Stellantis thinks big on used cars
Huge Spoticar brand to run group’s approved used activity and tap online potential
JOHN EVANS
125,000 Spoticar’s sales ambition for 2021. It jumps to 150,000 in 2022
1990 First year of Network Q, the UK’s oldest approved used car scheme
Stellantis is aiming to put its stamp on the second-hand car market with the launch of what is said to be the UK’s biggest manufacturer approved used scheme. Known as Spoticar, it sees Stellantis – formed by the merger of the PSA Group and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) in January – create a solitary programme for the majority of its brands, along with a website to market its cars and services.
Spoticar, which kicked off in France in 2019 and is established in eight other countries, was launched in the UK in June with around 13,000 used cars advertised on its site. It is due to completely replace the Citroën, Peugeot and Vauxhall approved used schemes and their online used car search facilities before the end of the year, including Vauxhall’s Network Q – the UK’s oldest approved used car scheme, founded in 1990 and widely regarded as the pioneer of the format. The ex-FCA brands will follow in the first quarter of 2022, although DS and Alfa Romeo will retain their own approved used programmes to delineate them as premium brands.