Remarketing company CD Auction Group has launched a second site in Corby, open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
The site is on Earlstree Roach, and will give CD Auction Group the ability to handle an extra 3,000 vehicle each year, and has room for further expansion if required.
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All commercial vehicle operations will be based in the new site, which the company said would free up space at the current head office in St James Road, Corby, for the rapidly-expanding cars and in-life vehicle management sides of the business.
Andy Brown, CD Auction Group managing director, said: “This is the first major expansion by CD Auction Group since we moved to our present premises in Corby in 2002. It underlines our commitment to provide the best possible customer service in the industry and comes on the back of a rise of more than 80% in sales volumes in the past two years.
The site features valeting facilities and a fully equipped, under-cover inspection bay for vehicle assessment.
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By GlobalDataThe inspections will be conducted under an updated inspection system, which CD Auction said would provide more consistent, specific and accurate vehicle descriptions on its online auction site.
The systems are in the final stages of trial at both Corby sites, and are expected to be rolled out ‘shortly’.
The system has separate functionality for cars and commercial vehicles. It also includes optional vehicle features (such as ‘power tailgate’ or ‘phone connectivity’) in order to provide buyers with better specification information.
Graham Howes, CD Auction Group commercial director, explained: “This has been a major upgrade to our current, industry-leading condition reporting, which remains in place. But it now offers better, more consistent and specific descriptions for both cars and commercial vehicles.
“It also allows us to meet demand from our growing number of large corporate clients who were asking for fully costed inspection reports on vehicles that are being sent to us for sale. We can now supply consistent and fully costed appraisals in a number of standard formats, directly from our back-office system.
“Comprehensive condition reports and high quality digital photographs of all stock have always been key factors in the success of CD Auction Group’s online sales. This new system allows us to extend that market-leading position still further.”
