AutoTradeAssociates has launched!

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Tue 7 Jun 2016 17:55
AutoTradeAssociates has launched! - AutoTradeAssociates

BE PART OF THE MOVEMENT!

Launched in 2016, the ATA is a collective of quality, certified and self-audited vehicle dealerships which abide by a set code of conduct to form a group of trusted dealerships that the public can review and rely on.

We make sure that only reputable dealerships are granted membership which allows us to build a collective organisation ready to challenge unethical market dominating forces charging extortionate listing and auction fees.

The industry needs to be fair, ethical and most importantly a safe marketplace and at ATA we believe a change is coming.

With your support as a quality dealership we will build buying power as a collective and become a force to be reckoned with.

ATA are also building stock & search functionality for our members which will be available as a dealer to public and dealer to dealer trade platform at a fraction of the cost of current online listing services.

Through building an organisation of trusted and quality dealerships we will have Strength in Unity!

For information on membership, please visit www.autotradeassociates.co.uk

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Tue 7 Jun 2016 18:18
AutoTradeAssociates has launched! - concrete

Whilst I applaud the laudible sentiments expressed in this post, I am wondering if it is not re-inventing the wheel. I thought there were already trade bodies which offered a notional code of conduct to give the buying public some confidence in their members. Are these other bodies not fulfilling their duties?

I think I will stick with the tried and tested formula of doing my research, working out my finances, polishing the brainbox and treating dealers as hostile. Not too sure if one persons view would persuade me otherwise.

Cheers Concrete

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Thu 9 Jun 2016 00:54
AutoTradeAssociates has launched! - AutoTradeAssociates

Thanks for the post Concrete,

Great to have some feedback following the launch of the ATA.

You make a valid point, however we feel that in no way are we re-inventing the wheel, and here is why..

Trade bodies are indeed present, however the market is continuously flooded with unprofessional, inexperienced and rogue dealerships - which the quality dealerships amongst us, and indeed the public are desperate to avoid.

The ATA offers a solution in ensuring its members adhere to a specially designed audit process which drives good working practices. We also manage all of our members and provide quarterly reviews in order for dealerships to continuously improve their working processes.

Our stock & search functionality is available to all members and included in the annual membership fee - providing a huge saving to dealerships when compared to the market dominators (AutoTrader) who are squeezing the quality independent dealerships out of the market with their extortionate listing fee's.

We also promote an ethical search function, without the ability to pay to be "top of class", irrelevant of the quality of the product or service.

The ATA is created by reputable dealerships, for reputable dealerships to build a collective of quality automotive dealer that the public can rely on. We also engage with the public, who when dealing with one of our members are able to review their experience through the ATA website. We work directly with the dealership and the public to resolve any issues as and when they arise (unlike other review websites, who take no action).

Why the need to treat dealerships as hostile when you could rely on a resource which the public, and the dealerships alike work together on to build a collective of certified, trusted and reliable automotive dealerships?

Please contact support@autotradeassociates.co.uk or call 0208 282 8820 for more information.

The ATA Team.

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