1:02 pm, April 11, 2025
Rumours are circulating that BCA are set to announce the takeover of fellow auction house Aston Barclay.
Sources told Car Dealer that a ‘deal had been signed’ and that Aston Barclay vendors have been contacted this morning to be told about the change.
Contacts from within the companies, who did not wish to be named, said the deal had been announced internally and that an announcement was due imminently.
Neither of the companies involved responded to Car Dealer’s requests for comment.
BCA is currently the largest used car auction group in the UK and the acquisition would add five new auction locations, including Aston Barclay’s two mega centres in Wakefield and Donnington Park.
Meanwhile, BCA has 24 locations from Scotland to the south of England.
It is part of Constellation Automotive Group, which also owns We Buy Any Car, Cinch, CarNext and Marshall among other car buying and owning platforms.
BCA was previously a publicly listed on the stock market but was taken private when it was bought by TDR Capital, owner of Constellation Automotive Group as well as Asda and Euro Garages, in 2019.
The auction group is also one of the oldest in the UK, first opening its doors in 1946 as Southern Counties Car Auction.
A management buyout of Aston Barclay took place in 2017 with Rutland Partners investing millions of pounds in the business.
Constellation Automotive Group also increased its stake in franchise car dealer group Vertu earlier this year, taking it over 10% for the first time.
