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Auto Trader secures carbon literacy accreditation
- 25 April 2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Auto Trader has become the first FTSE 100 company to achieve the Gold Carbon Literate Organisation accreditation from the Carbon Literacy Project The award recognises that more than 50% of its 1,000-strong workforce has completed dedicated Carbon Literacy training and becoming certified as Carbon [...] -
Used car prices rise for 98th week
- 28 March 2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
The average price of a used car on grew 285% last week on a year-on-year (YoY) and like-for-like basis, according to data from Auto Trader This represented the 98th week of consecutive price growth Despite current inflation rates, the latest consumer research conducted by Auto Trader suggests consumer [...] -
Auto Trader announces Autorama acquisition
- 22 March 2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Auto Trader has agreed to acquire the share capital of Autorama, one of the UK’s largest transactional marketplaces for leasing new vehicles Autorama has become one of the leading platforms for aggregating leasing deals from multiple funders and OEMs under its Vanarama brand, which has successfully sold over [...] -
Auto Trader predicts sales recovery
- 7 February 2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Auto Trader is expecting car sales in 2022 in the UK to exceed two million, up from 165 million last year It expects new car volumes to rise again as production increases, making the supply and demand challenge less acute that it is now Ian Plummer, commercial director, Auto Trader, said: “The vice-like grip [...] -
Used car prices rise for 22nd straight month
- 7 February 2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
The latest Auto Trader Retail Price Index has reported that the average price for used cars rose to £18,067 in January It was the 22nd consecutive month of price growth and represented a remarkable 313% year on year growth on a like-for-like basis This massive price growth continues to be fuelled by the [...] -
EVs dominate fastest-selling used cars
- 17 January 2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
According to the latest data from Auto Trader’s Fastest Selling Index, the 2016 Nissan Leaf was the UK’s fastest selling used car in 2021, taking an average of just 17 days to leave forecourts It marks only the second time a fully electric vehicle (EV) has topped the annual top 10 list during the seven years [...] -
Used car market continues unprecedented growth
- 6 December 2021
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Results from the Auto Trader Retail Price Index suggest the recent record growth in average used car prices shows no sign of significant easing In fact, with an average price of £17,366, November marked the 20th consecutive month of growth, with prices increasing a record 286% on a year-on-year and like-for-like [...] -
Used price growth remains unchecked
- 17 November 2021
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Despite rising inflation, the record levels of used car price growth shows no sign of easing, with average prices increasing a massive 269% last week on a year-on-year (YoY) According to Auto Trader, it marks the 80th consecutive week of price growth, and an almost four-fold increase in just six months, rising [...] -
IMI names new non-execs
- 2 November 2021
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
The Institute of the Motor Industry has announced that Ian Plummer, commercial director of the Auto Trader, and Chris Mason, CEO of FISITA, the international membership organisation, have joined the professional body as non-executive directors Vice president, Sarah Sillars OBE, said: “As the net zero targets are [...] -
Used prices overtake some new models
- 22 October 2021
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
The latest data from Auto Trader found that the average price of a used car increased 239% year-on-year last week Not only does this mark 76 weeks of consecutive growth, but a fourfold increase on the 57% year-on-year recorded during the week of 12 April, when physical forecourts reopened The record price [...]
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