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⚠️LATEST POD ALERT!⚠️ This week on the Motor Trade Radio podcast, powered by eBay Motors Group. 🎙️We chat with Vertu Motors CEO Robert Forrester about the group's record H1 interims...plus his views on BEV uptake and the ICE ban shift, and more. Plus, we discuss the latest headlines from AM Online, Car Dealer and Motor Trader. 🎙️How was the September plate change for new car and van registrations?...

Check out our selection of the big stories from across the B2B dealer media on the Motor Trade Radio podcast, powered by eBay Motors Group. 🗞️September used car price trends, with cap hpi's Derren Martin 🗞️Used diesel upsurge afoot? Indicata thinks so 🗞️EV buyers switching to ICE, finds eBay Motors Group survey 🗞️2035 U-Turn updates, yep there's a few since last week! 🗞️Pendragon acquisition updat...

🚗SEPTEMBER USED VALUES POD! We've just caught up with @cap_hpi's @DerrenM_cap_hpi for his roundup of what drove this month's -1.9% dip in used car values. Lots of moving parts to discuss. On your podcast feed now, powered by @ebaymotorsgroup.

We've only got two stories on this week's Motor Trade Radio pod... ...but they are HUGE!!!!!!!!!!! ➡️ With 2035 becoming the new 2030, we have the industry's response and the likely impact on buyers and dealers ➡️Lithia to buy Pendragon in a deal which will see Pinewood become a separate business (with ICDP boss Steve Young joining us for his analysis of the deal), as Hedin and Penske launch (firs...

BREAKING NEWS! We've just recorded a special Motor Trade Radio podcast interview with ICDP MD Steve Young talking about today's announcement of US group Lithia's move to buy Pendragon. Our conversation covers the value of the deal, the new role of Pinewood as a standalone business, the expanded group's position in the UK and how it all fits in with recent acquisitions by other overseas buyers Hedi...

This week on @Motortraderadio, powered by @ebaymotorsgroup. 🏭BMW secures Cowley EV future 🔧Dealers rejecting repair work as PX volumes rise 🤨Halfords' cheeky pop at main dealers 🚘Split over type of EVs used market needs 📅Industry events roundup

This week a takeover frenzy on @Motortraderadio powered by @ebaymotorsgroup! 🇨🇦Global Auto's Lookers deal approved 🇺🇸Lithia buys Arden 🚗Peter Vardy & Marshall snap up sites 📈Plus August new car & van regs 🧙‍♂️@Menable2 with @stephenwhitton

All the news on @Motortraderadio powered by @ebaymotorsgroup! 📉@DerrenM_cap_hpi on August trade values 🚘Buyers searching for 5+ year cars ⚠️ULEZ's impact on used car dealers 💷Major acquisition for Big Motoring World? ⚡️EV supply higher than demand

USED VALUES POD SPECIAL! We've just caught up with Derren Martin, cap hpi's Director of Valuations to find out what drove August's trade values. ➡️Our chat includes the headline 2% drop and how that was reflected across sectors and fuel types, including an update on how EV values have dropped for each of the last 12 months. ➡️Plus winners and losers for the month and what dealers are saying about...

BANK HOLIDAY WEEKEND LISTENING on @Motortraderadio powered by @ebaymotorsgroup. 🚗OEMs urged to work together on supply chains ✂️Ford to halve dealer network 💷Worries over finance sales & agency 🚘Fleet accounts for 50% of EV regs @Menable2 Moment

BYD PODCAST EXCLUSIVE! You won't want to miss this one! Our weekday Motor Trade Radio podcast, powered by eBay Motors Group is a BYD special. Following its UK debut in March, we speak exclusively to Simon Bisp, Head of Sales, about the Chinese EV and PHEV brand's product plans and ambitious dealer network rollout. Already on sale with some high-profile dealer groups – including Arnold Clark, Pendr...

STREAMING NOW! The latest @Motortraderadio pod, powered by @ebaymotorsgroup: 🎙️EXCLUSIVE @BYDGlobal interview 🚘@IMDA2017 hits 1k members! 🚗Omnichannel & used sales ⚡️Fall in used EV values boosts sales 📄Warranty demand for 10+ years old cars

This week on @Motortraderadio powered by @ebaymotorsgroup. 🚗H1 used car sales & forecasts for full year 👍Easy dealer wins for September ⚡️New EV brand recognition low 🚘High Court looks at finance sales & Lords look at 2030 ban 🧙‍♂️@stephenwhitton

WEEKLY HEADLINE ROUNDUP: That was that was the week that was on the Motor Trade Radio podcast powered by eBay Motors Group! 🎙️Lookers takeover latest, offer approved by Cinch 🎙️Hedin buys Stephen James BMW/MINI group, second UK acquisition 🎙️Peter Vardy closes two Carsz supermarket sites 🎙️ Used petrol sales boost in July, as EVs dip 🎙️ EV tyre sales, the new oil sales for dealers! 🎙️Latest financ...

