• 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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  • Fuel anxiety here to stay

    • 29 September 2021
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Auto Trader has said fuel anxiety will continue to drive the shift toward electric vehicles even after this current crisis ends – although costs remain prohibitive Panic at the pumps in the last week has seen online searches for electric vehicles rise by up to 1,600% Ian Plummer, commercial director, Auto [...]
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  • Huge demand drives record used price growth

    • 6 August 2021
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Used car prices rose 141% in July to a record average price of £14,781 This is according to results from the Auto Trader Retail Price Index, which is based on daily pricing analysis of about 900,000 vehicles Further, this was the 16th consecutive month of growth on a year-on-year basis, with the rate of growth [...]
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  • Used prices rise for 53rd week

    • 21 May 2021
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    The growth in used car prices has accelerated since lockdown restrictions eased earlier in the month According to Auto Trader analysis of more than 440,000 vehicles advertised, the average price of a used car increased 68% year-on-year on a like-for-like basis last week This represents an increase on the 57% [...]
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  • Used car prices keep rising

    • 10 May 2021
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    The average price of used cars in April was up more than seven per cent on April 2020 according to data from the Auto Trader Retail Price Index Based on analysis of about 900,000 vehicle sales, this marks the 13th consecutive month of price growth and the second month the rate of growth has accelerated, increasing [...]
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  • 37% of car buying decisions influenced by kids

    • 9 September 2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    More than three quarters of parents (78%) claim that having kids forced them to buy a new car And nearly four in ten (37%) say that children go on to influence decisions to buy their next car These were the key finding of research carried out for Auto Trader, the UK’s largest digital automotive marketplace, in [...]
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  • May’s fastest selling cars revealed

    • 18 June 2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    Once again, Nissan’s Qashqai proved hot stock across the regions, while Mercedes took five of the ten spots in the national top ten The UK’s largest digital automotive marketplace for buying and selling new and used vehicles will continue to publish these every month Region    Regional - best seller by make [...]
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