major profit potential for dealers in spring surge

May 19, 2025
May 2025 – The latest Retail Margin Monitor from Dealer Auction has revealed that the MINI Countryman provided dealers with April’s highest profit potential in…
EV Performance ReviewNews

EVs make big waves in dealers’ profit margins

May 15, 2025
The latest data from Dealer Auction’s EV Performance Review (EVPR) shows a steady performance from alternatively fuelled vehicles (AFVs) in April 2025, with specific EVs…
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Under the hood – Dealer Auction in Q1

April 22, 2025
Well, that was quick! It feels like we just waved goodbye to 2024, and already Q1 2025 is in the rear-view mirror. It’s been a…
EV Performance ReviewNews

The hybrid Volvo XC90 achieves incredible profit margins for AFV-savvy dealers

April 15, 2025
Data from Dealer Auction’s EV Performance Review (EVPR) reveals another solid performance from alternatively fuelled vehicles (AFVs) in March 2025, with the hybrid Volvo XC90…
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BMW continues to dominate retail margins, while Nissan Qashqai proves a fast mover

April 11, 2025
April 2025 – Data from Dealer Auction’s Retail Margin Monitor has revealed another strong showing from BMW in the brand and model charts. The premium…
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Under the hood – Dealer Auction 2024 round-up

March 19, 2025
Start your engines – because what a ride 2024 has been! It was a year that saw a new UK government, 65 Olympic medals for…
EV Performance ReviewNews

AFVs hit highest average sold price on EVPR record

March 13, 2025
The latest data from Dealer Auction’s EV Performance Review shows a steady and consistent performance from alternatively fuelled vehicles (AFVs) in February 2025, with sold…
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The MINI Hatch commands high margins in February 2025, while the Ford Kuga stalks different retail price points

March 12, 2025
March 2025 – Dealer Auction has revealed that the MINI Hatch provided dealers with the highest profit potential in the sub-£10,000 retail bracket in February…
EV Performance ReviewNews

Used AFVs storm into 2025, with 73% rise in bids on Dealer Auction in January

February 20, 2025
Data from Dealer Auction’s EV Performance Review shows a solid performance from alternatively fuelled vehicles (AFVs) in January 2025, with the Toyota Prius hybrid being…

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June 10, 2025

Peugeot prowess in a month of record profits for used vehicles

June 2025 – Peugeot’s performance in May 2025 caught the attention of Dealer Auction, with solid profits in different categories in the latest Retail Margin…
May 19, 2025

MINI offers major profit potential for dealers in spring surge

May 2025 – The latest Retail Margin Monitor from Dealer Auction has revealed that the MINI Countryman provided dealers with April’s highest profit potential in…
April 11, 2025

BMW continues to dominate retail margins, while Nissan Qashqai proves a fast mover

April 2025 – Data from Dealer Auction’s Retail Margin Monitor has revealed another strong showing from BMW in the brand and model charts. The premium…
March 12, 2025

The MINI Hatch commands high margins in February 2025, while the Ford Kuga stalks different retail price points

March 2025 – Dealer Auction has revealed that the MINI Hatch provided dealers with the highest profit potential in the sub-£10,000 retail bracket in February…
February 18, 2025

Mazda CX-5 starts 2025 on a high with speedy sales and robust returns

February 2025 – Dealer Auction’s Retail Margin Monitor has revealed the Mazda CX-5 provided dealers with the highest profit potential in the sub-£10,000 retail bracket…
January 13, 2025

Dealer Auction’s annual round-up reveals used Ford Kuga offered the biggest profits in 2024, with BMW being one to watch in 2025

Dealer Auction’s Retail Margin Monitor has revealed Ford Kuga offered the biggest opportunity for profit in 2024, following a shake-up in the way the platform…
December 10, 2024

Hyundai enters top profit-making chart for first time

Data from Dealer Auction’s Retail Margin Monitor for November 2024 revealed that while Land Rover continue to top the makes chart, nothing is certain with…
November 11, 2024

BMW scores third place twice! and Vauxhall Grandland X makes its debut

Data from Dealer Auction’s Retail Margin Monitor for October 2024 revealed a strong performance from BMW, with the 3 Series climbing to third place for…
October 7, 2024

Power shift in Top 10 profit-makers, with equal split between premium and mainstream

Data from Dealer Auction’s Retail Margin Monitor for September 2024 has revealed a 50-50 split between premium and mainstream models for the first time on…
September 17, 2024

Land Rover Discovery Sport marks sixth consecutive month at top of profit-making chart

Data from Dealer Auction’s Retail Margin Monitor for August 2024 has revealed that the Land Rover Discovery Sport is once again the top profit-maker –…

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June 12, 2025

Dealers see significant increase on EV profit margins

Data from Dealer Auction’s EV Performance (EVPR) reveals a consistent performance for alternatively fuelled vehicles (AFVs) in May 2025, showcasing strong growth metrics and standout…
May 15, 2025

EVs make big waves in dealers’ profit margins

The latest data from Dealer Auction’s EV Performance Review (EVPR) shows a steady performance from alternatively fuelled vehicles (AFVs) in April 2025, with specific EVs…
April 15, 2025

The hybrid Volvo XC90 achieves incredible profit margins for AFV-savvy dealers

Data from Dealer Auction’s EV Performance Review (EVPR) reveals another solid performance from alternatively fuelled vehicles (AFVs) in March 2025, with the hybrid Volvo XC90…
March 13, 2025

AFVs hit highest average sold price on EVPR record

The latest data from Dealer Auction’s EV Performance Review shows a steady and consistent performance from alternatively fuelled vehicles (AFVs) in February 2025, with sold…
February 20, 2025

Used AFVs storm into 2025, with 73% rise in bids on Dealer Auction in January

Data from Dealer Auction’s EV Performance Review shows a solid performance from alternatively fuelled vehicles (AFVs) in January 2025, with the Toyota Prius hybrid being…
January 21, 2025

Electric surge: AFV sales soar 65% in 2024 on Dealer Auction

The annual round-up of Dealer Auction’s EV Performance Review (EVPR) has revealed that trade-to-trade sales on Alternatively Fuelled Vehicles (AFVs) jumped by 64.9% in 2024…
December 10, 2024

Electric takes centre stage with pure EV models driving 31% rise in AFV

Data from Dealer Auction’s EV Performance Review shows that the average gross margin for alternatively fuelled vehicles (AFVs) in November jumped by just under a…
November 18, 2024

Younger profile of AFVs on Dealer Auction signals thriving market

Data from Dealer Auction’s EV Performance Review shows that alternatively fuelled vehicles (AFVs) traded between dealers in October were younger, carried fewer miles and were…
October 10, 2024

September sees 13% growth in AFV sales on Dealer Auction

Trade demand for alternatively fuelled vehicles (AFVs) remains robust according to Dealer Auction’s EV Performance Review (EVPR) Data from Dealer Auction’s EV Performance Review (EVPR)…
September 12, 2024

EV performance accelerates on Dealer Auction

EV and hybrid vehicles listed and sold on Dealer Auction are younger, carrying fewer miles, commanding a stronger CAP performance, and retailing faster versus those…

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