Press
Motorway regularly provides comment, data and information on car buying and selling trends to UK and global news publications.
For further information, please email: press@motorway.co.uk
- UK new car sales fell by nearly 30% in 2020
Sunday Times Driving, January 2020 - Death of diesel: electric car sales higher than diesel for the first time ever as hybrids soar
Express, January 2020 - 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 - Lessons learned when entrepreneurs hit a bump in the road
Forbes, January 2020 - Exeter tops UK hotspots for electric and hybrid vehicle sales
AM Online, January 2020 - Plug-in postcodes: Locations where demands for electric cars rose
This Is Money, January 2020 - New car sales in 2019 sunk to lowest level for six years
Mail Online, January 2020 - HeyCar add car buying function with Motorway partnership
AM Online, December 2019 - UK car production in October decline
This Is Money, November 2019 - Used car market in ‘encouraging’ rise for the first time in 27 months
Car Dealer Magazine, November 2019 - Electric and hybrid jump to 10% of total
FT, November 2019 - UK: new car market down 6.7% in October
Al Jazeera, October 2019 - Electric and hybrid car sales jump to 10% of total
FT, October 2019 - ULEZ has added £41m to TfL coffers since April
City AM, October 2019 - Revealed: the driver with the most ULEZ fines
Evening Standard, October 2019 - Top 10 in Tech: London’s most valuable transportation startups
Prolific London, October 2019 - Stark figures show car crash for Scottish car dealers
The Scotsman, October 2019 - New car sales edge up after torrid year
City AM, October 2019 - Number of driving licences revoked since 2014 revealed
Mail Online, September 2019 - Electric car sales charge ahead with record monthly demand
City AM, September 2019 - 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 picks up £11m Series A
TechCrunch, June 2019
Recent Motorway press releases:
- 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.