摘要: |
We were thought of as a last resort to sell a few extra cars. The way we came at the market was the way that the market needed us at the time. That was the way the world was, that was the way our model operated. I think through us changing the way we work with dealers and due to the changes in the market, it's just shifted. There's no supply, there's no discounts on virtually anything and we're bigger than ever thanks to the long-term relationships that we've got with car manufacturers and dealers. I think most car dealers in the UK would think of us as a new car place now, but - after the acquisition of Wizzle and birth of Sell Your Car - huge parts of the business are helping consumers sell their used cars, helping dealers buy cars. We're extremely large in Germany - almost bigger now than we are in the UK - and in Spain and, to be honest, a lot of this stuff wouldn't have happened if the market had stayed as it was five years ago. So, like every everyone in the industry, we have been through Brexit, WLTP, COVID, ship (in Suez) crisis, Ukraine crisis, there's been no supply for a long, long time now and that's forced us to look at how we operate. It has also made the business far more successful. The market collapsed last year, but our revenues grew 60% year-on-year. |