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Event Recap: TRADER Carology, The Science of Selling Cars

TRADER’s Carology event went virtual this year, welcoming dealers, OEM, agency, media and association partners across Canada to glean insight on The Science of Selling Cars. An impressive roster of industry expert speakers shared topics ranging from current and future industry trends, consumer behaviour insights, the car buying journey, and how technology has influenced the

AutoTrader.ca Study Finds Vehicle Purchase Intentions Improving

We checked in with car shoppers on AutoTrader.ca during the month of July, to get an update on their intentions towards purchasing a vehicle and the information sources most commonly used throughout the car buying journey. Through surveying over 300 Canadian car shoppers, we found that as the effects of the pandemic have been diminishing

AutoTrader.ca Marketplace Traffic & Engagement (week of June 1 2020)

Last week’s AutoTrader.ca traffic and engagement report continued to reach new highs! Our Director of Marketing Intelligence, Baris Akyurek, gives us a breakdown of the results. “As we’ve reported in past weeks, consumer engagement on the marketplace continues to grow. Last week we had 2.6M unique visitors, reaching a 35.7% increase YoY (year-over-year). We hit

COVID-19 Draws Deal Hunters to the Car Market

Our latest AutoTrader.ca user study dives into the minds of car shoppers, to provide our dealer partners with key considerations to make while reopening and retooling their dealership sales operations to align with the needs and desires of consumers. We surveyed roughly 600 Canadian car shoppers who are currently in-market to purchase a vehicle. The

Car Ownership: It’s Here to Stay

If you’ve attended a mere handful of automotive tradeshows and conferences over the past few years, you’ve likely heard at least a few industry experts sound the alarm bell regarding industry disruption.  These pesky disruptive forces they most often touted were the Ubers, the Lyfts and the millennials of the modern world.  You’ve been told

AutoTrader.ca Marketplace Traffic & Engagement (week of May 18 2020)

We’ve reached all-time highs in this week’s AutoTrader.ca traffic and engagement report! Our Director of Marketing Intelligence, Baris Akyurek, gives us insight into these year-over-year (YoY) milestones. “We’re happy to share that the rise in traffic to AutoTrader.ca has continued, as we had 2.3M unique visitors last week, reaching a 20.4% increase YoY. With 4.5M

AutoTrader.ca Marketplace Traffic & Engagement (week of May 4 2020)

Our latest marketplace report shows continued growth in AutoTrader.ca traffic and engagement! Baris Akyurek, Director of Marketing Intelligence at TRADER, breaks down last week’s findings. “More and more car shoppers are visiting the AutoTrader.ca marketplace, as, last week, we saw a 16.5% year-over-year (YoY) increase in unique visitors, reaching a total of 2.3M.  Visits growth increased