Motor Trade Radio

JUNE & H1 MARKET TRENDS: Catch the big car-retailing stories and all the chatter that matters with Philip and Curtis on this week's Motor Trade Radio podcast, powered by Cazoo. Plus June's Menable Moment on leadership from Stephen Whitton. Headlines this week… 📈 New car regs up 11% in June, with EVs accounting for 30% of all sales 📈 Van sales up 12% in June -- third consecutive month of growth...

STREAMING ON A DEVICE NEAR YOU! Curtis and Philip have the big car retailing stories on this week's Motor Trade Radio podcast, powered by Cazoo. Plus, Brego's Rupert Pontin discusses June's trade value trends. 📈 Cazoo reports on June and H1 used car pricing and stocking trends 🛠️ AX on why EV repairs take longer and cost more than ICE 🚗 Independent Garage Association calls for higher MOT fee cap...

⚠️EXCLUSIVE TRADE VALUES POD ⚠️ We've got the full lowdown of trade values for June and the first half of the year from Brego on the Motor Trade Radio podcast, powered by Cazoo. We're joined by Rupert Pontin, Brego's Head of Insight & Communication, to take us through the month's key trends. Talking points include: 💡Headline trade price and sales trends for June and the year to date 💡Trade price...

🥵HOT NEWS FOR THE HEATWAVE! 🥵We've got the big car retailing stories from factory to forecourt on the Motor Trade Radio podcast, powered by Cazoo. Philip's on hols so Curtis is joined by industry consultant and friend of the pod Karl Davis to chat through the week's headlines, including… ⚡ Used EV sales surge to record levels following Iran war 🔌 June's top three fastest-selling used cars all...

📻 STREAMING ON A DEVICE NEAR YOU! Catch the big car retailing stories and all the chatter that matters with Philip and Curtis on this week's Motor Trade Radio podcast, powered by Cazoo. ❓ ZEV Mandate rethink, what the sector thinks 📣 EXCLUSIVE: Swansway on EV education 👏 Volvo UK boss Nicole Melillo Shaw joins Automotive Leadership Network 💷 Finance & Leasing Association reports April finance...

🎙️ S12 E37: Pump Pain, Payout Pauses & Profit Peaks – With Special Co-Host David Bilsborough All the chatter that matters this week on Motor Trade Radio… ⛽ Drivers cutting back as fuel costs bite 💷 Motor finance payouts pushed back to 2027 📈 Motorpoint ramps up growth plans 🔁 Trade Centre Group bounces back with record performance Plus, David Bilsborough joins as special co-host to unpack what...

🎙️STREAMING NOW! Catch the big car retailing stories and all the chatter that matters on this week's Motor Trade Radio podcast, powered by Cazoo. Plus, Greenhous Group's Ash Passant and Danny Minshall chat with Curtis and Philip about their recent fact-finding visits to China. 💡 SMMT's new car and van registrations for May – both up! 💡 Cazoo reports used car market stability in May 💡 Used cars...

⚠️ INTERVIEW EXCLUSIVE: Greenhous Group managing director Ash Passant and national retail director Danny Minshall join Philip and Curtis on the Motor Trade Radio, powered by Cazoo. Ash and Danny are just back from two fact-finding trips to China and share some of their observations and insights. Founded in 1912 by Vincent Greenhous, as a motor repair and sales business, the Shropshire-based group...

🚨TOP HEADLINES & TOP GUESTS ON THIS WEEK'S POD! Catch the big car retailing stories and all the chatter that matters with Curtis and Philip on the Motor Trade Radio podcast, powered by Cazoo. 🎙️ POD EXCLUSIVE! Barry Judge and Lucy Tugby on Motors rebranding to Cazoo 🎙️ TOP TIP! Ian Godbold on joining the dots between servicing and sales depts 🎙️ TRADE VALUES! Brego's Rupert Pontin on what drove u...

⚠️MAY TRADE VALUES POD ⚠️ We've got the full lowdown on May's used car trade values and key market trends from Brego on the Motor Trade Radio podcast, powered by Cazoo. We're joined by Rupert Pontin, Brego's Head of Insight & Communication, to take us through the month's key trends. Talking points include: ✅ Headline trade price and sales trends for May ✅ Trade price trends by segment, age and f...

⚠️ CAZOO EXCLUSIVE! Today, Philip and Curtis are delighted to welcome Cazoo's CEO, Barry Judge, and CMO, Lucy Tugby, to the Motor Trade Radio podcast on the day that the old Motors business rebrands to Cazoo! Motors acquired the Cazoo brand in June 2024, repositioning it as a marketplace in April 2025. From today, Wednesday 27 May, the Motors business has been rebranded as Cazoo, so plenty to talk...

BANK HOLIDAY WEEKEND POD! Join Philip and Curtis for the big car retailing stories and all the chatter that matters on this week's Motor Trade Radio podcast, powered by Cazoo & Motors. ➡️ Peter Vardy sells his last remaining retail sites ➡️ Mark Raban makes a surprise exit from Group 1, as a new CEO is appointed ➡️ EV consideration reaches a new high among car buyers ➡️ SMMT reveals 2 in 5 new car...

