with the independent Scottish Motor Trade Association which represents the retail motor industry in Scotland.

NAMA REPORT OCTOBER 2015

The National Association of Motor Auctions (NAMA) published its monthly market report today for October 2015.

The report shows that the average sales price in October increased by 0.9% to £5,441 from £5,263.

Sales volumes for October rose by 2.4% in comparison to September 2015. In terms of a year on year comparison vehicle auction sales rose by 12.0% from 102,707 in October 2014 to 114,986 in October 2015.

The percentage of vehicles sold first time in October decreased from 85% in September to 80%, a fall of 5%. In Comparison to October 2014 there was no change in the conversion rate, remaining static at 80%.

The price premium for vehicles sold fell from £300to £250, and the average days on site increased to 7.4 from 7.3 days.

Four out of the five market sectors saw a sales price growth on the equivalent month 2014 with only the late and low sector falling in price on the previous year. There were a significant number of budget vehicles sold during the month at auction maintaining the trend experienced throughout 2015 with prices holding well despite the volume.

Paul Hill, NAMA Chairman comments, “At the wholesale level, first time conversion rates declined in four of the five market segments to below 80%. The exception was the budget sector of the market which delivered an 86.2% first time conversion. Although we have seen a marginal 1.1% fall in new car registrations, October delivered the third highest number