Motorway will sponsor ITV’s live coverage of the Guinness Six Nations for the next two years, to boost awareness of its used car buying service.
Motorway has set its sights on “further massive opportunity” in the automotive retail sector after achieving ‘unicorn’ status with a $1 billion (£750m) valuation.
A television advert for the Motorway car buying service has been banned by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) after allegation that it “encouraged driving behaviour that was dangerous”.
Motorway has launched a multi-million pound marketing campaign spanning TV, outdoor, radio and digital channels.
The Motorway used car stocking portal has raised an additional £48 million in a funding round led by Deliveroo, Etsy and Dropbox backer Index Ventures.
Motorway has appointed Lloyd Page, as its first CMO.
CD Auction Group has axed listing and sellers fees on its dealer-to-dealer Vehicle Tradex platform in a bid to support car dealers keen to re-stock their forecourts during COVID-19 ‘Lockdown 3’.
Motorway will reveal private car sellers’ reserve price after retailers requested the functionality to help better pitch their bids.
The average price of a used Land Rover has increased by 2% in the last month, with values up 4% year on year according to new data from Motorway.
Increasing competition for used car stock from private sellers has been revealed in Motorway data showing year-on-year growth in the valuations – with EVs showing a 34% increase.
Motorway is offering car retailers 50% off broker fees on the first two purchases made through the Motorway Pro platform during October.
Premium used cars have been hailed as “pandemic proof” by online vehicle stocking source Motorway after the value of Land Rovers, Lexus and Maseratis rose by over 8% year-on-year.
Motorway is providing free vehicle collection worth up to £500 for new dealers, to celebrate hitting the milestone of £1.6m in daily sales.
Over 2.6 million vehicles were MOT tested in June as motorists continued to ensure their vehicles were roadworthy, despite the Government’s six-month testing holiday.
One-in-ten car buyers plan to head online to purchase their next vehicle according to BuyaCar research indicating that specialist online traders are set to gain increased market traction.
MOT centres carried out over two million tests during COVID-19 coronavirus lockdown period as many motorists chose not to take advantage of the Government’s six-month exemption.
Motorway has celebrated its delivery of record volumes of used car stock to the UK’s motor retailers post-lockdown – with £1.39m of sales completed in a single day last week.
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Motorway has re-started its daily online auctions alongside free trials of a “contactless” car transportation service as car retailers look towards stocking their dealerships ahead of an easing of COVID-19 lockdown restrictions.
Motorway has launched a new ‘Pro’ version of its stock acquisition platform following the completion of an £11 million funding round to drive further growth for the business.
