Car Dealer Podcast

Sytner boss Darren Edwards announces retirement after illustrious 40-year career

Ford boss rules out restricting supply of petrol and diesel cars to dealers to meet eco targets

Carmakers and SMMT lobby Government to cut VAT on new EVs amid ‘barely moving’ demand

Peter Waddell launches unfair dismissal case against Big Motoring World

Car auction site Motorway clocks up £30.8m loss for 2023 in year of ‘strong growth’

Carwow cuts losses by 45% – but is still in the red by £16m in 2023

‘The Ties They Are A-Changing’: Vertu boss announces switch from traditional staff uniform

Time for motor trade to move past agency model ‘false dawn’ – Cox Automotive

Eastern Western sees profits slide as Mercedes’ agency sales model sucks £50m from revenue

MG named the most unreliable used car brand as top 10 worst manufacturers revealed

FCA officially extends pause on complaints handling in motor finance commission scandal

Tesla Model 3 named UK’s most efficient new EV as What Car? puts vehicles to the test

Average used car price rises to £17,445 as Motors publishes latest Market Insight report

Automotive industry reacts to 2030 U-turn as bosses welcome closer government engagement

Bosses at family-run Vospers warn of automotive ‘trade war’ as profits slump in latest accounts

Jaguar dealers in for a ‘messy year’, says JLR boss Rawdon Glover

Boss Jon Wakefield leaves dealer group Harwoods with immediate effect

Big Motoring World ‘consolidates’ business by closing Peterborough Werrington used car supermarket

Dealers vital ‘pillars’ to success for Chinese newcomers Omoda and Jaecoo

Volvo boss says firm won’t launch an unfinished car again as EX90 rolls out missing tech

Carmakers could be fined billions for failing to hit strict CO2 targets due to falling EV sales

US giant Lithia’s new UK business saw pre-tax profit plummet in 2023 after major acquisitions

Sudden closure of Letchworth car auction business leaves car dealers out of pocket

Dale Wyatt to take early retirement from top role at Suzuki GB

Polestar UK abandons agency sales model as it looks to increase sales

Used car dealer wins legal fight against customer who exploited distance-selling loophole

Volvo ditches target of only selling purely electric cars by 2030

Former Volkswagen boss faces up to 10 years in jail as trial over emissions rigging starts

Volvo ditches target of only selling purely electric cars by 2030

In this special one-off episode, brought to you in association with Motorway, our regular Car Dealer Podcast hosts are joined by three experts to discuss our favourite stories of the year.

Mike Brewer of Wheeler Dealers, Estelle Miller of EV Experts, and Sean Kelly of Vines Group bring their respective expertise to Podcast Live – all recorded in front of a live audience made up of fellow members of the motor trade.

Stories discussed in this podcast:

Confirmed: Failed used car dealer Cazoo enters into administration as voluntary liquidation looms

Stellantis boss on potentially pulling UK production, her love for the 2030 ban and what she needs to fix next

Video: Omoda and Jaecoo brands aiming for 100 dealers and 10,000 sales in UK by end of 2024

Wheeler Dealer star Mike Brewer joins our Podcast Live line-up – get your tickets here

Video: Used car prices slipped by ‘just’ 0.6% in August as strong demand propped up values

Vauxhall becomes first carmaker to price an electric model the same as a petrol

Family-owned Alan Day Motor Group to open BYD dealership in London

Family-owned Peter Cooper Motor Group signs up with Omoda and Jaecoo

Car dealer Robin Luscombe raises £23,000 for prostate cancer as he speaks out on his own battle

Ford of Britain’s TrustFord dealer group saw profits slide by over 42% in 2023

Two weeks to go to our social gathering for the motor trade: Car Dealer Podcast Live 2024

Ex-Lookers chief operating officer Duncan McPhee joining Hendy Group in same role

Heavy discounting of electric models likely as manufacturers grapple with ZEV mandate

FCA renews warning over value for money in Gap insurance sector

Aug 21: Company insolvencies rise; Fiat’s Panda cull; Facebook ad changes; Audi RS3 updated

Aug 23: Consumer optimism falls; Higher energy bills; Vauxhall’s Mokka for coffee lovers

Sun Motors launches with aim of shaking up UK’s car-buying and financing landscape

Jaguar dealers will have no new cars to sell in 2025 as carmaker readies luxury electric GT for ’26

Changes to EV incentives could harm take-up, warns motor finance firm

New car sales will be ‘extremely challenging’ in Q4 as ZEV mandate is set to bite hard

Second special guest announced for Car Dealer Podcast Live event – book tickets here

Second special guest announced for Car Dealer Podcast Live event – book tickets here

Subaru is voted best car brand by owners as buyers deliver brutal verdict on MG

New car registrations rose in July, but falling consumer demand is a ‘concern’ – SMMT

Motors paid ‘up to £5m’ for Cazoo brand after online used car dealer tried desperately to sell it

Shortfall of EV technicians is predicted to reach 16,000 by 2035

Top automotive industry figures unite to continue unique collaboration