CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -

CarGurus offered discounts to dealers for April and May. The company is now continuing to offer discounts for June.

For its subscribing dealerships in the United States, the company on Wednesday announced a 20% rate reduction for the month of June.

CarGurus said it intended the June discount to provide extended cost relief, so U.S. dealers can continue connecting with shoppers on the CarGurus platform. The relief can also help those dealers benefit from pent-up demand heading in to summer.

The company sourced its April COVID-19 Sentiment Study showing that 73% of U.S. car shoppers surveyed plan to buy a car in 2020.

According to the survey, 49% of those shoppers plan to purchase a vehicle in the next three months.

Only 8% of those who were planning to buy in 2020 before the pandemic said they were delaying their purchase indefinitely.

“We’ve seen tremendous resilience from our subscribing dealers as they manage and adapt through these challenging times, and we are committed to helping with those efforts,” CarGurus president and chief operating officer Sam Zales said in a news release.

Zales continued, “We hope the June discount, as well as the other free services and resources we are offering, can help dealers best position their businesses to weather the crisis and turn the corner to recovery.”

Because of COVID-19 social distancing guidelines, many dealerships have been forced to close their sales operations. But CarGurus says many of its dealer customers continue to engage shoppers online and through socially distant methods.

To promote those capabilities, more than 5,000 dealers globally have signed on to use CarGurus’ new Contactless Services features at no charge.

Dealers can visit the Driving Difference area of the CarGurus Dealer Resource Center to see additional COVID-19 information and learn how CarGurus can serve as a resource during the crisis. Dealers can contact their CarGurus representative for information about discounted rates.

CarGurus also announced June discounts to subscribing dealers in the United Kingdom and said it plans to later announce Canada discounts.