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Porsche sports cars remain in demand with values firm this month, the very best cars attracting strongly "into book" bids...
Our expert Commercial Vehicle editor gives their insight on the market trends of June 2013 in the commercial vehicle sector
Over the first months of this year, it became apparent that whilst retail sales of used light commercial vehicles were on occasion reported as being patchy, activity on the wholesale front was consistently brisk...
Our expert Leisure Vehicle editor gives their insight on the market trends of May 2013 in the motorcycle sector
After months of start, stop, and yet more stop, the powered two-wheeler (p-t-w) market has at last picked-up noticeably...
After the speculation of whether April could continue the pattern of new registration growth, the answer has arrived in the form of an emphatic “yes” with registrations up 14.8% year-on-year (YoY) for the month to 163,357...
As Spring moves inexorably to the summer months the trade is hoping for a more productive period of Retail activity than has been experienced by many in recent weeks...
Colour plays a big part in our new car buying decision. For many it is likely to be an even bigger decision than what options to include when "spec'ing" the car...
Porsche Cayman values continue to outperform the rest of the Porsche portfolio, whether the old model or the recently launched one...
Retail demand for powered two-wheelers appeared to be building steadily from the beginning of January but then slowed dramatically when the first snow arrived...
Our expert Commercial Vehicle editor gives their insight on the market trends of May 2013 in the commercial vehicle sector
Most market commentators will consider that the overall condition of any van or truck plays a greater role in determining its worth than the distance it has covered. Yet...
Our expert Leisure Vehicle editors give their insight on the market trends of May 2013 in the caravan sector
Retail business started quite reasonably at the beginning of January, then slowed dramatically when the first snow arrived...
Our expert Chief Car Editor gives their insight on the market trends of May 2013 in the car sector
There is no doubt that over recent years there has been significant change to the Convertible market sector. These changes have predominantly been...
Glass’s has announced the appointment of Ian Tilbrook as new Managing Director. Ian joins the UK team on April 15...
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Our expert Leisure Vehicle editor gives their insight on the market trends of April 2013
Registrations of motorcycles above 125cc have declined over recent years, and so the pool of machines available to the used market, termed the Motorcycle Parc, has also contracted...
When buying a new van, if the ownership costs are to be minimised, then the returns generated at the end of its time in your service must be maximised...
Glass’s is somewhat unique in that we have access to a large data pool encompassing both retail and trade observations from independent sources...
Our expert Commercial Vehicle editor gives their insight on the market trends of April 2013
Summer is round the corner...OK it may not look that way, but that's what rising convertible and roadster values would suggest...
Our expert Leisure Vehicle editor gives their insight on the market trends of March 2013
Adventure Sport machines have steadily displaced sales of traditional touring motorcycles and increasingly those of supersports and naked machines too...
Our expert Commercial Vehicle editor gives their insight on the market trends of March 2013
Guide Condition is the defined standard for a vehicle’s mechanical condition...
Our Director of Valuations and Analysis gives their insight on the car market trends of March 2013
Each month Glass’s collects tens of thousands of observations from auctions and various websites, from which we derive our guide prices...
Figures released by the MCI show that overall registrations of powered two-wheelers (p-t-w) fell by just 0.2% in 2012, to close the year at 93,667 machines...
Our expert Commercial Vehicle editor gives their insight on the market trends of February 2013
Whilst full year commercial vehicle registration statistics for 2012, released by the SMMT at the end of the first week in January, were disappointing...
Our expert Leisure Vehicle editor gives their insight on the market trends of February 2013
Zero percent or heavily subsidised consumer finance offerings are firmly established within retailing, particularly in high value markets such as the automotive sector. The concept has been recommended...
Our Valuations & Analysis Director gives their insight on the market trends of February 2013
The introduction of an auction grading system allowed us to produce values that were better matched to a defined condition. What we presented to customers last year were the 3 condition valuation sets of...
Leading car valuations expert Glass’s is strengthening its analysis capability with the appointment of Andrew Jackson as Head of Analytics...
Glass’s, the definitive source of valuations to the used car industry, has published a league table of the fastest selling used cars, and 4x4s ...
Our expert Leisure Vehicle editor gives their insight on the market trends of January 2013 within the motorcycle sector.
It was reported that Motorcycle Live attracted 108,317 visitors over the nine days that the show was open. Difficult travelling conditions were believed to...
Our expert Commercial Vehicle editor gives their insight on the market trends of January 2013
Although demand for used light commercial vehicles stood above the seasonal norm over the previous 3 months, in December this bullish sentiment slipped back a notch or two...
If there was one word that would accurately describe the state of the used car market during 2012 it would be ‘benign’. Amidst all the uncertainty...
Our expert Leisure Vehicle editor gives their insight on the market trends of December 2012 within the motorcycle sector
Changes to licensing and testing regulations come into force on the 19th January 2013, as a result of...
Our expert Commercial Vehicle editor gives their insight on the market trends of December 2012 in the commercial vehicle sector
The data we’ve gathered together over the past couple of months confirms that the underlying trends in the market for LCVs are moving in a positive direction...
Glass's expert insight on the market trends of December 2012 in the car sector
Our expert Leisure Vehicle editor gives their insight on the market trends of November 2012 in the motorcycle sector
Our expert Commercial Vehicle editor gives their insight on the market trends of November 2012 in the commercial vehicle sector
For all commercial vehicles, Whole Vehicle Type Approval (WVTA) came into force last month thereby extending the existing Type Approval rules...
Our expert Leisure Vehicle editors give their insight on the market trends of November 2012 in the caravan sector
It was confirmed earlier this year that the NCC booking at London ExCel for 2013 had been cancelled due to logistical and storage difficulties, lack of...
Glass's expert insight on the market trends of November 2012 in the car sector
The marked and sustained downturn of new registrations from 2008 was always going to have implications for the used car market in the following years...
Month in and month out the supply of used cars to the auctions ebbs and flows. At various times, the trade will comment that there are too many, or too few, cars to buy...
New car registrations The new car market was at a virtual standstill in August with registrations increasing just 0.1% for a total of 59,433 units...
When the Government introduced the current charging system for Vehicle Exercise duty, cars emitting over 225g/km and registered before 23rd March 2006 were fixed to band K...
New car registrations The SMMT reported an increase in new car registrations for July of 9.3% to give a total of 143,884 units...
GlassNet Radar has already made a major impact on the used car industry since its launch in January and now the revolutionary product has scooped a prestigious Motor Trader Innovation Award...
Economic instability and national events cause a dip in the market...
Valuation authority Glass’s has chosen Frontline Solutions to offer improved F&I sales performance to customers via the DealTrak123 software platform...
The revolutionary GlassNet Radar has been helping dealers set truly accurate asking prices using spot prices for 12 months...
Glass’s, the UK’s leading motoring guide, has once again shown continued support to BEN, the automotive industry charity, to raise awareness within the automotive world...
Glass’s is delighted to report that its popular automotive claims and repair cost control system - GlassMatix™ - has been selected as the preferred choice...
Glass’s is delighted to congratulate Luscombe Suzuki, Leeds on its recent win at the AM awards for ‘Most Improved Company of the Year.’...
It’s impossible to escape the fact that major events feature prominently in the calendar this summer. The first notable sporting event is the...
Tim Burns, Glass’s Guide Editor, comments on the impact of London’s Low Emission Zone regulation changes on the residual value of motorhomes...
One notable feature about the used car market is that nothing stays the same for very long...