Octopus Electrical Autos (Octopus EV) and Vendor Public sale will companion to create a digital market for used EVs.
Vendor Public sale will present a bespoke storefront and closed community expertise for Octopus’ commerce EV gross sales. These gross sales launch on 10 February and the primary sale will see 50 hand-picked automobiles out there to buy.
Dave Fairly, head of OEM & Fleet at Vendor Public sale stated: “Promoting electrical automobiles is a brand new, distinctive problem for the automotive sector. We’ve invested quite a lot of time to discovering the fitting resolution for advertising these automobiles and attracting the fitting consumers.
“This coupled with the added management we give fleets to resolve how they promote, whether or not it’s by ‘buy it now’ choices or timed public sale, makes us the companion of alternative for commerce EV gross sales within the UK.
“We are proud that this has been recognised by an established brand such as Octopus and we look forward to working closely with the team to achieve new levels of efficiency, ease and profit.”
The gross sales will embody automobiles and vans from manufacturers corresponding to BMW, Audi, Tesla and Polestar.
Sinead Readman, director of Fleet Operations at Octopus Electrical Autos, stated: “The leasing marketplace for EVs is booming within the UK and we’re now seeing these automobiles enter the second-hand market, which is a superb factor for drivers.
“Dealer Auction is the ideal partner for launching our new digital marketplace. Its established network of EV buyers gave us confidence that we will be getting our high-quality vehicles in front of the right people.”
