Trends in used vehicle grading under discussion at March VRA member meeting
The latest trends in used vehicle grading will be discussed in detail at the next member meeting of the Vehicle Remarketing Association (VRA).
Taking place at Cox Automotive, Bruntingthorpe, Leicestershire, on Thursday 26 March, it is being hosted in partnership with the Car Remarketing Association of Europe (CARA).
Speakers include Gavin Shone, head of operations at Openlane, on the future of grading, and Connor O’Boyle, co-founder of TradeBid, on the vehicle grading experience in the United States. Stuart Coppard, head of inspections excellence at Manheim and Stuart Pearson, chief operating officer of BCA, will be added to the panel discussion.
There will also be in-depth presentations on the new and used vehicle markets, with Jon Taylor, national business development manager, and Abi McCabe, national client strategy manager at Autorola UK, providing an update on cars, and Emily Morgan, commercial vehicle forecast manager at cap hpi, doing the same for vans.
Philip Nothard, chair at the VRA, said: “We signed a new agreement committing to closer collaboration with CARA last year and we’re pleased to be able to announce this meeting, which is one of the first visible signs of that partnership.
“Clearly, used vehicle grading is central to the whole subject of remarketing and there are many developments afoot, from new technology to evolving ideas about what assessments should include.
“Especially in a market where the vehicle parc is ageing, and with more and more used cars and vans being bought remotely, there is a need for wider access to ever more accurate evaluations.”
