GVE London accountant denies defrauding supercar dealer but faces FOUR YEAR wait for trial

Failed used car dealer Cazoo hit by fresh legal battle as creditor payouts put on hold

Reform ZEV Mandate NOW or risk jobs, investment and UK car production – SMMT

Independent Garage Association calls for MOT price rises ‘as a matter of urgency’

Is the Consumer Rights Act keeping pace with today’s more advanced vehicles?

Car dealer Steven Eagell delivers ‘strong and resilient performance’ despite dip in profits

Used electric cars sell fastest in June while prices continue to hold firm

Weekly Briefing: Is the Consumer Rights Act too harsh on car dealers?

What can car dealers expect from changes to Autotrader’s Buying Signals?

‘Dramatic cut coming to ZEV Mandate targets’ after PM’s intervention 

Weekly Briefing: Why is the government meddling in electric car targets again? 

Car buyers still prefer dealerships as online-only purchases decline

Car dealer Caffyns slumps to significant pre-tax loss amid fall in new vehicle sales

Yeomans revenue hits record £609m after Mazda and Omoda & Jaecoo expansion

Jaguar Land Rover targets £1.7bn cost cuts as luxury car buyers fuel growth plans

Electric cars accounted for nearly half of UK’s biggest used car value risers in May

Former Peugeot boss Linda Jackson joins Hendy as non-executive director

Logbook lies: DVLA insider jailed alongside dodgy car dealers over record tampering

Car finance compensation payouts pushed back until at least 2027

Motorpoint announces soaring profits, sales and turnover in stellar set of final results

Vertu’s mystery investor revealed as Constellation increases holding in car dealer to nearly 20%

Chinese carmaker Chery to build vehicles at Nissan Sunderland plant in major UK deal

Drivers are falling in love with Chinese cars – and it’s not just because they’re cheaper

Ferrari unveils Luce grand tourer as Prancing Horse goes electric for the first time

Used coupe prices increase more than other body styles as number of new models fall

Citroen brings back 2CV as Stellantis targets affordable EV market

Arnold Clark to sell car for just £1 as dealer group celebrates the opening of first Welsh dealership

Weekly Briefing: Why legacy car makers are jumping into bed with the Chinese

Autotrader profits near £393m but admits Deal Builder roll-out hurt numbers

Ford outlines product offensive with five new vehicles including potential Fiesta return

Consumers can now search for their next car on Autotrader using ChatGPT

Car dealer Brindley agrees franchise deal to open its first Lepas showroom

Peter Vardy sells last remaining dealerships to Dutch dealer group Van Mossel

Peter Vardy’s CarMoney eyes expansion after sale to Japanese trading group ITOCHU

Vertu profits drop despite strong used car and aftersales performance

EV consideration hits record high as nearly one in four expect to make switch

Video: Used EV market rose in April as high petrol prices pushed buyers to electric

Lotus scales back pure-electric future – and announces new hybrid V8 supercar

Land Rover Discovery named Britain’s most unreliable used car as brand dominates list

Revealed: The used vehicles that even car dealers avoid buying at all costs

Blue Motor Finance ‘teetering on the brink of collapse’ with £50m redress bill – reports

Exclusive: Police investigating huge £10m ‘Ghost Car’ finance fraud after dealers ‘go rogue’

Nissan to close production line at Sunderland plant as part of Europe-wide restructure

In this podcast we explain how scammers have used ghost cars, rogue dealers and fake finance applications to take the industry for more than £10m.
In this special Car Dealer Podcast episode, James Baggott speak to finance brokers hit by the scam, including DSG’s Rob Woollen and Octane Finance’s Daniel Horner, who reveal exactly how the con works and find out why it’s been so hard to stop.
This is not a victimless crime. Dealers have lost their businesses, brokers have taken huge financial hits, and even genuine customers have been caught up in the chaos.
In this episode, you’ll hear:
– How ‘ghost car’ fraud actually works
– Why real customers are being used in the scam
– The role of rogue (and sometimes unwitting) dealers
– How criminals are exploiting the finance system
– The scale of the losses — and why it could keep growing
– What dealers MUST do to protect themselves
The Metropolitan Police has confirmed this is an active investigation — and this could be one of the biggest frauds the motor finance industry has ever seen. Join us as we explain how it works.