24th June 2024
The technology continues to develop at the City Auction Group and PurpleRock as we introduce the VUMO underbody chassis scan of every vehicle offered at our Peterborough centre. Michael Tomalin CEO stated ‘We are leading the introduction of AI into the vehicle remarketing sphere with our partners VUMO in both the vehicle inspection and imagery sectors providing our corporate clients..[read more].
13th June 2024
We are delighted to welcome Novuna one of the UK’s leading financial services companies to our automotive defleet and logistics brand PurpleRock. They empower the aspirations of millions of consumers and businesses every day. Novuna is the trading style for Mitsubishi HC Capital UK PLC the new brand name for Hitachi Capital (UK) Ltd. Daniel Smith, Operations Director at Purpl..[read more].
28th May 2024
We are delighted to report that we have been successful with our recent tender win for the UK wide Mobilize employee retail handover programme, secure storage and vehicle preparation. Gavin Powell, Key Account Manager stated ‘We introduced PurpleRock in 2020 to ensure we supplied the complete portfolio of automotive defleet and logistics services alongside our award winning remark..[read more].
27th May 2024
We are delighted to announce that Parkway VW have signed up for the next exciting phase at our powerhouse Peterborough Centre Michael Tomalin CEO stated ‘We have a long term business partnership with Parkway VW and as our anchor PX vendor at Peterborough we are proud to confirm that they will remain our opening sale section at the new weekly auction event launching Monday 3rd June 2..[read more].
21st May 2024
We are delighted to welcome new LCV vendor partner Fairview Vehicle Hire to the purple auction lane on Thursday 23rd May 2024 at 10am with a retail selection of vehicles going under the gavel! To register for a motor trade account simply visit www.cityauctiongroup.com or call Sam Magee 07736 569719 during office hours.
20th May 2024
ARVAL and City Auction Group presented a special invitation only electric vehicle event at Peterborough today to educate and inform our valued motor industry clients how the EV landscape appears to be developing both in the retail and wholesale sectors. Zaiga Jinkinson, CAG Operations Director commented ‘The event was very successful with great attendance from the retail sector ..[read more].
17th May 2024
The indoor viewing arena at our Peterborough centre has officially opened for business. The inaugural sale took place on Wednesday 15th May 2024 with Motability Operations leading the charge with a 98% conversion of vehicles going under the gavel. Darren Betteridge, Group Strategy Director stated ‘The investment at our Peterborough centre continues with a game changin..[read more].
16th May 2024
The Northern Ireland Motor Industry Awards, sponsored by Used Cars NI, has announced Ben as its charity of the year for 2024. The awards ceremony being held on Thursday 7 November 2024 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Belfast will see a high-specification Fiat 500 worth over £5k being auctioned off to the highest bidder in aid of Ben, the support service for people who work or ..[read more].
8th May 2024
We are delighted to welcome back Leasys to our powerhouse Peterborough centre with a blend of manufacturers going under the hammer every Tuesday at 10am in the auction lane supported by live online availability. Michael Tomalin CEO stated ‘We are building a market leading portfolio of supporting vendors including Stellantis, ARVAL, Zenith, Novuna, Motability, Mobilize, Semalease, Hertz, U..[read more].
8th May 2024
We are delighted to advise that we have been selected as the exclusive supplier for the vehicle preparation and retail handover of vehicles in the UK for the Mobilize Financial Services ECOP and Loan Plan service solution. Michael Tomalin CEO stated ‘PurpleRock provide the complete solution of automotive defleet and logistics services for many corporate clients and the key for key r..[read more].