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G3 Vehicle Auctions has revealed that it is moving forward with its new specially designed facility, which will be at junction 32 of the M62 in West Yorkshire, despite the uncertainty caused by the pandemic.
Construction on the 14-acre site began in March with the final touch and public release scheduled for January 2021. The new facility will have the capacity to sell 50,000 cars according to the year in which it is completely incompatible with the previous year.
G3, owned and operated independently through local business partners Matt Dale and Amanda Holtthrough, is investing in one of the UK’s largest independent auction and renovation projects of the century.
Gareth Jones, the company’s marketing director, said: “We have a commitment to 30 new jobs, while lately we have a total of 48, so it’s a jump in numbers for us.
“We’re talking to Wakefield College about apprentices and on-site,” he added.
“We chose Yorkshire to expand because of the area’s big cities and car dealerships.
“It’s the One from the North. The sea connections are excellent, the M62 crosses the A1 and the M1 a few kilometers from us.
Jones said shipping links would allow the company to serve the entire UK.
He added: “In five years we expect the Yorkshire city centre to operate at its full capacity. We will take a look at using this plan to expand the business with a centre in a strategic location in the UK.
“We have noticed that the used car market has been incredibly optimistic over the more than 3 months, with advertising values at record levels due to the overwhelming demand for low average stocks and the public’s reaction to the existing climate.”
Mr Jones said many other people liked to drive to use public transport because of the blockade.
Co-CEO Matt Dale said: “It’s exciting to announce this smart news to the industry.
“While there has been a radical shift towards online-only auctions in reaction to this year’s events, we believe a combination of virtual and physical responses will be essential to help the automotive industry in the future.
“That is precisely why we are making a big investment to create a true omnichannel delight to seamlessly merge the two into our industry.”
“Everything we build is customer-centric. The centre will have the generation that, in fact, aims to help us deliver the most productive remarketing, renewal and asset control on offer across the UK.”
A spokesman said G3 had adopted a “clicks and bricks” technique at a time when many of its rivals were fitting in online.
The pre-sales procedure is backed by a new vehicle inspection formula via AI (artificial intelligence) more than 20 cameras to inspect up to 85 cars depending on the time.
It includes infrastructure for the future, with scalable amenities that can accommodate up to 250 EV immediate charging issues to meet the expected demand for electric and hybrid vehicles.
G3 Vehicle Auctions is a Leeds-based remarketplaceing specialist that offers a market to suppliers such as AvailableCar Supermarketplace and Motability Operations to sell thousands of their cars a month to its network of 15,000 professional and public buyers.
Increased demand has shown that G3 surpassed its existing four-acre auction site. G3 Vehicle Auctions has created 360-degree interactive virtual real tours to highlight the key to the new center.
It has also distributed more than 1000 real Google Cardboard headsets to industry partners.