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December 17, 2020

Cazoo acquires Drover as launchpad for European expansion

Cazoo wants to become “the Netflix of cars"; but what does the acquisition mean for Drover?


Alex Chesterman, Founder of Cazoo Ltd

Cazoo, the online used car retailer which became the UK’s fastest ever unicorn earlier this year, has acquired car rental service Drover as part of plans to expand its reach across Europe.

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