Buying

Live · AutoGrid

Purchases month-to-date by channel and buyer, scored against the north-star metric: PPD — profit per day of ownership. Sold-unit performance is retail salesperson-basis (sub-teams A & B), consistent with the flash P&L.

Bidding cockpit — bids won by source

Bids won by source

Vehicles won at auction/tender in the selected window, by channel. CP2 = chassis + F&I gross per unit; PPD = CP2 ÷ days in stock — both from that channel's units sold in the last 90 days (realised channel quality, so today's wins are scored on how that source actually performs). Win £ shown for online tenders (Carwow / Cardaddys / Motorway); physical auctions show buy £. PPD >£70 £45–70 <£45

Source	Won	Avg win £	Avg buy £	CP2 / unit	Days	PPD

Today's OTR wins — CP0 · CP2 · PPD

Today's Carwow + Motorway wins

Every car won today at Carwow (Local, Manchester & National) and Motorway, scored car-by-car. CP0 = theoretical sale price (AutoTrader retail val × rating multiplier, rounded £50) − purchase price. CP2 = CP0 − buyer fee − VAT-on-margin (CP0/6) − £225 OTR people cost. PPD = T18M avg profit/day for that make+model on that source. Theoretical — what the deal should yield at matrix price. Auto-refreshes; results settle by ~4pm once Carwow & Motorway close. CP2 ≥0 CP2 <0

Source	Band	VRM	Vehicle	Mi	Purchase £	AT Val	Rate	Theo £	CP0 £	Fee £	CP2 £	PPD	Flags

Channel performance — July 2026

By source

Bought MTD vs. units sold this month from each channel. PPU = chassis + F&I profit per sold unit; days = actual ownership (purchase → invoice); PPD = PPU ÷ days. >£30 £15–30 <£15

Source	Bought MTD	Spend	Sold	PPU	Days	PPD

Theoretical vs Actual PPD

Why PPD is the north star

PPD = profit per day of ownership — total unit profit (chassis + F&I) divided by the days we actually held the car. A £2,400 car turned in 20 days (£120/day) beats a £3,200 car that sat for 90 (£36/day): capital comes back faster and buys the next car sooner.

At the auction desk we bid to a theoretical PPD — expected margin over expected days-to-sell for that spec. This page shows the actual PPD each channel and buyer delivered on units invoiced this month, so theory can be marked against reality.

Win Bidding has been weighted to PPD since May-26, steering buyers toward fast-turning, finance-likely stock — and F&I is up +£150/car as a result. July's blended actual PPD is , on per unit over days average ownership.

Slow-days channels this month (MFL Direct, Return 1, BCA Manchester / Perry Barr ~83–93 days) are largely aged stock clearing through — their PPD drag is the cost of old decisions, not this month's bids.

Buyer leaderboard — July 2026

By buyer

Units bought MTD, and GP/unit + actual PPD on their units sold this month. Sorted by PPD. "Carwow / Motorway Distance" are remote-channel desks; "Car Planet" / "Unassigned" are house rows.

Buyer	Bought MTD	Spend	Sold	GP / unit	Days	PPD

Live from AutoGrid production · master_report (purchases) + invoice sales ledger, retail spine vehicle → vehicle_deal → sales executive (sub-teams A/B) — salesperson-basis, consistent with the flash P&L. PPU includes chassis + F&I profit. Days = purchase date → invoice date. Refreshed at page build.