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JCT600

07 December 2010

Car Sales Keep on Motoring Reports JCT600

Sales of both new and used cars remain buoyant with orders for new cars up 19 per cent year on

year combined with strong sales of second hand cars in recent weeks, according to Yorkshire car

retailer JCT600.

“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,” commented

Andrew Coulthurst, sales director of JCT600. “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 per cent increase year on

year, and in recent weeks we’ve outsold many of the traditionally stronger weeks earlier in the year.

“Quality used cars always outstrip demand in the New Year and, with this in mind, all of our

dealerships have been stocking up with the best selection before Christmas. For example, our

newest car dealership, the Price Right car supermarket at Rawdon which has only been open for just

over a month is already on track to be our busiest used car dealership in 2011. Our ‘Take it Now’

service at Price Right which enables customers to order their used car in the morning and drive it

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away in the afternoon of the same day, is proving very popular, particularly as it means customers

can beat the January VAT increase.”

Andy continues: “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!”

JCT600 has been running new car promotions throughout the year, such as 0% finance, VAT free and

deposit contribution, all of which have been a major factor in driving sales. The company will once

again be holding its annual ’12 Days of Christmas’ event from 24th

December until 4th

January with

most used cars reduced in price and generous part exchange prices.

With its headquarters in Bradford, JCT600 is a family business with a 60 year history. It has 48

dealerships throughout Yorkshire, Derbyshire, Lincolnshire and the North East and sells 21 of the

world’s most respected brands such as Aston Martin, Audi, Bentley, BMW, Ferrari, Maserati,

Mercedes-Benz and Porsche.

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Photograph: Andrew Coulthurst, sales director of JCT600