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Insights from the UK’s #1 automotive marketplace

Jamie Muir Jamie Muir

Diagnosing the health of the automotive market

It’s been a rather turbulent time for the automotive market, with the last few years seeing a plethora of highs and lows bought on by the pandemic, war in Ukraine and now a cost-of-living crisis.

With the market in such a state of flex, it’s more important than ever to keep your eyes on the state of the market and to understand the factors that determine how “healthy” the market currently is.

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Jamie Muir Jamie Muir

What did we learn at the Auto Trader New Car Awards 2022?

On the 9th June 2022 we announced the winners of the Auto Trader New Car Awards 2022, our annual celebration of the very best new cars on offer right now as chosen by the people who matter most, their owners.

Over 156,500 owners took part in this year’s survey, telling us exactly what they think of their car and how well it suits their lifestyle. We shared some of what we found along with our latest new car market insights at last week’s awards, and you can read some of the highlights right here.

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Amy Pomeroy Amy Pomeroy

How Global Moto uses data and insight to give them a competitive advantage

Keeping on top of the market and knowing how to react to different conditions can be hard. Market Insight makes that easier by presenting you with supply and demand trends, as well as average market prices. We spoke to the team at Global Moto to find out how they use the tool to improve their business processes.

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Amy Pomeroy Amy Pomeroy

Could electric bike demand be impacted by fuel prices?

Although an infantile market, electric bike interest is growing rapidly. Could it be that rocketing fuel prices and the implications of the potential fuel crisis are bringing it to the front of people's minds whilst people search for a more economical vehicle?

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Jamie Muir Jamie Muir

Are used car prices falling?

Used car prices have seen incredible growth over the last two years as a direct result of the pandemic. But are we seeing them start to fall?

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Amy Pomeroy Amy Pomeroy

What's the impact of low consumer confidence on the bike market?

Once again, we are seeing world events having an impact on many markets, and the GfK consumer confidence index continues to drop as the cost of living continues to rise. However, this drop is much more dramatic than the confidence we’ve seen on Auto Trader Bikes…

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Jamie Muir Jamie Muir

Our analysis of used car prices

The latest findings from our Retail Price Index revealed that the average price of a used car increased 32% on a year-on-year and like-for-like basis in March. But are we seeing signs of the growth rate beginning to slow?

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An update from our CEO Nathan Coe

In his latest update, our CEO Nathan Coe shares our latest market analysis, including what we are seeing in terms of consumer demand and shares more around our intentions behind our recent acquisition of Vanarama.

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Jamie Muir Jamie Muir

Demand for EVs is rising, but who’s supercharging growth?

As fuel prices rocket, we’ve seen a resurgence in consumer demand for electric vehicles (EVs) on our marketplace, with the volume of enquiries for both new and used EVs reaching record levels over the weekend. But as the electric revolution gathers pace, the UK’s largest automotive marketplace’s data shows that it is Kia and Hyundai that have been the most successful brands to make the transition to electric, leaving their premium European counterparts lagging in the popularity stakes.

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Jamie Muir Jamie Muir

What impact has digital retail had on retailers?

In late 2021 we partnered with the leading automotive research agency, ICDP, and the NFDA, for a research programme designed to understand whether retailers that are enabling consumers to complete some or all of their buying journey online believe they are selling more cars, more efficiently and to more satisfied customers. Discover the findings now.

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