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Opel and ADAC Second-hand
THE average price of a used car in the UK was £17,843 in April, up 2.7 per cent yearonyear and 1.5 per cent monthonmonth, the biggest monthly increase since November 2021
According to the latest data from the Auto Trader Retail Price Index, which is based on circa 900,000 daily pricing observations across the whole retail market, growth in secondhand car prices accelerated in April due, in part, to the ongoing strengthening in consumer demand.
The average price of a used car was £17,843 in April, which on a monthonmonth and likeforlike basis is a 1.5 per cent rise on March’s levels and marks the largest monthly increase since November 2021.
Auto Trader’s Director of Data and Insight, Richard
Walker, said: “The used car market has had a strong year so far, which is reflected in the record levels of consumer engagement on our marketplace over recent months.”
He added: “Rising used car values have done little to dampen demand and based on what we’re tracking across the market, there’s no indication of it slowing significantly anytime soon.”
OPEL has reaffirmed its commitment to the world’s first electric onemake rally cup, previously known as the ADAC Opel eRally Cup, which has been renamed and will be called ADAC Opel Electric Rally Cup ‘powered by GSe’.
Like Opel’s future, the brand’s motorsport activities are electric. That is why the name of the new sporty sub brand GSe (Grand Sport electric) can now also be found in the title of the electric racing series. The ADAC Opel Electric Rally Cup ‘powered by GSe’ will also be even more international in the 2023 season: A total of eight events in four countries (Germany, France, Austria, Switzerland) are on the calendar.
In addition, Opel and ADAC have extended their existing agreement until 2024.
Opel CEO, Florian Huettl, confirmed: “Opel and the ADAC created the world’s first electric onemake rally cup together.
“This pioneering spirit has set a powerful and important example in international rallying. We will continue and further develop this innovative racing series together in line with our sporty GSe top models and our strategy of becoming a fully electric brand in Europe by 2028.”
