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Peter Brown, chief executive officer at Drivvn

Cazoo and Carzam issues suggest not all online car retail is created equal, opinion

It’s been a busy few weeks for headlines covering the demise of Carzam and a £200m cost reduction programme at Cazoo.

opinion 10 Jun
Cazoo Customer Centre, Newcastle

Have 'traditional' car retailers disrupted online operators like Cazoo and Carzam?

Has the online used car retail bubble burst or have the UK’s established car retailers’ disrupted disruptors like Cazoo and Carzam with their ability to evolve and adapt to cater for the digital car buyer?

Marketing & CRM 9 Jun
Cazoo's £1m Customer Centre in Holbeck, Leeds

Jobs will go as online car dealer Cazoo acts to slash costs by £200m

The online car retailer Cazoo has revealed it wants to cut costs by £200 million by the end of 2023, which will include around 750 job cuts.

e-commerce 7 Jun
Carzam attracts £122m funding boost

Faltering online car retailers’ performance blamed for Carzam's failure

Carzam founder Peter Waddell has blamed the faltering performance of online-only car retail businesses including Cazoo for the venture’s failure.

Car dealer news 6 Jun
Big Motoring World car supermarket site

Big Motoring World boosts growth ambitions with venture capitalist investment

Used car supermarket Big Motoring World aims to expand rapidly across the UK after growth investor Freshstream acquired an undisclosed stake in the business from owners Peter Waddell and John Bailey.

Independents news 13 Apr
Big Motoring World's new branding and 'mantra'

Big Motoring World underlines ‘big ambitions’ with new brand identity

Used car supermarket group Big Motoring World has underlined its “big” UK-wide expansion plan with the launch of a new brand identity and website.

Independents news 11 Feb
Paul Bennett, senior vice president of International Business and Banking Alliances at iVendi

Established retailers will continue to dominate used car sector, says iVendi

The UK’s established used car retail operators will continue to dominate the sector after ramping up their breadth of services to see off new market disruptors such as Cazoo and cinch, iVendi has said.

opinion 20 Jan
Online used car retailer Driverama is expanding across Europe

UK not part of Driverama’s 'immediate' European expansion plans

Driverama has said that it has no immediate plans to bring its growing online car retail operation to the UK after kicking off its growth in new European markets.

Car dealer news 17 Jan
Laura Chapman, chief people officer at Carzam

Carzam appoints Laura Chapman as chief people officer

Carzam has expanded its senior leadership team with the addition of Laura Chapman as the company’s first chief people officer.

Carzam 12 Jan
Carzam chief technology officer Edgardo Savoy

Carzam CTO Edgardo Savoy joins team at online retailer's new Peterborough HQ

Former Paddy Power and Lastminute.com tech expert Edgardo Savoy has joined the “fiercely ambitious” team at online car retailer Carzam as chief technology officer.

people news 5 Jan
A Carzam car transporter containing a Mini Cooper S home delivery online sale

Carzam appoints former Paddy Power CEO Andy McCue as executive chairman

Carzam has marked its first anniversary with the appointment of former Paddy Power chief executive Andy McCue as its new executive chairman.

people news 13 Dec
Carzam attracts £122m funding boost

Carzam to be ‘propelled into next chapter’ with £112m funding boost

Carzam has raised £112 million to in a development that the online car retail business believes will propel it into its “next chapter”.

Car dealer news 29 Nov

SW Car Supermarket acquisition kick-starts Big Motoring World growth plan

Big Motoring World has kick-started an growth plans with the acquisition of Peterborough-based used car supermarket group SW Car Supermarket.

Independents news 1 Oct
Carzam chief vehicle preparation officer Dave Palmer

Carzam appoints CarShop's Dave Palmer as chief vehicle preparation officer

Carzam has appointed CarShop’s Dave Palmer as its new chief vehicle preparation officer as it aims to deliver the “highest quality of vehicles” to online used car buyers.

people news 13 Aug
Carzam vehicle collection point

Carzam to launch online buying platform as used car values soar

Carzam is poised to launch an online used car buying platform as retailers seek solutions to the stock shortage issues that are causing vehicle values to soar.

24 May
cinch logo

Cinch attracts £1bn boost from investors eager to back online car retail

Cinch has attracted £1 billion in new investment to continue its push to online car retail growth alongside the likes of start-up rivals Cazoo and Carzam.

online car sales 21 May
A Carzam car transporter containing a Mini Cooper S home delivery online sale

COVID-19 has ‘changed customer behaviour for good’, says Carzam

The COVID-19 pandemic and series of lockdown restrictions on car showrooms have “changed customer behaviour for good”, according to online retailer Carzam.

Independents news 19 Apr
GForces NetDirector Auto digital platform

Online car retail process could save sector over £950m a year, GForces claims

A shift from traditional showroom-based car sales to a wholly-online retail solution would cut dealers cost-per-sale by over 40% - saving the sector £9.5bn a year.

online car sales 15 Apr

Carzam launches Chat and Buy service for uncertain buyers

Online car buying platform Carzam has launched a new Chat and Buy service that allows buyers to reserve a vehicle while they discuss it with the company’s sales team.

online car sales 12 Apr

Honcho to manage Carzam’s paid media strategy

Digital used car retailer Carzam has appointed Honcho to manage its paid media strategy in a bid to boost its digital presence.

23 Mar

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