{"id":500,"date":"2021-10-15T12:37:39","date_gmt":"2021-10-15T10:37:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/info.openlane.eu\/more-than-ever-connecting-the-right-cars-and-the-right-customers-is-the-key-to-success\/"},"modified":"2024-11-15T08:12:01","modified_gmt":"2024-11-15T07:12:01","slug":"more-than-ever-connecting-the-right-cars-and-the-right-customers-is-the-key-to-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/info.openlane.eu\/en\/company-information\/blog\/tips-and-tricks\/more-than-ever-connecting-the-right-cars-and-the-right-customers-is-the-key-to-success\/","title":{"rendered":"More than ever, connecting the right cars and the right customers is the key to success."},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_medium\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_grid cols_1 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"g-cols wpb_row via_grid cols_1 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_top type_default stacking_default\" style=\"--columns-gap:3rem;\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h1>More than ever, connecting the right cars and the right customers is the key to success.<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_custom\" style=\"height:1rem\"><\/div><time class=\"w-post-elm post_date us_custom_d8432ea1 has_text_color entry-date published\" datetime=\"2021-10-15T12:37:39+02:00\" itemprop=\"datePublished\"><i class=\"far fa-clock\"><\/i>15 Oct 2021<\/time><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_medium\"><\/div><div class=\"g-cols wpb_row via_grid cols_1 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_top type_default stacking_default\" style=\"--columns-gap:3rem;\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>2020 has been a challenging year for the market, even if the second-hand activities have maintained a reasonable level of performance. Nevertheless, as for many aspects of the society, Covid has been an acceleration factor for many aspects. In today\u2019s situation,\u00a0<strong>the volatility of the European markets has never been so high<\/strong>, creating a wide range of opportunities for buyers and sellers, if they are both using the right tools.<\/p>\n<p>For this analysis, we\u2019ve studied the vehicles auctioned by OPENLANE during last November, December and January. For each of those cars, we\u2019ve calculated their market value (Consumer price) and time to sell (average days of stock) using Gocar Data, the largest market observation platform in Europe, as reference.<\/p>\n<p>As we focus on the cars auctioned by OPENLANE, this is not a complete market analysis, but it\u2019s a comprehensive cover of the vehicles found on the platform. These are typical cross borders sales, making this a relevant approach to our activity.<\/p>\n<h2>A panoramic vision of the European market<\/h2>\n<p>The following tables are showing the performance of each country versus the European average. We\u2019ve highlighted in blue the countries for which the average market value is higher than the overall pricing. And in green, we\u2019ve identified the makes where the value, but also the time to sell are performing better than the rest of the countries.<\/p>\n<p>At first glance, we see that the 3 \u201chottest\u201d countries are, for the last 3 months, France, Austria and Portugal. Those last two are, by far, performing better for our main makes. More precisely, Austria has a strong time to sell (less stock days), while Portugal outperforms Europe for the market value. However, this doesn\u2019t mean that we should only focus on those 2 markets. As we\u2019ll see further, the situation is more nuanced if we dig deeper in the analysis. Also, as those 2 countries have a rather limited local market due to the size of the countries, they won\u2019t be able to absorb all the volume coming from all over Europe.<\/p>\n<p>One of the key learnings from these monthly table is the volatility. Just for one example, Belgium was overperforming Europe for Toyota in November, but not in the following 2 months. On the other hand, the same market was above for Volkswagen in December and January. More than ever, today\u2019s truth is not always tomorrow\u2019s! Only a close follow up allows the players in the market to take, at all time, the right decisions.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_medium\"><\/div><div class=\"g-cols wpb_row via_grid cols_3 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_top type_default stacking_default\" style=\"--columns-gap:3rem;\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"w-image align_none\"><a ref=\"magnificPopup\" href=\"https:\/\/info.openlane.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/all-november-new-2048x1119-1.webp\" aria-label=\"European market - november\" class=\"w-image-h\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"560\" data-src=\"https:\/\/info.openlane.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/all-november-new-2048x1119-1-1024x560.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large lazyload\" alt=\"European market - november\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/info.openlane.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/all-november-new-2048x1119-1-1024x560.webp 1024w, https:\/\/info.openlane.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/all-november-new-2048x1119-1-300x164.webp 300w, https:\/\/info.openlane.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/all-november-new-2048x1119-1-1500x820.webp 1500w, https:\/\/info.openlane.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/all-november-new-2048x1119-1.webp 2048w\" data-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/560;\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"w-image align_none\"><a ref=\"magnificPopup\" href=\"https:\/\/info.openlane.