Auto Trader Group

[15] In June 2013, after thirty six years, the final editions of the printed magazine were published, with the company concentrating on its online business.

[25] Auto Trader granted four months of free advertising to its retailer customers to support them during the COVID-19 pandemic.

[28] Also in 2022, Auto Trader acquired Autorama, owner of Vanarama, one of the UK’s largest transactional marketplaces for leasing new vehicles.

[39] The Auto Trader website was ranked first in the UK in the vehicles category by Similarweb and Eighth globally in January 2024.

Television presenter and automotive journalist Rory Reid joined Auto Trader as YouTube Director in December 2019, and fronts the videos on the channel.

Auto Trader founder, John Madejski , pictured in 2009