December 8th, 2010
SALES of both new and used cars remain buoyant with orders for new cars up 19% year-on-year combined with strong sales of second hand cars in recent weeks, according to Yorkshire car retailer JCT600.
And Andrew Coulthurst, sales director at JCT600, believes the imminent increase in VAT has not put off buyers.
Mr Coulthurst said: “Sales of new cars have been healthy throughout 2010 and it looks like we will be ending the year on a high with a good number of orders going forward despite the imminent rise in VAT.
“After a slight dip in used car sales during the summer, we have seen a recovery in the last quarter with used cars tracking a 10% increase year on year, and in recent weeks we’ve outsold many of the traditionally stronger weeks earlier in the year."
He added: “From our 48 dealerships, we currently have almost 30,000 new and used car orders for 2010 - if all of those cars were lined up bumper to bumper they would stretch 76 miles – the equivalent of a traffic jam from our dealerships in Sticker Lane in Bradford to our dealerships in Hull."
With its headquarters in Bradford, JCT600 is a family business with a 60 year history.
Source: Business Desk
