History
| Corporate | |
| 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 | |
| 2011 | New Car launches |
| 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 |
| 2006 | Acquisition of 2nd Byte (dealer marketing) |
| 1996 | Launch of autotrader.co.uk |
| 1996 | Launch of Auto Trader in Italy |
| 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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- Introduction
- Vision and strategy
- Our Board
- Our executive team
- Corporate governance
- Our divisions
- Our culture
- Where we operate
- Corporate social responsibility
- History
- Ownership
- International
