BCA Opens New Auction Centre near Barcelona

BCA has officially opened its fourth centre in Spain, located in Bellvei on the outskirts of Barcelona and serving the strategically important Catalan region. 

The new centre will draw business from a large area and complements BCA’s existing remarketing centres located in Azuqueca de Henares (Guadalajara, near Madrid), La Luisiana (Seville) and Alicante.

The official opening, held in October, was presided over by Josep Fonts Batlle, the Mayor of Bellvei Municipality, with attendees including representatives from motor manufacturers, major rental and leasing companies and the press.

Over 250 buyers attended the opening sale, which featured an entry of 300 vehicles.  A total of 211 vehicles were sold for a 70% conversion and a turnover approaching 1.5 million euros.

The newly finished remarketing centre covers 22,000 m² – around 5 ½ acres.  It features the usual BCA refinements, with undercover viewing for 350 vehicles, SMART Prepared facility, drive-through auction hall with Live Online, and de-fleet and logistics compound.   The full range of buyer facilities includes a customer concourse, conference rooms, cafeteria and ample parking.

PujaBCA in Spain utilises highly developed electronic remarketing channels, and uses the new pan-European e-commerce platform for cross-border trade.  The new Barcelona centre can handle in excess of 10,000 vehicles a year.

Alberto Liz Sirvent, CEO of BCA Spain noted that the company has chosen Bellvei because of its strategic location between Barcelona and Tarragona and ease of access to the Aragon and Lleida corridor. «Son unas comunicaciones excelentes que permiten el acceso de forma fácil de un gran número de clientes». "Catalonia boasts a well developed motor trade base and there is excellent motorway access across the region.   In addition, there are a number of major corporate re-sellers based here and we expect to generate some significant new business in the region.”

BCA has a European network of 47 modern remarketing centres in thirteen countries offering a full range of services to sell and buy used vehicles.  The company operates in the UK, France, Germany, Spain, Portugal, the Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, Sweden, Austria, Poland, Romania and Hungary and also conducts cross-border trade activity in other European markets.

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