Car Dealer Podcast

Jardine Motors’ American owner Lithia swoops on UK BMW dealer group Big Motoring World boss refuses to rule out rumours he’s buying used car supermarket rival Available Car BYD to delete ‘Build Your Dreams’ badging after dealer feedback Used car dealers react to Ulez expansion as they say they are now turning away non-compliant part-exchanges New electric car prices are being slashed by car manufa...

Biggest drop in August used car values for 13 years – but there’s no price crash on the way JLR announces groundbreaking new plan to recycle old EV batteries Franchised car dealer appoints administrators after uncovering £3.7m stock discrepancy in annual accounts Scam car dealership SR Vans uses fake Google reviews and location to dupe car buyers Car dealer Listers makes £40.5m profit – but warns...

UK government’s lack of plan around EVs is ‘inept’, says former Aston Martin chief Majority of UK councils have no official strategy for residential EV charging – Vauxhall Used car dealer Big Motoring World sees profits soar despite tough trading for supermarket sector Chinese brand Omoda on its way to UK with crossover SUV JLR creates 300 new jobs in West Midlands as it ramps up Range Rover produ...

House of Lords launches inquiry into electric cars and the barriers to achieving 2030 ban Used car supermarket Big Motoring World notches up record sales Macklin Motors offers huge 50% discount on cars as it drums up awareness of upcoming Toyota dealership Franchised dealers back Chinese disruptors to make a big impact on the UK new car market Two in three new car buyers don’t recognise new EV bra...

New car registrations up more than 28% in July, completing one full year of sales growth Lookers takeover poised to go ahead after Cinch agrees to better offer Peter Vardy used car supermarkets face closure as group signs MG deal Troubled used car retailer Cazoo slashes its losses as brutal cost-cutting mission begins to bear fruit Jobs axe will fall at family-run Barretts as Citroen and DS showro...

Lookers’ directors agree to takeover offer by Global Auto Holdings after raised bid is tabled Troubled used car dealer Cazoo comes under fire from BBC’s Watchdog programme for second time in 15 months Renault and Nissan agree new terms on partnership with Japanese outfit set to invest more than £500m JLR makes £435m profit in Q1 as firm moves on from crippling losses of recent years Genesis opens...

Investigation: Which car makers are switching to haggle-free, fixed price agency sales and when? Investigation: Who’s driving the anti-electric car agenda… and why? Lookers: Could an incoming bid from Lithia Motors be why used car dealer Cinch pulled its backing? Official: JLR owner confirms it will invest more than £4bn building new gigafactory in Somerset Suzuki is named top automotive brand for...

Renault slashes huge number of car dealers as it radically downsizes network Experts fear Jaguar Land Rover’s ‘House of Brands’ plan will cause confusion Bristol Street Motors opens used car dealership on ex-Cazoo site Lithia looking for acquisition targets for Jardine as US firm takes reins of luxury car dealer group Motorists prefer to sell used cars to dealers than online buying services – stud...

Final Fiesta to roll off the production line today as curtain finally comes down after 47 years Onto said to be facing administration after losing financial backing from Legal & General Dacia to bring ‘Europe’s most affordable electric car’ to UK in 2024 Used car prices rising at fastest rate this year despite EV values continuing to plummet – Auto Trader Fiat says Citroen Ami-based Topolino q...

Jaguar worst car maker to represent in UK – and Land Rover not much better Car Dealer Power 2023: Who won what at this year’s awards? Fiat announces it will no longer sell grey cars as it wants to be known as ‘brand of joy, colours, and optimism’ Hyundai and Toyota handed slap on the wrist by advertising watchdog over ‘misleading’ charging claims Wheeler Stealers: Thieves pinch Mike Brewer’s star...

Hedin looks to raise £110m for ‘acquisitions’ as experts predict fresh Pendragon bid is only a matter of time Bank hikes interest rates to 5% – but experts say it’s not impacting car demand Cambria profits increase in 2022 as firm flourishes in private hands away from Stock Market Land Rover Discovery named most unreliable used car – but Citroen is worst brand overall Rival Lookers bid could knock...

Mercedes boss: Haggle free new car sales is working – and it’s what our dealers wanted Mercedes Benz boss Gary Savage: Exclusive Q&A on agency sales and more Broker expects further losses at used car dealer Motorpoint labelling firm ‘overvalued’ Used car dealer Motorpoint blames stock concerns and tumbling EV prices as it announces £300,000 loss for 2023 Troubled hedge fund sells majority of i...

