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There have been several dealers saying there is a definite price rise next quarter. They might not have any idea by how much.
It might be true because motability are pushing EVs and have reduced AP on some EVs.
Dealers now have plenty of stock or they need to have so many cars to be accounted for/ordered/delivered/registered by end of June. This may be for the bonus they receive if they shift so many cars per month/quarter. That is why some are speculating price increases by a large amount in other to get orders in by end of June.
I have been told by the dealers that they only get the new AP list the day before or on the start of the new quarter.
I predict that the next quarter will be no different to any other. Some AP’s will rise (some by a lot), whilst others will drop. Some cars will be removed and others added. Motability’s focus on EVs and PHEVs will continue, as manufacturers are struggling to shift them in sufficient volumes so are offloading via fleet operators. All of this can be summed up in three words “Business as usual” 😂
It is the future of Motability, increasing AP,s on ICE cars and dropping EV AP,s nothing new really. Its just going to get worse as time progresses.
As long as none of my current choices go up as I need to order next quarter, though I guess if I delay a bit so that my delivery takes longer the fact we’ve done 61k miles and still have 6 months to run won’t hurt
Funny, when you usually ask a dealership about anything next quarter, they have no idea, bit when they’ve got sales targets at the end of a quarter to shift, they know exactly how much AP’s are going up!
Those Ateca prices will be coming back down soon enough as that shape has been around a good few year sp they’ll be less of a clamour for it by putting the prices up that much.
Very good point @phil If a manufacturer whacks up the AP and the car is no longer competitive, sales will drop. If they want to keep the car on the scheme then they will have to make it competitive again, which means reducing the AP back down!
This example from Ingrams may not tell the whole story though. At the moment the Ateca ranges from £395 – £2795 so it may just be that particular trim level that is changing by that much. I’ve had cars for many years from Ingrams and have ordered my Enyaq from them too. It may well be just a tactic to push you into ordering in this quarter. I wouldn’t read too much into it, and I say this as someone who knows Ingrams well.
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