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One in four buyers could switch to electric in next buying cycle
Almost one in four buyers expect to make the switch to electric in the next purchasing cycle, according to the latest Cazoo & Motors Consumer Insight Panel which polled the views of over 2,000 buyers. The percentage of respondents expecting…
Ben Year in Numbers figures reveal demand for support
Automotive industry charity, Ben, has published its latest Year in Numbers, highlighting the growing demand for health, wellbeing and financial support. Ben has also set an ambition to treble its charitable reach by 2030. Ben’s Year in Numbers covers the…
Motor Trader partners with Armchair Marketing for conversation sponsored by Cazoo/MOTORS
This Armchair Marketing podcast episode, hosted by Tanesha Austen, discusses acquisition, market movement and the evolving future of digital retailing. Lucy Tugby, marketing director at Cazoo & Motors, speaks about rebranding the advertising business under one name – ‘Cazoo’. She…
BLOG The talent crisis will not be solved without women
The UK automotive industry has been talking about diversity for years, but the reality is that progress still feels stubbornly slow. Women make up roughly one-fifth of the workforce, and the numbers become even thinner at the senior level, particularly…
Dealer Auction Retail Margin Monitor includes fully electric vehicle for first time
Auction’s Retail Margin Monitor for April has revealed the first-ever entry for a fully electric model, the Tesla Model Y. The vehicle entered the chart for models retailing over £10,000, achieving an average profit margin of £4,400. Dealer Auction have…
Government changes electric van MoT rules to cut costs for businesses
The Government is cutting red tape for businesses using e-vans bringing them in line with petrol and diesel vans for the first time. E-vans weighing between 3.5 and 4.25 tonnes will now be moved from heavy vehicle testing requirements to…
NFDA calls on government to jettison proposed £200 VED for EVs
The National Franchised Dealers Association (NFDA) is lobbying government to stop the planned introduction of a £200 annual Vehicle Excise Duty for electric vehicles. It has written to Dan Tomlinson MP urging the Government to exe the £200 fee warning…