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It’s time to shine the spotlight on a service we have already been offering for quite a few years. There’s no need to worry if you haven’t heard about it. After all, some of our customers have never ever used it. Of course, there are also those customers who absolutely swear by it. And why not? Customers who make full use of our Bidder Account Service have seen their businesses grow spectacularly!

The German car brands Mercedes and BMW are probably one of the biggest rivals in the international automotive market. In 2016, BMW celebrated its centenary - and a century of technological rivalry with Daimler's Mercedes-Benz.

At CarsOnTheWeb we want to make each purchase easy, fast & hassle-free for you. Therefore we’ve decided to add extra value to optimize our ‘Service Pack’. And since it’s optimized, we thought it was a good idea to rename it ‘Optimo’.

My name is Gino Vleminckx, I'm commercial director for CarsOnTheWeb. For the next three months, I will test my writing skills in a series of blog posts about customer experiences, the improvements we make and our other exciting plans for the future.

Buying and maintaining a car can quickly cost a fortune nowadays. This is why many consumers explore the used car market, where they feel protected by the statutory warranty offered by the traders. As a result, unforeseen (and especially expensive) repairs are an absolute nightmare for second hand traders, who see their margins evaporate when a car they sold displays major defects. CarsOnTheWeb ascertained which 10 components you ought to check twice (or ten times) in order to avoid major expenses.

Vortex Capital Partners and ABN AMRO Participaties have acquired a majority stake in CarsOnTheWeb, the online auction site for used cars. The participation is part of the new growth strategy and objective of CarsOnTheWeb to exceed the threshold of 100,000 vehicles sold.

Exactly one year ago the automotive industry was shaken to its core, when it was uncovered that Volkswagen, one of the strongest brands in the world, had tampered with the emission levels on a major scale. The scandal concerned over 11 million diesel cars. A worldwide tidal wave of outrage resulted from the event. Today, however we are still mostly feeling the aftershock of the indirect results.

Before analysing the Top 10 most expensive cars ever sold at auction, let's take a look at CarsOnTheWeb's own archive, which has built up its own ranking…

Agora que já ultrapassamos metade do ano, a indústria automóvel Europeia normalmente emite o seu relatório dos últimos seis meses. Também desenterramos o nosso ábaco para organizar uma prática lista dos modelos novos mais populares. Será que o atual favorito VW Golf vai manter a sua posição, ou terá de lidar com ser um segundo classificado? Descubra a lista completa do top 20!

Only a few conversation topics are more controversial than the ‘right’ price for a second-hand car. There are, however, a few rules of thumb you can use to get a better deal – if only slightly – on the inherent value of a car. CarsOnTheWeb gives you an overview of some of the most important factors.