🎙️Catch the big car retailing stories and all the chatter that matters on this week's Motor Trade Radio podcast, powered by Cazoo & Motors. 💡 Vertu Motors full-year results and comments from Robert Forrester 💡 Greenhous Group sees turnover and profits up in robust 2025 performance 💡 Used car sales breach 2 million in Q1, as used EVs hit a new high 💡 Used PHEVs show greater battery health varia...

⚠️ BONUS EPISODE: Vertu CEO Robert Forrester joins Curtis and Philip on the Motor Trade Radio podcast to discuss the group's full year results and more! Talking points include: ✅ Revenue increased to £4.83bn, up from £4.76bn ✅ Profits declined year on year, down from £24.8m to £20.3m ✅ New vehicle markets remained weak, with Vertu explicitly citing the ZEV mandate and associated margin pressure...

📣MOTOR HEADLINES POD📣 Catch the big car retailing stories and all the chatter that matters on this week's Motor Trade Radio podcast, powered by Cazoo & Motors. 📈 April's new car and LCV markets – both up, but plenty of moving parts behind those figures! 🚗 European new car market roundups 💡 Swansway director Peter Smyth on the state of play of the new and used car markets as the UK hits a reco...

🚘 BANK HOLIDAY WEEKEND POD! Catch the big car retailing stories and all the chatter that matters on this week's Motor Trade Radio podcast, powered by Cazoo & Motors. 💡Used car retail prices rise in April, reports Cazoo Market View 💡Brego's Rupert Pontin join us for April's trade values with 💡FCA redress scheme challenged by Mercedes-Benz 💡Dealers upbeat on Q2 car sales, but cautious on afters...

⚠️USED CAR TRADE VALUES POD EXCLUSIVE ⚠️ We've got the full lowdown on April's used car trade values and key market trends from Brego on the Motor Trade Radio podcast, powered by Cazoo & Motors. In the first of our new monthly series, we're delighted to welcome Rupert Pontin, Brego's Head of Insight & Communication, to take us through the month's key trends. Talking points include: ✅ Price trends...

📢Catch the big car retailing stories and all the chatter that matters on this week's Motor Trade Radio podcast, powered by Cazoo & Motors. Plus industry guru Ian Godbold's Top Tip on converting lost sales! 💡 Cox Automotive's newly published Insight Quarterly 😊 JudgeService's latest Dealer Barometer finds rising dealer confidence 🔌 Average EV ranges now outstrip average mileages 📈 Swansway FY...

HEADLINES POD Philip and Curtis have the big car retailing stories and all the chatter that matters on this week's Motor Trade Radio podcast, powered by Cazoo & Motors. Plus, special guest Graeme Potts, founder of Eden Motor Group 🎙️ Cargiant, one of the UK's biggest used car supermarket sites, to close 🎙️ Mitsubishi is back in business in the UK 🎙️ Chinese OEM Foton set to launch LCV range 🎙️ Big...

INDUSTRY LEGEND ALERT! For this special Motor Trade Radio weekday episode – powered by Cazoo & Motors – Curtis and Philip are joined by Graeme Potts, founder and CEO of Eden Motor Group. With the group celebrating its 18th anniversary, we thought it would be a good opportunity to catch up with Graeme to chat about the past, present and future of one of the UK's most highly regarded franchised deal...

Philip and Curtis have the big car retailing stories and all the chatter that matters on this week's Motor Trade Radio podcast, powered by Cazoo & Motors. 📈 New car market sees welcome March 26-plate boost, with some exceptional Chinese brand performances 📉 LCV market down, as electric van sales tumble 🚘 March's used car market trends, where prices dipped and demand was high 🗺️ JudgeService res...

🥚 EASTER POD HATCHING NOW! Catch the big car retailing stories and all the chatter that matters on this week's Motor Trade Radio podcast, powered by Cazoo & Motors. Philip and Curtis are also joined this week by special guest Anna Houldsworth from Autoglym LifeShine. Plus, cap hpi's Chris Plumb shares his roundup of March's trade values. This week's headlines include: ➡️ FCA finally reveals its £...

🚗 STREAMING NOW! We're delighted to welcome Anna Houldsworth, Autoglym LifeShine's Global Head of Paint Protection, to the Motor Trade Radio podcast for our latest full-length SUPPLIER SPECIAL. ✅ Launched in 1965, with products developed for professional valeters working in garages and workshops, the business is now synonymous with best practices in car care. ✅ Its popular LifeShine vehicle pro...

⚠️USED CAR VALUES POD EXCLUSIVE ⚠️ We've got the full lowdown on cap HPI's March used car trade values on the Motor Trade Radio podcast, powered by MOTORS & Cazoo. Chris Plumb, Head of Current Car Valuations, takes us through the month's key trends. In what Chris describes as a "multi-layered month" with downward movements across all age and mileage profiles, our talking points include: ✅ Headlin...

🛜 THIS WEEK'S BIG HEADLINES Catch the big car retailing stories and all the chatter that matters with Curtis and Philip on this week's Motor Trade Radio podcast, powered by MOTORS & Cazoo. Plus, special guests Ian Godbold and Umesh Samani! ▶️ New cars in the UK lose 37% of their value less than a year after purchase ▶️ AA warns that EV transition remains fragile ▶️ Dealers have been warned of cha...