Press

Motorway regularly provides comment, data and info on car buying and selling trends to UK and global news publications.

For further information, please email: press@motorway.co.uk

Recent press coverage:

• Motorway win ‘Highly Commended’ in Car Dealer Magazine’s ‘Used Car Awards 2020’
  Car Dealer Magazine, February 2021
• UK new car sales fell by nearly 30% in 2020
  Sunday Times Driving, January 2021
• Death of diesel: electric car sales higher than diesel for the first time ever as hybrids soar
  Express, January 2021
• Plug-in car sales overtake diesels in race to 2030 ban
  The Times, December 2020
• More UK buyers purchasing electric and hybrid vehicles
  City AM, December 2020
• Motorway launches proxy bidding for dealers on its Motorway Pro platform
  Motor Trader, November 2020
• Land Rover sees used car price surge, Motorway finds
  AM Online, November 2020
• Used car sales likely to soar ahead of petrol and diesel ban with used car prices ‘buoyant’
  Express, November 2020
• Used car market decline reversed as more than 2 million used cars are sold
  Car Dealer Magazine, November 2020
• New car sales hit nine year low, but electric continues to rocket
  Sunday Times, November 2020
• Car auctions to sell exclusively online during ‘lockdown 2’
  Car Dealer Magazine, November 2020
• Drivers can sell for £1,000 extra with these tips from Motorway
  Express, October 2020
• As used car sales remain strong: new car sales fell by 4.4% in September
  Sunday Times Driving, October 2020
• New car market to remain ‘fragile’ for the rest of the year
  This Is Money, October 2020
• Weakest September in two decades as UK new car sales drop 4%
  Yahoo! News, October 2020
• ‘Auction fever’ continues as used car stock is snapped up by trade and consumer buyers
  Car Dealer Magazine, September 2020
• Why revenge buying is oiling the car dealer’s wheels
  Telegraph, September 2020
• Premium used cars ‘pandemic proof’ says Motorway
  AM Online, September 2020
• Used car start up signs deal with Confused.com
  Telegraph, September 2020
• Luxury used car prices go up 10% over the past year
  Car Dealer Magazine, September 2020
• Car industry breathes sigh of relief as UK sales bounce back in July
  Sunday Times Driving, August 2020
• Motorway celebrates record online stock sales with free collection offer
  CarDealer Magazine, August 2020
• Motorists snubbed the 6 months MOT extension
  This Is Money, July 2020
• UK public transport fears drive more online demand for used cars
  The Guardian, July 2020
• What is happening to used car prices right now? We ask 10 experts
  Car Dealer Magazine, July 2020
• Motorway celebrates record £1.39m of used car sales in a single day
  AM Online, June 2020
• Selling your car? Why now is the perfect time to put it on the market
  The Express, June 2020
• Motorway restarts car auctions with ‘contactless’ logistics service
  AM Online, May 2020
• Motorway restarts daily online auctions
  Car Dealer Magazine, May 2020
• Motorway resumes daily auctions and offers no-contact transport
  Motor Trader, May 2020
• Motorists warned against buying and selling used cars under lockdown
  The Express, May 2020
• Can you buy a car during the coronavirus lockdown?
  The Sunday Times Driving, April 2020
• Interview with Tom Leathes, CEO of Motorway
  Techround, April 2020
• Debate: Is 2035 too soon to ban petrol and diesel new car sales?
  City AM, February 2020

Recent Motorway press releases:

• Motorway hires MoneySuperMarket marketing chief as CMO
  2nd Feb 2021
• Motorway sees Land Rover defy lockdown blues with used car price surge
  16th November 2020
• Motorway sees average price of used electric vehicles cars rise by +34% in 12 months
  22nd October 2020
• Motorway’s research proves prestige brands are ‘pandemic proof’ in the current used car market
  29th August 2020
• Motorway announce surging used car sales, recording £1m of sales a day in June 2020
  17th June 2020
• Motorway’s research into MOT tests in April 2020
  21st May 2020
• Motorway re-starts its daily online auctions after pausing trade due to the coronavirus pandemic
  11th May 2020
• The cities seeing surging ULEV ownership since 2018
  13th January 2020
• 200,000 penalty notices given since ULEZ launched in April 2019
  28th October 2019
• 360,000 driving licence revocations in the last 6 years
  25th September 2019
• Motorway raises £11m in Series A funding from Marchmont Ventures & Local Globe
  25th June 2019
• Motorway TV ad launch: the comparison site to sell your car
  24th May 2019
• The new Motorway
  21st May 2019
• 25 years of car ownership visualised
  15th April 2019

You can see all our recent press releases in our blog.