Brew up and tune in! This week on the Motor Trade Radio podcast, powered by eBay Motors Group. ▶️EXCLUSIVE cap hpi's Jeremy Yea on what drove July used car trade values ▶️Directors approve new Lookers' bid ▶️Is the 2030 ICE ban in doubt? ▶️Dealers worried about margin erosion ▶️Which 18 OEMs are embracing agency? ▶️ Menable Moment with Stephen Whitton! ▶️ Carlos Goshn…the boxset! Plus #AllTheChatt...

WEEKDAY POD SPECIAL! We've just caught up with Jeremy Yea, cap hpi's Senior Valuations Editor, to find out what drove July's trade values. Our chat includes the headline 1.9% drop and how that was reflected across sectors and fuel types, with an interesting update on how EV values have performed over the last 11 months. Plus, winners and losers for the month and what dealers are saying about stock...

NEW POD! Another packed news week on the Motor Trade Radio podcast powered by eBay Motors Group. ➡️Constellation withdraws support for Lookers acquisition, as talk of new bidder grows ➡️Dealers consider exiting GAP, as Consumer Duty rules come into force ➡️H1 used market shows resilience, according to latest Cox Automotive data ➡️Why car buyers want freedom to roam forecourts and showrooms ➡️ ICDP...

WEEKDAY SPECIAL POD! Don't miss our special interview with industry guru and ICDP CEO Steve Young, powered by eBay Motors Group. Plenty to chat about from Genesis entering the physical world and Renault downsizing its UK dealer network, whether OEMs can do retail under agency and the latest acquisitions by overseas buyers. We also ask the big question. Are we in the era of the "car as a washing ma...

Headlines aplenty on this week's Motor Trade Radio podcast, powered by eBay Motors Group. ❌Renault culls UK network…AGAIN 🚘Owners prefer to PX with dealers, not online buyers ⚡️Used EVs stabilise, but buyer interest drops 🗒️Pendragon CEO's to-do list, three-year plan released 🚗New bosses for Marshall and carwow & more! 🎙️ News from the Vehicle Remarketing Association's AGM 👍 The latest on Con...

AVAILABLE NOW! @Motortraderadio powered by @ebaymotorsgroup. Headlines include: 📈June new car & van sales up 🙂Used car dealer optimism high 💶Brussels to stick with UK EV tariff plans 🚗Test drive apathy ⚡️ Low-cost Dacia EV for UK

Phil's on holiday this week so Curtis is in conversation with industry coach Karl Davis! Headlines up for discussion include: 🚗EXCLUSIVE June's Market View chat with Lucy Tugby 🏆Car Dealer Power Awards, we look at some of the winners 📈 Vertu's first trading update since Helston acquisition ⚡️VW scales back on EVs ⚡️Why EVs are being blamed for the "pothole crisis" PLUS our regular Menable Mom...

SPECIAL WEEKDAY POD! Check out the cap hpi used car price movements for June on the Motor Trade Radio podcast, powered by eBay Motors Group, with Derren Martin in conversation with Curtis Hutchinson. Key trends from cap hpi this month: 3 year/60,000 average down -1.4% (£270), third monthly drop in a row But prices 30% ahead of start of 2021 City cars weakest sector, down -3.5% ((£280) EV values dr...

NEW POD. That was an interesting week! We go behind the headlines, powered by @ebaymotorsgroup. 🏦Canadian buyer swoops on Lookers; rival bid not ruled out; industry reactions 📈Cambria's first FY since delisting 🚘Most/least reliable used brands

State of the used market special on @Motortraderadio powered by @ebaymotorsgroup Special guests @AuctioneerAndy & @CarsCheshire 🚗 Retail & wholesale supply & demand ⚡ Used EV demand 🔮 What the outlook for the remainder of 2023 looks like 🏥 Plus, [M]enable #MentalWealth with @stephenwhitton #TheThreeStooges

Here's just some of the headlines on the latest Motor Trader Radio podcast, powered by eBay Motors Group. 🚘 May's new car & van regs, both up! 🚘 Dutch supergroup Van Mossel buys Jacksons, first UK purchase 🚘 Franchised dealers urged to rethink PX strategies 🚘 Are Chinese EV brands really a threat to OEMs? 🚘 High profile industry leader joins Peter Vardy Group as COO. #AllTheChatterThatMatters...