Press

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

For further information, please contact:

Alex Buttle (Director & Industry Spokesman)

Phone: 020 3369 1747

Email: press@motorway.co.uk

Recent articles featuring Motorway comments

• UK sales of new plug-in cars slump in first half year
  FT, July 2019
• Sales of hybrid cars plummet after subsidy cut
  The Times, July 2019
• Motorway’s £11m funding round fuels ‘Pro’ marketplace
  AM Online, June 2019
• Used car marketplace Motorway raises £11m Series A
  UKTN, June 2019
• Used car marketplace Motorway picks up £11m Series A
  TechCrunch, June 2019
• Car theft in the majority of the UK rose 38% last year
  The Sun, May 2019
• The car crime map of Great Britain
  This Is Money, May 2019
• Drivers urged to be vigilant after a rise in keyless car crime thefts
  The Mirror, May 2019
• Eco plea as car sales remain in reverse
  The Scotsman, May 2019
• Car sales slump again
  The Telegraph, May 2019
• Slowing diesel sales dampen demand for new cars
  Daily Mail, April 2019
• The ugliest cars made in the last 50 years
  The Sun, April 2019
• New car sales bounce back after five months of decline ahead of Brexit
  Daily Mail, March 2019
• Top 20 cars that fell from the ugly tree
  This Is Money, March 2019
• Toxic diesel car sales plummet in value as new taxes cause sales hit
  The Mirror, February 2019
• Brexit warning as car sales stuck in reverse
  The Scotsman, January 2019
• Britain’s car buyers have high price to pay to go grey
  This Is Money, January 2019
• Dangerous defects prompt over one million MOT failures
  AM, January 2019

Older notable press

• More than a million cars deemed ‘dangerous’ by new MOT test
  Yahoo!, December 2018
• Optimism shines through despite drop in new car sales
  Car Dealer Magazine, December 2018
• MOT emission failures double under tougher new test
  This Is Money, November 2018
• Budget: chancellor announces £420 million to local authorities to tackle potholes
  The Sun, November 2018
• New car sales plunge 20% in September
  BBC, October 2018
• Most car-sellers receive less than their initial valuation, new research reveals
  The Independent, October 2018
• Revealed: how three in five motorists who sell their vehicles to car buying sites are offered less than originally quoted online
  This Is Money, October 2018
• How to buy a used car safely – best dealers, PCP explained and 10 questions to ask before paying a penny
  The Mirror, September 2018
• New car market moves slowly forward after months in reverse
  FT, August 2018
• Car market continues to decline despite July rise in sales
  Telegraph, August 2018
• Revealed: Britain’s towns and cities with the most homes suitable for electric car ownership – and London has the least
  The Daily Mail, August 2018
• The used car market has 22 years to adapt or die
  Real Business, July 2018
• Car production rises in May as UK market offsets foreign drop
  City AM, June 2018
• Once the butt of every car joke, why the Lada could be having the last laugh thanks to the World Cup 
  The Mirror, June 2018
• Motorway raises £2.75M seed funding to help you sell your car
  TechCrunch, June 2018
• Car sales rev up but diesel demand crashes
  The Telegraph, June 2018
• The ‘dirty’ supercars loved by footballers that cost more than £2,000 to tax
  The Sun, April 2018
• UK car sales fall for 12th month running after 15.7% slump in March
  The Guardian, April 2018
• Cars buck falling CO2 emissions trend
  BBC, March 2017
• Decline in car sales eases, but diesel sales collapse
  The Telegraph, March 2018
• Car sales slump for ninth month as drivers turn their back on diesels
  Evening Standard, February 2018
• Budget 2017: what it means for your wallet
  The Independent, November 2017
• Confusion blamed for car buying slump as drivers shun new ‘cleaner’ diesels
  The Times, November 2017
• UK new car sales fall for the seventh consecutive month
  FT, November 2017
• Car sales decline deepens as diesel models plummet
  Sky News, November 2017
• Lam-Boom-Ghini: Supercar sales soar as super-rich Brits rush to buy Ferrari, Aston Martin and McLaren models
  The Sun, October 2017
• British people have suddenly stopped buying cars
  Business Insider, September 2017
• Diesel drivers face being hit with huge bills as first figures show used car prices are flatlining
  The Telegraph, August 2017
• Diesel ‘D-DAY’: Car sales FALL as drivers panic over HUGE TAX fears
  The Daily Star, August 2017
• Compare The Car-ket: How YOU can net up to an extra £1,000 when you sell your car online
  The Sun, July 2017
• Motorway.co.uk car buying comparison service launched
  AM Online, July 2017

Recent Motorway press releases:

• 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

• Only seven police forces managed to cut car thefts in 2018
  20th May 2019

• 25 years of car ownership visualised
  15th April 2019

• Motorway research reveals Bristol drivers have racked up the most penalty points on their licences
  21st February 2019

• Used diesel car prices are down -10% since the start of 2017, as petrol car prices rise
  29th January 2019
• One million cars have been labelled ‘dangerous’ since May 2018 as MOT rules change
  12th December 2018
• Car MOT failure rates have fallen since May 2018
  22nd November 2018
• Car Valuation Reality Revealed: Only 40% Of Sellers Receive As Much As Their Online Valuation
  4th October 2018
• Electri-Cities! UK’s Most ‘Electric Car Friendly’ Towns Revealed
  1st August 2018
• World Cup 2018: Only 179 Ladas On The Road
  15th June 2018
• Motorway raises £2.75m in seed funding from LocalGlobe and Marchmont Ventures to revolutionise selling your car online
  5th June 2018

You can see all our recent press releases in our blog