A new partnership between automotive media business Autovia and car sales site Heycar is being described as "a perfect fit" to get more buyers into used cars.
Buyacar founder Andy Oldham has left his position with the business’s new owner, Autovia, after a new strategic direction brought an end to the platform’s online sale of used cars and motor finance.
Car sales platform Buyacar is facing an uncertain future as sources have informed AM that its owners had been considering closing the business.
Van buyers are up to 40 times more likely to go ahead with a purchase than those looking at the most popular car models, finds BuyaCar.
Electric vehicles (EVs) registered in 2020 have been representing more than a quarter (27%) of all one-year-old car sales in recent weeks, according to BuyaCar.
Blue Mondays should not be a feature of the car retail sector according to BuyaCar data which suggests the start of the week is the peak period for customer enquiries.
The average car buyer is most interested in a car’s dimensions and boot space when searching for a new vehicle, according to analysis from BuyaCar.co.uk.
The Nissan Leaf and VW eGolf are the two cars that are most popular choices among buyers searching for a used electric vehicle (EV).
Almost one in 10 used car purchases are now completed entirely on a smartphone, according to BuyaCar.
Hybrids are emerging as the growth fuel type among used car buyers researching their next vehicle purchase online, according to research from Buyacar.
Buyacar chief executive Andy Oldham said his focus remains on “supporting dealers” as he leads the new Autovia venture to fuse its ecommerce offering with the publishing firepower of Dennis publishing’s automotive titles.
Car dealers across the UK should be braced for “massive pent-up” demand from customers when the current COVID-19 ‘Lockdown 3’ restrictions are eased, according to Buyacar.
BuyaCar has announced the appointment of Mark Hamilton as its new national account director.
Alphera Financial Services is partnering with BuyaCar to launch Alphera Zero, a finance product that allows consumers to offset carbon emissions from used hybrids and plug-in hybrids.
Electric vehicle (EV) enquiries soared by 500% after this week’s UK Government announcement that it plans to ban the sale of cars and vans powered wholly by petrol or diesel engines in 2030.
Dealers are advertising brand-new 70-plate cars at used car prices in order to hit their registrations targets, finds online car supermarket BuyaCar.
Almost half of all car buyers expect new car prices to rise when Britain’s transition out of the EU is complete, but many still intend to buy one according to research from Buyacar.
Savings on nearly new 2020-registered cars are putting pressure on new car sales targets for September’s registration plate change.
More consumers buy cars online between 11am and 3pm on a Monday than at any other time during the week, according to data from BuyaCar.
One-in-ten car buyers plan to head online to purchase their next vehicle according to BuyaCar research indicating that specialist online traders are set to gain increased market traction.
