BCA Monthly News - July 2024
Welcome to your July edition of BCA news giving you the latest news and updates.
Keep up to date with all the news developments at bca.co.uk/news.
BCA completes significant expansion at Thurleigh centre to more than 200 acres, creating more than 100 new jobs
BCA has announced a further significant expansion at its Thurleigh, Bedfordshire facility, already one of the largest combined Remarketing, Logistics, Defleet and Refurbishment centres in Europe.
Stuart Pearson, BCA COO commented “BCA is handling growing volumes of vehicles this year and our latest investment in one of the largest remarketing and preparation centres in Europe will bring significant additional capacity in a strategically central location, allowing us to even better support the critical activities that the industry requires.”
He added “Investing in people remains a critical focus for us and the industry and the expanded operation will create significant employment opportunities at Thurleigh, with requirements spanning the full spectrum from skilled technical roles to support our vehicle workshop and preparation capability, through logistics and our remarketing services, along with further investment in our ever-expanding apprentice programme.”
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Special Closed Sale for Nissan Dealers at BCA Perry Barr is a sell-out success
BCA staged a special closed sale for Nissan Dealers on Tuesday 18th June at BCA Perry Barr. A total of 281 cars and vans were offered with the very latest Nissan models including Juke, Qashqai, X-Trail and Ariya and Townstar, Primastar and Interstar LCV models, with EV and hybrid models featuring prominently. Star of the show was the 2016 Nissan GTR (Nismo 600), one of just 32 examples in the UK. All 281 vehicles were pre-sale prepared at BCA Perry Barr prior to the sale going live and bidding getting underway.
Gary Huggett, Nissan Head of Used Cars and RV Management commented “We were delighted with the presentation and marketing of the vehicles in this sale and the team at BCA Perry Barr pulled out all the stops to ensure we had a very successful event. To sell 100% of this large entry of Nissan stock for 105% of CAP Clean was an excellent achievement and demonstrated how BCA’s extensive range of pre- and post-sale services added real value to the overall event.”
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Mark Hindley, BCA Group Business Development Director - OEM added “We worked closely with Nissan to ensure vehicles were pre-sale prepared to the exacting OEM standards required and that the online cataloguing accurately outlined the exact specification including a valuation of any extras. The sale attracted a large audience of buyers and the bidding was competitive throughout the sale.”
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BCA announces latest update to Commercial Vehicle Grading scheme
As BCA continues to expand its market leading LCV sale programme, the company has announced a further update to its Commercial Vehicle Grading scheme. The latest iteration has been developed with buyers and sellers in mind, making it easier than ever to identify and compare condition to support the purchasing process, while helping sellers present their vehicles in the best possible condition to remarket.
The latest update to the grading process uses a points-based approach to identify damage and is supported by BCA’s LCV grading algorithm which calculates the grade to give customers a clear and consistent indication of vehicle condition. This same information can be used during the refurbishment process, allowing sellers to make an informed decision around investment prior to offering for sale.
Stuart Pearson, BCA COO commented “BCA has been grading Commercial Vehicles for many years and our latest iteration has been developed after reviewing the information from many hundreds of thousands of LCVs sold at BCA in recent years.
“Whatever the value band, buyers want vehicles that can be turned into a sales opportunity quickly, and the latest iteration of our Commercial Vehicle Grading has been developed to support all parts of this process and provide benefits to buyers and sellers alike.”
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