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 signs sponsorship deal for BT Sport broadcasts of top league games
Car Dealer, July 2022 - Motorway reveals the most popular first car names
MSN, June 2022 - Drivers ditch petrol and diesel as used car sales spike
Express Online, June 2022 - Ten future classics, set to soar in value according to dealers
Express Online, May 2022 - Selling a car online: UK motorists take a lower price for an easier sale
LoveMoney, May 2022 - Hitting the milestone: Motorway reflect on the road to $1 billion status
Forbes, April 2022 - Sellers losing up to £7bn when selling their used car
AM Online, April 2022 - The 10 essential questions to ask before changing car in 2022
Telegraph, April 2022 - Motorway podcast: combining the best of bootstrapped and VC-backed thinking, with Co-Founder & CEO Tom Leathes
Secret Leaders, March 2022 - Motorway partners with Autovia
Car Dealer Magazine, March 202 - Motorway expanding jobs in Brighton
The Argus, March 2022 - Motorway feature in the FT 1000: the sixth annual list of Europe’s fastest-growing companies
FT, March 2022 - Motorway comment as new car registrations increase by 27%, despite headwinds
Evening Standard, February 2022 - Motorway announces sponsorship of ITV’s coverage of the Guinness Six Nations
The Drum, January 2022 - Motorway appoints Victoria Biggs as their first chief communications officer
PR Week, January 2022 - Motorway tracks a +600% traffic increase as ITV special on car prices airs on UK TV
Car Dealer Magazine, January 2022 - Motorway comment as demand for new cars grows in November 2021
The Independent, December 2021 - Motorway joins UK unicorns with a new funding round of $190m
The Times, November 2021 - Used car auction platform Motorway hits unicorn status after $190m raise
Techcrunch, November 2021 - Motorway expects annual sales on its platform to top $2bn over coming year
Bloomberg, October 2021 - Motorway win ‘Product Innovation of the Year 2021’ at the Car Dealer Magazine Power Awards
Car Dealer Magazine, October 2021 - Motorway comment as computer chip shortage sees new car sales drop and used car market benefit
The Times, October 2021 - While used car sales soar, Motorway comment on the new car market as it struggles with supply chain shortages
The Guardian, September 2021 - Our CMO, Lloyd Page on using long term-fame to fuel ‘accelerated growth’ for Motorway
Marketing Week, August 2021 - Motorway launches major marketing campaign, with new TV ad where dealers take centre stage
Car Dealer Magazine, August 2021 - The used car market booms as shortage of new cars caused months of delays
Telegraph, August 2021 - As used car sales soar, chip shortage puts brake on UK new car sales despite a jump from 2020
FT, July 2021 - Motorway raises £48m from Index Ventures and others, as pandemic boosts used car market
Sifted, June 2021 - Motorway’s used car marketplace raises $67.7m Series B led by Index Ventures
Techcrunch, June 2021 - BMW joins £48m Motorway Series B funding round to take on Cazoo
Telegraph, June 2021 - The cities that will have new emission taxes by the end of 2021
iNews, June 2021 - The global semiconductor crisis continues to push drivers to used cars
Express, June 2021 - Are you affected by a clean air zone? Motorway research ‘CAZ awareness’ amongst UK motorists, as Birmingham gears up to intro an £8-per-day pollution tax next week
This Is Money, May 2021 - As used car sales ‘go supernova’, Motorway share how dealers have fared since showrooms re-opened
Car Dealer Magazine, May 2021
Recent Motorway press releases
- Motorway to sponsor BT Sport’s broadcast coverage of the Premier League and UEFA Europa League
22nd July 2022 - The luxury used-cars selling for more than new
22nd July 2022 - Motorway launches new personalisation tools to help dealers
July 15th 2022 - Motorway reveals continued, accelerated growth in the first six months of 2022
6th July 2022 - Future classics: top 10 cars set to soar in value
1st June 2022 - Brits lose out on £7 billion when selling their car as 32% compromise on price
29th April 2022 - A price hike that’s far from MINI: iconic British brand leads 30% uplift in used car prices
25th March 2022 - Motorway set to become one of Brighton’s fastest growing employers with planned +30% increase in headcount
25th March 2022 - Motorway appoints Trainline’s Victoria Biggs as new Chief Communications Officer
20th January 2022 - Motorway announces sponsorship of ITV’s coverage of the Guinness Six Nations
18th January 2022 - Motorway wins ‘Online Used Car Trading Platform of the Year’ at the Motor Trader Industry Awards 2021
1st December 2021 - Motorway raises $190m Series C funding round from Index Ventures and ICONIQ Growth
29th November 2021 - Over half of London motorists don’t know the ULEZ is expanding in October
22nd October 2021 - Motorway’s bumper growth fuelled by appreciation of used cars
13th October 2021 - Motorway launches major new nationwide marketing campaign
23rd August 2021 - Motorway raises £48m as sales triple, reinventing how consumers sell used cars
14th June 2021 - CAZ update – one in five UK motorists does not know what a clean air zone is
28th May 2021
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