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
- ‘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 - Maserati, Land Rover and Lexus spike despite the virus crisis
London Loves Business, 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 - Services sector offers hope of economic rebound
Evening Standard, 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 - New car registrations down 35% in June
This Is Money, 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 - UK new car sales will go EV-only by 2035
AM Online, 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 - New car market down 7% as market wanes in October
Mail Online, 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 - Councils fitting the most (and least) EV charging points
This Is Money, 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 - Electric car demand rises but consumer gloom hits overall market
FT, September 2019 - Electric car sales surge fails to buoy new car market
The Scotsman, September 2019 - How to prepare for a ‘no deal’ Brexit: keep calm but take action
The Times, August 2019 - Convertibles you can buy for less than £1,000
The Mirror, July 2019 - Top 10 worst train stations for car thefts revealed
The Sun, July 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’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 - The surge in vehicles stolen from railway station car parks
18th July 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 - Only seven police forces managed to cut car thefts in 2018
20th May 2019 - 25 years of car ownership visualised
15th April 2019
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