Vertu Motors has recruited Auto Trader franchise brand director Chris Penny as its new group strategic projects director.
Auto Trader will promote online car buying services with a brand-new marketing campaign launching on Christmas Day.
Government’s ‘Plan B’ to mitigate against the approaching “tidal wave” of cases of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 have done little to dampen rising used car values, according to Auto Trader.
Auto Trader has made a £55,000 donation to automotive charity Ben and supported the Ben Ball as headline sponsor.
MPVs continued to star in Auto Trader’s top ten ranking of the used car market’s most appreciating vehicles, with the Seat Alhambra emerging as number one in November.
Sales of used electric vehicles (EV) have accelerated past their petrol counterparts and are now leaving forecourts faster, according to new data from Auto Trader.
An 80th consecutive week of increasing used car values and the highest level of UK inflation for a decade is unlikely to temper consumers’ appetite to buy a new vehicle, Auto Trader has said.
Used car dealers are still under-pricing up to 60% of their forecourt stock, according to data published by Real Time Communications (RTC).
Auto Trader has posted a 121% increase in operating profit to £151.7 million for the half year ended September 30.
Electric vehicles (EVs) will remain the prserve of the rich if Government does not introduce a programme of targeted incentives to help potential buyers, Auto Trader has said.
Auto Trader is launching a new Automotive Carbon Literacy Toolkit to help dealers and automotive businesses reduce their carbon footprint.
Used car sales declined 6.2% in Q3 as vehicle supply shortages continue to “undermine” the retail sector, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has said.
Automotive 30% Club chief executive and Gaia Innovation founder Julia Miur will lead an expert panel at AM Live to inspire delegates to make their car retail businesses a place where women can thrive.
Auto Trader has reported that the average price of a used car has risen by £3,000 since May as the imbalance of consumer demand and vehicle supply shows no sign of abating.
Auto Trader is aiming to drive efficiencies for car dealers with a new stock management system which it claims will remove many of the biggest pain points in vehicle marketing.
The Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) has announced the appointment of two new non-executive directors.
Old diesel cars that will be non-compliant with the expanded ULEZ area in Greater London are still increasing in price, according to Auto Trader.
Close Brothers Motor Finance has teamed-up with Auto Trader to launch a “motor finance industry-first data tool” offering consumer demand insight to car retailers.
Auto Trader has reported that 17% of nearly new used cars are now more expensive than their brand-new equivalents as supply shortages continue to stall global car manufacturing.
The 2021 Inspiring Automotive Women have been revealed following nominations to the Automotive 30% Club and review by a panel of judges.
