Car Dealer Podcast

‘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 declineCar dealer Caffyns slumps to significant pre-tax loss amid fall in new vehicle salesYeomans revenue hits record £609m after Mazda and Omoda & Jaecoo expansionJaguar 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 MayFormer Peugeot boss Linda Jackson joins Hendy as non-executive directorLogbook lies: DVLA insider jailed alongside dodgy car dealers over record tamperingCar finance compensation payouts pushed back until at least 2027Motorpoint 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 dealDrivers 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 timeUsed coupe prices increase more than other body styles as number of new models fallCitroen brings back 2CV as Stellantis targets affordable EV marketArnold Clark to sell car for just £1 as dealer group celebrates the opening of first Welsh dealershipWeekly Briefing: Why legacy car makers are jumping into bed with the Chinese

Autotrader profits near £393m but admits Deal Builder roll-out hurt numbersFord outlines product offensive with five new vehicles including potential Fiesta returnConsumers can now search for their next car on Autotrader using ChatGPTCar dealer Brindley agrees franchise deal to open its first Lepas showroom

Peter Vardy sells last remaining dealerships to Dutch dealer group Van MosselPeter Vardy’s CarMoney eyes expansion after sale to Japanese trading group ITOCHUVertu profits drop despite strong used car and aftersales performanceEV consideration hits record high as nearly one in four expect to make switchVideo: Used EV market rose in April as high petrol prices pushed buyers to electricLotus scales back pure-electric future – and announces new hybrid V8 supercar

Land Rover Discovery named Britain’s most unreliable used car as brand dominates listRevealed: The used vehicles that even car dealers avoid buying at all costsBlue Motor Finance ‘teetering on the brink of collapse’ with £50m redress bill – reportsExclusive: 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 cha...

Hendy Group falls to huge loss as late accounts finally posted – plus 2025 will be bad tooCazoo positioned as ‘credible challenger’ to Autotrader as Motors ditches brandAutotrader’s AI tools write 2.5 million car adverts in first 12 monthsVertu Motors to receive £3.4m insurance payout after JLR cyber attack disruptionVolkswagen 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 groupsFCA faces legal challenge over £9.1bn car finance compensation schemeFamily-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 rankedVolkswagen reveals overhauled ID.3 Neo hatchback – now with added buttonsWeekly 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 2019Weekly 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 FlorioMitsubishi appoints first new dealer partners return to UK sales edges nearerMotorpoint backs profits to soar to £7.5m after record-breaking year of sales in 2026Big Motoring World reveals record sales in Q1 as firm looks to move on from Waddell saga

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 change the direction.You can catch up with all the episodes of Jaguar Rebrand: Mistake or Genius now.

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 of the CMO Uncensored Podcast, Nick Ede, a brand and PR guru, as well as car dealers Peter Smyth, a former Jaguar franchise holder, and used Jaguar dealer Tim Atkinson.<br...

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 at that big event at JLR’s headquarters in Gaydon back in November 2024 and their reaction to the rebrand and the Type 00.We hear why some elements of the m...

£7.5bn compensation scheme for motor finance scandal revealed by FCATarga Florio collapsed with £500,000 debts as failed supercar dealer reveals liabilitiesG3 Auctions acquired by US-based firm America’s Auto AuctionsGovernment 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 closeAutotrader investigated by CMA as part of crackdown on ‘fake and misleading’ reviewsVIDEO: New VAT scam targeting the motor trade – here’s what you need to knowLamborghini hits record sales in 2025 as margins come under pressureBig Motoring World director left in ‘absolute shock’ by Waddell’s bugging and surveillance claims

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 ticket at CarDealerLive.co.uk

Motor finance scandal and £85m of cost savings forces Close Brothers to cut 600 jobsStellantis injects £35m into its dealer group after a staggering £47.9m loss in 2024Bentley announces plans to cull hundreds of UK jobs as carmaker sees profits slumpLack 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