November 14
PRESS RELEASE
Seven day defleet to sale time being achieved by Zenith
A defleet to sale time of seven days is being consistently achieved by Zenith through 1link Disposal Network.
The platform was adopted by Zenith in 2006 and extensive use is made of its sophisticated facilities, including Trade Sales, Auction Sales, Driver Sales, and Inspections and Recharges.
Mike Burn, head of remarketing, explained that Zenith used 1link Disposal Network as the engine for its disposal operations.
He said: "The most important way in which we use 1link Disposal Network is to hold timed auctions online every Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Over time, we have learnt what works best and our approach now is to provide a 48 hour viewing window for buyers with nine high quality images of the vehicle.
"A key point is that we set what we consider to be a sensible reserve for the high quality of vehicles on offer and through this approach, we sell around 70-80% of our stock to the trade buyer network.
"1link Disposal Network provides us with a low cost, highly effective and flexible route to market."
Zenith opens its online sales to any buyer registered on the platform and is looking to further develop its already impressive presence among the buyer community over the coming months.
Mike added: "We are a leading provider of high quality used car stock to the UK trade and we believe that having relationships with all the major buyers on the platform would be beneficial to all parties. The team at Zenith work extremely hard to provide a level of service second to none and are very proud of their five star vendor rating on 1link Disposal Network."
Zenith was established in 1989 as a specialist provider of bespoke fleet solutions for mid to large corporates. Today, it is one of the UK's leading independent leasing, fleet management and vehicle outsourcing businesses with a customer base that includes many household brands and some of the biggest organisations in the UK.
Ed Chambers, 1link account manager, added: "Zenith are a textbook example of what can be achieved using 1link Disposal Network in an intelligent and proactive way."
Used by major fleets and leasing companies to sell stock to used car and van dealers, 1link Disposal Network forms a component in the 1link cradle-to-grave e-commerce vehicle life cycle which includes e-commerce platforms covering vehicle procurement, service and maintenance, taxation and rental.
About epyx
epyx specialises in IT solutions for the automotive sector. Its best-known products are the 1link e-commerce platforms.
1link products improve the efficiency of major fleets and their suppliers, covering functions including vehicle procurement, maintenance, hire, disposals and relicensing. 1link has been adopted by fleets totalling a parc of two and a half million vehicles around 18,000 service providers, and motor manufacturers on behalf of their franchise dealer networks.
epyx also produces bespoke e-commerce solutions for a number of market-leading motor industry brands.
For further details please contact Simon Wells at Paperchase Public Relations on 01283-711311 or e-mail simon@paperchasepr.co.uk.