New research from AA Cars reveals that 25% of UK drivers have bought a car online without seeing it in person, up from 21% last year.
Used car marketplace Motorway is launching a new insurance product designed to protect dealers from mechanical and electrical issues when buying used vehicles online.
After leading the charge in online car sales growth in 2023, the UK has seen progress stagnate in 2024, ranking fifth in BearingPoint’s New Car Online Sales study.
Motors has strengthened its multisite advertising service by adding Parkers to its network of partner websites.
Research among younger buyers indicates that the used car market is increasingly shifting online, despite the recent collapse of Cazoo, according to iVendi.
Car buyers are more likely to buy their next vehicle almost entirely online, new research from iVendi suggests.
The number of car buyers who have bought a used car without seeing it first has doubled since the Coronavirus pandemic.
The number of people planning to buy their next car entirely online has fallen to just 4% in recent weeks, as buying habits shift back towards the traditional showroom model.
Growing demand for online car buying is boosting revenues for Drivvn, which plans to achieve car sales worth £1 billlon this year.
Vanaways has moved to a new office complex to support its growing headcount.
The majority of car buyers still prefer the full in-person dealership experience, according to new research by eBay Motors.
Snows Motor Group has announced the launch of its online leasing platform Snows Direct, adding to its existing online purchasing and maintenance platforms.
Motors.co.uk has launched a multimedia radio and outdoor marketing campaign to help support its car retailing partners across the UK.
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has launched a new dedicated website to combine its online purchase, subscription and rental services into one place.
Polestar is catching up with Tesla in a global ranking of car makers’ online sales performances.
Online-only buyers expect car dealers to make a higher share of profit, than those buying direct through showrooms according to a new What Car? survey.
Driverama has started selling used cars online in Germany, a year after it established a car buying service in the region.
Auto Trader will promote online car buying services with a brand-new marketing campaign launching on Christmas Day.
Lookers has boosted its fleet of vehicle delivery and collection vans alongside the launch of a new ‘click and sell’ online used car buying platform aimed at sourcing used car stock from private sellers.
In-market car buyers are increasingly likely to choose dealers because they are local, according to Judgservice.
