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)
020 3369 1747
press@motorway.co.uk

Recent press featuring Motorway comments

• New car sales bounce back after five months of decline ahead of Brexit
  Daily Mail – 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
• 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
• 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
• Used diesel car prices RISE – your car could be worth more than you thought
  The Express – May 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

Notable press from 2017

• Instant View – Motorway comments on the Autumn Budget
  Reuters – November 2017
• 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:

• 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
• Diesel Bounces Back in 2018 – Prices of Used Diesel Cars Jump 2.4%
  17th May 2018
• The Cars Paying The Highest Road Tax in 2018
  24th April 2018
• Electric Demand To Surge: 25% Of Car Buyers Expect To Buy An AFV By 2024
  28th February 2018

You can see all our recent press releases in our blog