History
Corporate | |
2013 | Trevor Mather appointed CEO |
2012 | Zillah Byng-Maddick appointed Interim Chief Executive |
2007 | John King appointed CEO |
2007 | Apax Partners acquires share of TMG |
2003 | GMG acquires BC Partners’ interest in TMG |
2000 | GMG & BC Partners merge to form Trader Media Group |
1998 | BC Partners acquires Hurst Publishing |
1983 | Joint venture: Guardian Media Group (GMG) & Hurst Publishing |
1976 | John Madejski introduces classified auto titles to the UK from USA |
Operations | |
2013 | Last issues of the magazines are published; transition to a digital business complete |
2013 | 3.5m people use Auto Trader on a mobile device |
2013 | Auto Trader UK Facebook page hits 100k likes |
2012 | Unique visitors per month at autotrader.co.uk reached 11.5m |
2012 | Over 2 million people use Auto Trader on their mobile |
2011 | New Car launch on Auto Trader |
2011 | Auto Trader iPad app launched |
2010 | Owner Reviews launch |
2010 | Autotrader.co.uk mobile launch |
2010 | Unique visitors per month at autotrader.co.uk reaches 10m |
2010 | RAZSOR launch |
2009 | Acquisition of Autotrade-mail (stock locator data) |
2009 | Launch of Auto Trader mobile advertising |
2009 | Launch of Auto trader iPhone App |
2008 | Auto Trader joins Twitter and Facebook |
2008 | Auto Trader reveals new logo |
2006 | Acquisition of 2nd Byte (dealer marketing) |
1996 | Launch of autotrader.co.uk |
1996 | Launch of Auto Trader in South Africa |
1988 | All titles re-branded Auto Trader |
1977-1995 | Launch of Auto Trader titles covering UK and Ireland |
1977 | Launch of Thames Valley Trader |
Industry | |
2009 | Car scrappage scheme introduced |
2007 | Launch of iPhone |
2007 | Credit crunch - Northern Rock crisis |
2004 | Google IPO |
2000 | Dot com bubble peaks |
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