Car Dealer Podcast

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?

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 advan...

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...

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 wi...

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 sc...

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 p...

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...

Hendy Group falls to huge loss as late accounts finally posted – plus 2025 will be bad too Cazoo positioned as ‘credible challenger’ to Autotrader as Motors ditches brand Autotrader’s AI tools write 2.5 million car adverts in first 12 months Vertu Motors to receive £3.4m insurance payout after JLR cyber attack disruption Volkswagen finally reveals its new electric supermini – the 282-mile ID. Polo

Staff at car dealer Lookers claim they ‘face fresh threats of redundancy’ Weekly Briefing: What dealers said at Autotrader’s customer advisory groups FCA faces legal challenge over £9.1bn car finance compensation scheme Family-run Swansway sees profits and turnover soar in impressive set of 2025 accounts

Official: Huge used car supermarket Cargiant will close on April 24  Car Dealer Recommends: The best used car advertising platforms rated and ranked Volkswagen reveals overhauled ID.3 Neo hatchback – now with added buttons Weekly Briefing: What happened at luxury Chinese brand Denza’s big launch? Losses more than double to £5.7m at car dealership group Norton Way

Chinese car tops UK sales charts as EVs power best March since 2019 Weekly Briefing: Which car brands are most at risk of the Chinese newcomers? FCA launches sale or return crackdown after sudden closures of GVE London and Targa Florio Mitsubishi appoints first new dealer partners return to UK sales edges nearer Motorpoint backs profits to soar to £7.5m after record-breaking year of sales in 2026...

In the final episode of our podcast series, Car Dealer talks to the man at the centre of the Jaguar relaunch: Rawdon Glover. The brand’s managing director speaks about what it was like being inside Jaguar when that controversy broke the internet. We cover the personal attacks he and his team faced, why Jaguar needed to be so dramatic and find out whether Gerry McGovern leaving the business will ch...

In episode two of our three part podcast series, Car Dealer again looks in detail at the Jaguar Rebrand – this time talking to branding experts and dealers. Following our video on the relaunch, available now on the Car Dealer Magazine YouTube channel, we have created a three part series of the interviews we conducted. In this episode, The Controversy, we talk to experts including Jon Evans, host o...

In the first of a three part podcast series, Car Dealer looks in detail at the Jaguar Rebrand. Following our video on the relaunch – available now on the Car Dealer Magazine YouTube channel – we have created a three part series of the interviews we conducted. In episode one of Jaguar Rebrand: Mistake or Genius? , we hear The Journalists’ View on the Jaguar relaunch. We hear what it was like being...

£7.5bn compensation scheme for motor finance scandal revealed by FCA Targa Florio collapsed with £500,000 debts as failed supercar dealer reveals liabilities G3 Auctions acquired by US-based firm America’s Auto Auctions Government begins review of ZEV mandate prompting hopes of revised EV sales quotas

This week Chris Green from Regit joins James and Rebecca to talk about the biggest news of the week. Weekly Briefing: Cargiant staff told date used car supermarket may close Autotrader investigated by CMA as part of crackdown on ‘fake and misleading’ reviews VIDEO: New VAT scam targeting the motor trade – here’s what you need to know Lamborghini hits record sales in 2025 as margins come under pres...

Join us for more best bits from Car Dealer Live 2026. The event took place on March 19 at the British Motor Museum. In a second special podcast, James Baggott rounds up some of the highlights from our headline speakers and some of the brilliant research sessions. To catch up on all the news from the event check out the Car Dealer Magazine website and to watch back all the sessions, grab a replay t...

Motor finance scandal and £85m of cost savings forces Close Brothers to cut 600 jobs Stellantis injects £35m into its dealer group after a staggering £47.9m loss in 2024 Bentley announces plans to cull hundreds of UK jobs as carmaker sees profits slump Lack of EV confidence is ‘a problem that we can’t seem to solve’ – Electrifying founder

Car Dealer Live 2026 took place on March 19 at the British Motor Museum. In this special podcast, James Baggott rounds up some of the highlights from Chinese challenger brands to how car dealers are using AI. To catch up on all the news from the event check out the Car Dealer Magazine website and to watch back all the sessions, grab a replay ticket at CarDealerLive.co.uk

VIDEO: Watch as we catch scamming used car dealer conmen in the act SMMT blasts EV sales targets, branding them a ‘fantasy’ – but government rejects early review Reform UK pledges to ditch Electric Car Grant and scrap 2030 ban if it wins next election Court hears Big Motoring World TrustPilot score fell after Waddell exit Waddell kept in the dark over misconduct allegations as investigation faces...

Waddell nicknamed employee ‘Ching the P***’ because ‘his father ran a corner shop’ Daksh Gupta held talks over becoming Big Motoring World CEO after Marshall departure Weekly Briefing: High Court hears there was ANOTHER bidder for Big Motoring World New car registrations enjoy best February in 22 years – but ZEV mandate fears return Car finance redress scheme to be confirmed this month as FCA cons...