Jobs to go as Auto Trader closes print edition

AROUND 70 jobs in Warrington and Salford will be affected by the decision to axe the print edition of Auto Trader.

Its owner Trader Media Group will stop publication next month. It is understood this will cause the loss of 150 jobs across the company.

Consultations are underway and some staff may be given other roles within the group.

Interim chief executive Zillah Byng Maddick said: “Trader Media Group’s magazines have played a key role in the group’s 36-year heritage and we are very proud of the market position our brands have achieved during that period.

“With a marked shift by consumers and dealers to online platforms as a means of accessing information and buying and selling vehicles, we continue to innovate to ensure that we offer them the products and services they require through their channels of choice.”

Sales of the magazine are down from 341,000 13 years ago to 27,000 in March.