Pagani partners with car dealer group Sytner to sell million pound motors Judge jails ‘dishonest’ used car dealer for nearly five years for clocking 33 used cars Dealership says it’s closing after month’s notice of losing Stellantis franchises Volvo kills off plug-in hybrid XC40, S90 and Cross Country estates as it updates UK line-up Government admits ‘gulf’ between number of EVs and chargepoints...

Jaguar Land Rover: We must fix our reliability if we’re to make brands a success Land Rover name is not dead – despite being relegated in JLR’s brand line-up All Jaguar Land Rover new car sales will be fixed price and no haggle from 2024 JLR will cut its Jaguar and Land Rover dealerships as it moves away from volume sales Inside the £10m Range Rover House helping customers part with their cash 29...

Ad watchdog rules against dealer over ‘misleading’ used car listing EV range could double as Chinese start-up develops battery that can do 1,000km on a single charge MG boss on Cyberster orders, Chinese rivals and an EV successor to legendary 6R4 Women put off electric cars by poorly targeted ads as gender gap widens Elon Musk will ‘seriously consider’ building UK gigafactory when it comes to deci...

Used car dealer Cazoo reveals its fears for future in brutal set of admissions Stellantis calls for changes to Brexit deal for electric vehicle manufacturing UK car industry is facing ‘existential crisis’ as argument over EV Brexit deal rumbles on VW Group ‘blocking’ sale of car dealerships as it ‘looks to cut business partners’ Government set to fall well short of EV charge point target as public...

Jaguar dealership cull begins as Vertu books £1.5m charge for loss of five sites Vertu boss Robert Forrester takes fresh swipe at online disruptors as Cazoo continues to struggle Fake online car auction Elvaron Ltd scams customers with stolen Cazoo content Luxury Bentley used by King Charles for sale at used car dealer Family-owned dealer John Grose Group makes £8.3m profit despite Stellantis ‘fru...

Chinese brand GWM Ora continues assault on UK market with new Tesla Model 3 rival Stock levels dropped for franchised dealers last month as March’s plate change fails to boost part-exchanges Sales of new and used cars expected to boom in 2023, new predictions reveal New car registrations accelerated in April but there’s a ‘cloud’ over EV sales – SMMT Staff at Scottish garage celebrate £1m lottery...

Used car dealer Cazoo’s job cuts and closures boost performance in first quarter Shortage of water could be the next crisis for the car industry, warns Seat boss EVs dominate top 10 list of biggest depreciating used cars in April Used Car Award winner says time is right to start stocking used EVs despite price drops Electric car charging rivals club together to give government a jolt Can Genesis r...

Land Rover name killed off after 75 years as part of JLR’s dramatic plans Jaguar Land Rover to pump £15bn into electric future as it unveils wide-ranging five-year plan Land Rover buyers face waits of ‘up to two years’ for a new car as longest lead times revealed Dealers complain new VW, Audi and Porsche cars stuck in huge German port backlog Auto Shanghai 2023: Here are the big motor show reveals...

Car dealers fear huge bill increases as a result of secret row between suppliers and Keyloop High Court rules that legal challenge into London’s Ultra Low Emissions Zone can proceed Google’s used car Vehicle Ads format could launch in the UK later this year Car buyers prefer agency sales and fixed prices over traditional dealer model – research Mark Lavery says new wave of Chinese brands is ‘singl...

Used car prices rose by two per cent in March as demand continues to grow – Auto Trader Dealers still critical to car buying as list of how many dealerships each brand has in 2023 revealed New car market enjoys eighth month of growth in a row as sales rise by 18 per cent Single franchised car dealership makes impressive £1.8m profit from just one showroom Motor Ombudsman issues warning to used car...

Used car dealer Cazoo posts £704m loss for 2022 as troubled firm counts cost of closures Car makers must sell 22% EVs in 2024 or face huge fines under tough proposals More car dealers holding off buying electric used cars as prices plummet, reports BBC Motor retail industry could be set to change forever as Mackie Motors awaits result of landmark High Court appeal Door ‘closed’ to new dealers at I...

Aftersales manager is left rare Honda by dealership customer who became a close friend Ford kicks off electric offensive with new Explorer SUV Pendragon delivers ‘resilient’ 2022 performance despite dip in pre-tax profit EU adds e-fuel exemption to upcoming ICE ban following complaints by Italy and Germany

Jaguar set to slash number of UK dealers to ‘under 20’ in just TWO YEARS Jaguar Land Rover dealers face booking multi-million-pound losses when showroom axe falls Lithia’s Jardine acquisition highlights how undervalued UK franchised dealer groups are – analyst Will the 2030 ban on petrol and diesel be pushed back? Here’s why car dealers bosses think it could Car supermarket boss Peter Waddell reve...