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SMA rolls out green auction programme

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The first Low Emission Auctions will take place at 11am on 4th June at SMA’s Birmingham Centre, with over 120 qualifying vehicles already set to go under the hammer, and will also offer online auction capabilities.

Many of SMA’s largest vendors have committed to the programme, including Ogilvie, Tusker, Sema Lease, TCH Leasing, Motability, ALD Automotive, and Honda Finance and SMA national operations director Eddie Thomson expects strong buyer interest.

He commented: ‘Strong buyer demand for environmentally friendly and economical vehicles is very much in existence. We felt that there was an opportunity to provide for this demand in specialist auctions, which we are delivering in an appropriate low-carbon digital fashion, by offering the sale through our online auction capabilities as well as through our physical auction. We know that the digital option will be well attended from buyers nationally, based upon the pilot auction run in May.

‘If buyers want low-carbon, high-quality stock, then by simply registering at the SMA website they can join us on the day.’

The whole auction has been designed to remarket green vehicles in an appropriately environmentally friendly ethos:

 

  • The auction will take place digitally as well as physically
  • Vehicles included in the auction will be inspected by SMA Fleet’s team with full appraisal and images but held remotely to minimise distribution
  • All transactions and paperwork as far as possible will be transferred electronically

 

Full stock and registration information for the first auction is available at www.sma-group.co.uk.

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Natalie Middleton

Natalie has worked as a fleet journalist for over 20 years, previously as assistant editor on the former Company Car magazine before joining Fleet World in 2006. Prior to this, she worked on a range of B2B titles, including Insurance Age and Insurance Day.