Parker's Car Guides
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listing prices for new and used cars in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. It was founded in 1972 and is the longest-running price guide available to the public. It has expanded over the years to offer reviews, technical data and marketplace intelligence along with pricing. In addition to its printed price guide, Parker's offers reviews, pricing and cars for sale at its website. The portfolio of products has been edited by Kieren Puffett since 2004.
Parker's also offers valuations for commercial vehicles (vans and pick-ups). Parker's is now owned and published by German company Bauer Media Group.
Time line of key dates
- 1972: Launch of the Parker's Car Price Guide. 1st issue: March 1972, priced at 20p
- 1973: Full colour front page
- 1998: EmapEMAPEmap Limited is a British media company, specialising in the production of business-to-business magazines, and the organisation of business events and conferences...
buys Parker's portfolio from Parker Mead - 1999: parkers.co.uk website launches
- 2000: Website ABCe audit: 117,432 users
- 2001: Emap Consumer Media Website and Expanding Brand of the year
- 2001: Website ABCe audit: 316,621
- 2002: Parker's Car Price Guide and Parker's Older Car Price Guide merged
- 2003: Spot colour (red) introduced
- 2003: The company relocates from LondonLondonLondon is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
to PeterboroughPeterboroughPeterborough is a cathedral city and unitary authority area in the East of England, with an estimated population of in June 2007. For ceremonial purposes it is in the county of Cambridgeshire. Situated north of London, the city stands on the River Nene which flows into the North Sea... - 2005: Parker's Car Price Guide goes full colour and introduces pictures
- 2005: Website ABCe audit: 539,062 in March of this year
- 2005: Website ABCe audit: 706,054 unique users and 13 million page impressions
- 2006: Website ABCe audit: 1,005,658 unique users and 19,971,999 page impressions in March of this year
- 2008: Bauer Consumer Media acquires Emap's Media Division, including Parker's Car Price Guide
Magazine
Magazines, periodicals, glossies or serials are publications, generally published on a regular schedule, containing a variety of articles. They are generally financed by advertising, by a purchase price, by pre-paid magazine subscriptions, or all three...
and, more recently, website
Website
A website, also written as Web site, web site, or simply site, is a collection of related web pages containing images, videos or other digital assets. A website is hosted on at least one web server, accessible via a network such as the Internet or a private local area network through an Internet...
listing prices for new and used cars in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. It was founded in 1972 and is the longest-running price guide available to the public. It has expanded over the years to offer reviews, technical data and marketplace intelligence along with pricing. In addition to its printed price guide, Parker's offers reviews, pricing and cars for sale at its website. The portfolio of products has been edited by Kieren Puffett since 2004.
Parker's also offers valuations for commercial vehicles (vans and pick-ups). Parker's is now owned and published by German company Bauer Media Group.
Time line of key dates
- 1972: Launch of the Parker's Car Price Guide. 1st issue: March 1972, priced at 20p
- 1973: Full colour front page
- 1998: EmapEMAPEmap Limited is a British media company, specialising in the production of business-to-business magazines, and the organisation of business events and conferences...
buys Parker's portfolio from Parker Mead - 1999: parkers.co.uk website launches
- 2000: Website ABCe audit: 117,432 users
- 2001: Emap Consumer Media Website and Expanding Brand of the year
- 2001: Website ABCe audit: 316,621
- 2002: Parker's Car Price Guide and Parker's Older Car Price Guide merged
- 2003: Spot colour (red) introduced
- 2003: The company relocates from LondonLondonLondon is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
to PeterboroughPeterboroughPeterborough is a cathedral city and unitary authority area in the East of England, with an estimated population of in June 2007. For ceremonial purposes it is in the county of Cambridgeshire. Situated north of London, the city stands on the River Nene which flows into the North Sea... - 2005: Parker's Car Price Guide goes full colour and introduces pictures
- 2005: Website ABCe audit: 539,062 in March of this year
- 2005: Website ABCe audit: 706,054 unique users and 13 million page impressions
- 2006: Website ABCe audit: 1,005,658 unique users and 19,971,999 page impressions in March of this year
- 2008: Bauer Consumer Media acquires Emap's Media Division, including Parker's Car Price Guide
Magazine
Magazines, periodicals, glossies or serials are publications, generally published on a regular schedule, containing a variety of articles. They are generally financed by advertising, by a purchase price, by pre-paid magazine subscriptions, or all three...
and, more recently, website
Website
A website, also written as Web site, web site, or simply site, is a collection of related web pages containing images, videos or other digital assets. A website is hosted on at least one web server, accessible via a network such as the Internet or a private local area network through an Internet...
listing prices for new and used cars in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. It was founded in 1972 and is the longest-running price guide available to the public. It has expanded over the years to offer reviews, technical data and marketplace intelligence along with pricing. In addition to its printed price guide, Parker's offers reviews, pricing and cars for sale at its website. The portfolio of products has been edited by Kieren Puffett since 2004.
Parker's also offers valuations for commercial vehicles (vans and pick-ups). Parker's is now owned and published by German company Bauer Media Group.
Time line of key dates
- 1972: Launch of the Parker's Car Price Guide. 1st issue: March 1972, priced at 20p
- 1973: Full colour front page
- 1998: EmapEMAPEmap Limited is a British media company, specialising in the production of business-to-business magazines, and the organisation of business events and conferences...
buys Parker's portfolio from Parker Mead - 1999: parkers.co.uk website launches
- 2000: Website ABCe audit: 117,432 users
- 2001: Emap Consumer Media Website and Expanding Brand of the year
- 2001: Website ABCe audit: 316,621
- 2002: Parker's Car Price Guide and Parker's Older Car Price Guide merged
- 2003: Spot colour (red) introduced
- 2003: The company relocates from LondonLondonLondon is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
to PeterboroughPeterboroughPeterborough is a cathedral city and unitary authority area in the East of England, with an estimated population of in June 2007. For ceremonial purposes it is in the county of Cambridgeshire. Situated north of London, the city stands on the River Nene which flows into the North Sea... - 2005: Parker's Car Price Guide goes full colour and introduces pictures
- 2005: Website ABCe audit: 539,062 in March of this year
- 2005: Website ABCe audit: 706,054 unique users and 13 million page impressions
- 2006: Website ABCe audit: 1,005,658 unique users and 19,971,999 page impressions in March of this year
- 2008: Bauer Consumer Media acquires Emap's Media Division, including Parker's Car Price Guide