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/all-december-new-2048x1119-1.webp\" aria-label=\"European market - december\" class=\"w-image-h\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"560\" data-src=\"https:\/\/info.openlane.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/all-december-new-2048x1119-1-1024x560.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large lazyload\" alt=\"European market - december\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/info.openlane.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/all-december-new-2048x1119-1-1024x560.webp 1024w, https:\/\/info.openlane.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/all-december-new-2048x1119-1-300x164.webp 300w, https:\/\/info.openlane.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/all-december-new-2048x1119-1-1500x820.webp 1500w, https:\/\/info.openlane.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/all-december-new-2048x1119-1.webp 2048w\" data-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/560;\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"w-image align_none\"><a ref=\"magnificPopup\" href=\"https:\/\/info.openlane.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/all-january-new-2048x1119-1.webp\" aria-label=\"European market - january\" class=\"w-image-h\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"560\" data-src=\"https:\/\/info.openlane.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/all-january-new-2048x1119-1-1024x560.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large lazyload\" alt=\"European market - january\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/info.openlane.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/all-january-new-2048x1119-1-1024x560.webp 1024w, https:\/\/info.openlane.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/all-january-new-2048x1119-1-300x164.webp 300w, https:\/\/info.openlane.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/all-january-new-2048x1119-1-1500x820.webp 1500w, https:\/\/info.openlane.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/all-january-new-2048x1119-1.webp 2048w\" data-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/560;\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_medium\"><\/div><div class=\"g-cols wpb_row via_grid cols_1 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_top type_default stacking_default\" style=\"--columns-gap:3rem;\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h2>Same brand, different behaviours<\/h2>\n<p>If we dive a little deeper in the analysis, we see that the situation is, as we said before, more nuanced.<\/p>\n<p>For example, when we focus on the different models within a make, we see clear differences in the ranking of countries for the highest market value.<\/p>\n<p>BMW shows an interesting profile for this analysis. The ranking of Portugal as highest country remains correct, but we see that for the X series (X1 &amp; X3 in this top 10), the Netherlands offer an even higher customer market value. Portugal is not even in the top 3 for the X3.<\/p>\n<p>Still focusing on body types, we can clearly see that, in the last 3 months, Austria was offering the best pricing opportunities for LCV\u2019s within the Volkswagen models (Transporter &amp; Caddy).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_medium\"><\/div><div class=\"g-cols wpb_row via_grid cols_3 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_top type_default stacking_default\" style=\"--columns-gap:3rem;\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"w-image align_none\"><a ref=\"magnificPopup\" href=\"https:\/\/info.openlane.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/bmw-top-10-1024x900-1.webp\" aria-label=\"BMW top 10\" class=\"w-image-h\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"900\" data-src=\"https:\/\/info.openlane.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/bmw-top-10-1024x900-1.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large lazyload\" alt=\"BMW top 10\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/info.openlane.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/bmw-top-10-1024x900-1.webp 1024w, https:\/\/info.openlane.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/bmw-top-10-1024x900-1-300x264.webp 300w\" data-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/900;\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"w-image align_none\"><a ref=\"magnificPopup\" href=\"https:\/\/info.openlane.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/audi-top-10-991x1024-1.webp\" aria-label=\"Audi top 10\" class=\"w-image-h\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"991\" height=\"1024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/info.openlane.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/audi-top-10-991x1024-1.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large lazyload\" alt=\"Audi top 10\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/info.openlane.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/audi-top-10-991x1024-1.webp 991w, https:\/\/info.openlane.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/audi-top-10-991x1024-1-290x300.webp 290w\" data-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 991px) 100vw, 991px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 991px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 991\/1024;\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"w-image align_none\"><a ref=\"magnificPopup\" href=\"https:\/\/info.openlane.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/vw-top-10-1024x910-1.webp\" aria-label=\"VW top 10\" class=\"w-image-h\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"910\" data-src=\"https:\/\/info.openlane.