Motorway announced an update to the start time of its daily auction yesterday, giving dealers a bigger window of opportunity to bid on premium, used-car stock. Auctions for dealers will begin at 4:30pm, instead of 7:00pm, to better align with dealer business hours, and auctions will continue to run through to 3:30pm the following day.
The change builds on the success of Motorway’s overnight auction format introduced in 2023, which gave dealers more flexibility.
Dan Seligman, Director of Dealer Services at Motorway, said: “We know that having greater operational flexibility is a key priority for dealers growing their business. With our new extended auction timings, dealers are able to bid from 4.30pm right through until 3.30pm the following day. This gives them access to two auctions within one working day, with up to 2,000 cars in each auction.
“Our latest timings update is another way that we’re taking dealer feedback on board and making the end-to-end Motorway experience as seamless as possible. As well as being able to effortlessly source, pay, fund, and transport quality stock within the platform, dealers now have access to even more stock at the times that are most convenient for them.”
Dealers can continue to use Motorway’s proxy bidding feature, which lets the platform automatically bid on dealers’ behalf up to an agreed price cap – without the need for them to be constantly logged in.
This is all part of Motorway’s full, end-to-end service, which lets dealers source, pay, fund and transport quality stock all within the platform.
Dealers can still take advantage of Motorway’s integrated payments system, which streamlines purchases, provides access to funding and saves approximately 13 minutes per transaction.
Appraisals and logistics will all be handled via Motorway Move, making dealers’ post-sale experience easier, faster, and more consistent, whilst delivering more value.