As Millennials increasingly perceive ownership as a burden, car-sharing companies like DriveNow are changing the game. From Dusseldorf to Munich, they’re catering to an ever-growing percentage of young Germans for whom owning a car is no longer a viable or ‘cool’ thing to do.

In urban areas, renting can be more practical than owning. General Motors are giving six million drivers the chance to rent out their cars to others, showing how brands can capitalise on a consumer shift from ownership to access.

A new $700 billion opportunity has emerged from the unlikeliest of places: the bin. As sustainability goes mainstream, smart businesses are adding value to their brands by making sustainability cool, cost-effective and convenient.

Where once buying a car meant travelling to a dealership and speaking directly with forecourt dwellers, this is changing. It is estimated that at least 2,800 dealerships could disappear in the US alone by 2020. So in 2014, how exactly are people going about purchasing a new set of wheels?