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/vw-top-10-1024x910-1.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large lazyload\" alt=\"VW top 10\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/info.openlane.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/vw-top-10-1024x910-1.webp 1024w, https:\/\/info.openlane.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/vw-top-10-1024x910-1-300x267.webp 300w\" data-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/910;\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_medium\"><\/div><div class=\"g-cols wpb_row via_grid cols_1 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_top type_default stacking_default\" style=\"--columns-gap:3rem;\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h2>Timing\u2026 is everything!<\/h2>\n<p>As we\u2019ve already seen, the situation can vary country by country, model by model. But we also see a variation month after month.<\/p>\n<p>By analysing the Mercedes model range, we can see changes. Just an example: for the Class E Break, Austria was leading the ranking for December and January, but was only in third position in November. The Netherlands were on the second rank in December for the CLA Shooting Brake, but left the top 3 the next month.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_medium\"><\/div><div class=\"g-cols wpb_row via_grid cols_3 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_top type_default stacking_default\" style=\"--columns-gap:3rem;\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"w-image align_none\"><a ref=\"magnificPopup\" href=\"https:\/\/info.openlane.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/mercedes-top-10-november-1024x907-1.webp\" aria-label=\"Mercedes top 10 - november\" class=\"w-image-h\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"907\" data-src=\"https:\/\/info.openlane.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/mercedes-top-10-november-1024x907-1.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large lazyload\" alt=\"Mercedes top 10 - november\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/info.openlane.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/mercedes-top-10-november-1024x907-1.webp 1024w, https:\/\/info.openlane.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/mercedes-top-10-november-1024x907-1-300x266.webp 300w\" data-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/907;\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"w-image align_none\"><a ref=\"magnificPopup\" href=\"https:\/\/info.openlane.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/mercedes-top-10-december-1024x905-1.webp\" aria-label=\"Mercedes top 10 - december\" class=\"w-image-h\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"905\" data-src=\"https:\/\/info.openlane.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/mercedes-top-10-december-1024x905-1.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large lazyload\" alt=\"Mercedes top 10 - december\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/info.openlane.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/mercedes-top-10-december-1024x905-1.webp 1024w, https:\/\/info.openlane.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/mercedes-top-10-december-1024x905-1-300x265.webp 300w\" data-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/905;\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"w-image align_none\"><a ref=\"magnificPopup\" href=\"https:\/\/info.openlane.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/mercedes-top-10-januari-1024x911-1.webp\" aria-label=\"Mercedes top 10 - january\" class=\"w-image-h\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"911\" data-src=\"https:\/\/info.openlane.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/mercedes-top-10-januari-1024x911-1.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large lazyload\" alt=\"Mercedes top 10 - january\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/info.openlane.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/mercedes-top-10-januari-1024x911-1.webp 1024w, https:\/\/info.openlane.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/mercedes-top-10-januari-1024x911-1-300x267.webp 300w\" data-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/911;\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_medium\"><\/div><div class=\"g-cols wpb_row via_grid cols_1 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_top type_default stacking_default\" style=\"--columns-gap:3rem;\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h2>Shooting a moving target\u2026<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>In conclusion, it\u2019s essential for our market to understand the key challenges we\u2019re facing. Selling the right car at the right moment for the right public is possible. For you as a seller <strong>it\u2019s the best way to optimize the financial return<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, for buyers, understanding the right product for their local market is the best way to focus on the right vehicles and creating value.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The usage of comprehensive market data is also a great help to identify the best opportunities.<\/strong>\u00a0In the complex economic situation we face today, intelligence is more than ever a critical asset. By linking a large vehicle offer to a wide range of buyers from several markets, OPENLANE enhances the chance to optimize the sales result.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2020 has been a challenging year for the market, even if the second-hand activities have maintained a reasonable level of performance. 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