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Cazoo to sell off stock, cease car sales, become rival to Auto Trader and Motors

Online car dealer Cazoo is beginning to sell off its used car stock, transporters and customer care centres as it has announced it will switch to a new business model as a car marketplace, competing with rivals such as Auto Trader, eBay Motors and AA Cars.

Car dealer news 7 Mar

Dealers urged to prepare for traditional post Christmas used car bounce

Online searches for used cars are expected to see a traditional bounce in the days following Christmas, according to Motors.

Used car data 11 Dec

Sold cars graphic, Automotive Management (AM)

Tesla searches surge as used car prices reach record high on Auto Trader

The average price of a used car advertised for sale on Auto Traders has reached a new record high after car retailers started the new year with “real momentum”, it has been claimed.

23 Jan

Armed forces and public sector workers benefit from £500 heycar offer

Armed forces and public sector workers will benefit from a £500 contribution to their next used car as part of a limited-time offer from heycar.

Supplier news 6 Dec

Used car values climb another 5.1% on Auto Trader despite cost-of-living crisis

Motorists’ continued appetite for car buying has delivered another 5.1% increase in the value of the average used vehicle advertised for sale on Auto Trader.

21 Nov

Used car values rose for third consecutive month during October

Used car values rose by an average of 2% on eBay Motors Group’s online marketplace as the market’s balance of consumer demand and limited supply continued to defy the UK’s economic gloom.

2 Nov

Auto Trader sells off its Carzone division in Ireland

Auto Trader has sold off its Webzone subsidiary, which trades as Carzone in the Republic of Ireland, for 30m euros (approx. £26m).

Supplier news 24 Oct

Auto Trader commercial director Ian Plummer

AM News Show: Used car shortages will ‘stick with us’ says Auto Trader’s Ian Plummer

The automotive retail sector’s used car shortages “will stick with us” for some time to come but it is not altogether bad news, Auto Trader commercial director Ian Plummer has told the AM News Show.

AM News Show podcast 20 Oct

Supermarkets and franchised dealers keep pace with September used car price rise

Used car supermarkets and franchised retailers responded to September’s sector stability to increase the value of their advertised vehicle stock by 1.5% and 1%, respectively.

4 Oct

Parkers' heycar partnership offers car buyers access to 80,000 used car ads

Car buyers researching their next vehicle purchase on Parkers have gained access to 80,000 used car listings as part of a new partnership with heycar.

Supplier news 30 Sep

Stephen Bogan, partner and director, James Glen Car Sales

Used car retailer tells 10,000 Tiktok followers to ‘go private’ to bag a bargain

A used car retailer has taken to his popular Tiktok account to tell car buyers that they need to scour private car sellers’ adverts on Auto Trader if they want to access the market’s cheapest vehicles.

Independent News 16 Sep

Auto Trader to recognise retailer's 'exceptional' customer service

Auto Trader is helping retailer’s showcase their 'exceptional' customer service with the launch of Auto Trader Highly Rated 2022.

Supplier news 20 Jul

Hendy Group head of marketing Vicky Hart and Ian Godbold, marketing director at Cambria Automobiles, on the AM News Show podcast

AM News Show: car retailers must ‘constantly turn the dials’ to maximise marketing

Car retailers must ‘constantly turn the dials’ of their marketing strategy to avoid being over-reliant on a single provider, maximise conversion and minimise cost-per-sale, the AM News Show has been told.

AM News Show podcast 1 Jul

Motors.co.uk launches multimedia radio and outdoor brand campaign

Motors.co.uk has launched a multimedia radio and outdoor marketing campaign to help support its car retailing partners across the UK.

Supplier news 1 Jul

James Hind, founder and chief executive officer at Carwow

Now is ‘not a great time to go public’ says carwow CEO James Hind

Carwow founder and chief executive James Hind has told AM that the online car marketplace might go public to raise more funds but added that “now is not a great time”.

Supplier news 9 Jun

Auto Trader financial results show 65% revenue growth and profits up 91%

Auto Trader has revealed revenues up by 65% and pre-tax profit growth of 91% in a set of 2021/2022 annual financial results published this morning.

Supplier news 26 May

‘Exciting’ new growth phase prompts leadership changes at carwow

An “exciting and ambitious phase of growth” at carwow has prompted the online car retail marketplace to strengthen its leadership team with a series of senior promotions and appointments.

people news 10 May

Buyacar CEO Andy Oldham leaves business as it stops selling used cars online

Buyacar founder Andy Oldham has left his position with the business’s new owner, Autovia, after a new strategic direction brought an end to the platform’s online sale of used cars and motor finance.

Supplier news 3 May

Dermot Kelleher, head of marketing and research at eBay Motors Group

Cost of living squeeze threatens used car market ‘stability’

The UK’s cost of living crisis and the impact of Russia’s war in Ukraine threaten the used car market’s shift towards stability, eBay Motors’ Dermot Kelleher has suggested.

11 Apr