‘The shape of the day has changed’: Why new plate day still matters

Car dealers among 660 firms named and shamed for failing to pay National Minimum Wage

Garage hits back at HMRC after being named and shamed over minimum wage breach

DVLA bans more than 500 ‘76’ number plates for being too rude or offensive for the road

Volkswagen Group set to axe Seat brand to focus on Cupra by 2029 – reports

Volkswagen Group announces plans to axe 50,000 jobs as it slashes model range

Subaru dealers to offer free prostate cancer PSA tests to men aged over 50

From Aldi supermarket to used car supermarket: Hilton Garage unveils used car collection centre

‘I’d seriously consider packing in MOTs’: Garage owners demand test fee increase

Interest in Chinese cars reaches record level as half of buyers say they are ‘open’ to switch

‘Pay us and we’ll remove them’: Car dealers targeted by fake review blackmail scam

BMW insists German agency delay will not derail wider rollout as UK switch remains on track

Agency sales three years on: What car dealer accounts really tell us about the model

Weekly Briefing: Car dealers reveal what business is REALLY like this summer

Mergers and acquisitions market ‘as difficult as it has been in 10 years’ for UK car dealers

Omoda and Jaecoo strengthen warranties after experts criticise level of cover

Chinese carmaker Chery opens new UK R&D centre as part of ‘long-term’ growth plan

Government launches review of ZEV mandate as car dealers call for lighter targets

Listers Group profits fall 15% as agency switch hits £1.3bn turnover

Used car dealer left playing ‘detective’ after being wrongly named in customer complaint

Car dealers have their say: We want a US-style ‘lemon law’ to replace Consumer Rights Act

Meet the dealer boss who failed exams but went on to build used car giant

Car dealers could be BANNED from cleaning vehicles as water board applies for drought order

Motor trade manager makes incredible 411-yard hole-in-one that could be English record

Weekly Briefing: Now the Temu Range Rover has overtaken the real thing

JLR put aside £50m to fight bad publicity after fake report electric Jaguar was faulty

A welcome to AI Week from Car Dealer editor in chief James Baggott

Are all used car dealers quiet – or is it just you? We ask the experts what’s really happening out there

How are car dealers actually using AI in their businesses right now – and is it really saving them time and money?
In part two of our special AI Week podcast – The AI Revolution: Will it change the motor trade forever – James Baggott speaks to dealers who are already using artificial intelligence to buy cars, improve vehicle adverts, handle customer complaints and communicate with leads 24 hours a day.
Steven Douglas, owner of Really Easy Car Credit and co-founder of Dealerway, explains how he used Claude to build a tool that analyses auction catalogues, identifies the cars he is likely to buy, values them and recommends how much he should bid.
George Manning, director of Hilton Garage, reveals how AI is being used across its 1,000-car operation – from stock sourcing and advertising to checking vehicle adverts against Auto Trader best-practice guidance.
Michael Bell, chief executive of Available Car, discusses how the business uses Impel to communicate with customers around the clock and support its contact centre team.
Car Dealer editor-in-chief and @CleverCarCollection founder James Baggott also explains how he has used AI to help build and run his own used car dealership – and where the technology has caused problems as well as solving them.
This is part two of The AI Revolution: Will it change the motor trade forever?, our special podcast mini-series produced for Car Dealer AI Week.

Artificial intelligence is changing the motor trade faster than any technology we’ve seen before. But is AI really going to transform the way car dealers sell cars... or is the hype getting ahead of reality?
In this special Car Dealer Podcast for AI Week – which takes place from August 3-7 – James Baggott speaks to some of the biggest names in automotive technology to find out where AI is already making a real difference, where it’s falling short, and what the future of the motor trade could look like.
From AI-powered customer conversations and lead handling to smarter vehicle buying, admin automation and the changing way consumers search for their next car, this podcast explores how artificial intelligence is reshaping every part of the dealership.
On Wednesday, we’ll be publishing Part 2 of The AI Revolution: Will it change the motor trade forever? where the dealers tell us what they’re doing with AI in their showrooms.

Weekly Briefing: Is the Stock Market really the right place for car dealers?

Ford and Geely to create new cars at Valencia factory through new joint venture

Former Stellantis UK boss Maria Grazia Davino joins Ford to lead European sales

Autotrader ‘paused’ Deal Builder roll-out and is tweaking price flags following dealer feedback

Blue Motor Finance collapses into administration but immediately sold in pre-pack deal

Funder behind car finance legal claims collapses following FCA redress scheme delays

Family car dealership shares £170,000 bonus pot with every employee

Dealers perplexed as Carwow radically shakes up its daily auctions removing reserve prices

Government confirms pay-per-mile charges on EVs as plans get mixed response

Arnold Clark profit hits £112.5m as Chinese brands help drive new car growth

Car Dealer Power Cars of the Year – dealers pick their winners of 2026

Car Dealer Power 2026: Who won what at this year’s awards?

Ford criticises ZEV mandate as boss calls for ‘urgent review’ of eco targets

Volkswagen to cut models by up to 50% and reduce ‘complexity’

Denza electric supercar set to become UK’s most expensive Chinese car

Skywell dealers left in limbo as UK importer collapses with immediate effect

Weekly Briefing: What is Carwow planning for its used car advertising site?