by Ben Salisbury | Oct 23, 2020 | Automotive, Digital Auto Retail
David Edmonston, founder of used car news website Pistonheads.com, which was acquired by CarGurus in 2019, is involved in a new venture as IT Director and a minority shareholder in a British automotive marketplace for collectable cars sold by online auction. This...
by Ben Salisbury | Oct 21, 2020 | Automotive, Digital Auto Retail
Leading British auto vertical Auto Trader has launched beta testing with retailer partners for a guaranteed trade-in tool for its marketplace. This content is part of our business intelligence service. Please click the button below to learn more....
by Ben Salisbury | Oct 19, 2020 | Automotive, Digital Auto Retail
Cinch, an auto classifieds site launched in the U.K. in 2019 and operated by vehicle remarking company BCA Marketplace, has pivoted to a new business model that may give it an edge in the market. Originally, Cinch was launched as a fairly standard auto marketplace...
by Ben Salisbury | Oct 16, 2020 | Automotive, Financials / Deals, People on the Move
Drover, a U.K.-based automotive subscription service specialist, has raised an additional £2.25 million ($2.9 million U.S.) in a Series B funding round led by investor Shell Ventures. The company also appointed a new chief operating officer and chief marketing...
by Ben Salisbury | Oct 16, 2020 | Real Estate, PropTech & IBuying, People on the Move
The former chairman of Rightmove, Scott Forbes, has become a director of Movebubble, a rentals platform and smartphone app based in London. Forbes (LinkedIn profile), who left Rightmove in March 2019 after 14 years at the portal, joins five other directors. One of...
