This week Top Car Inverness boss Craig Walker joins James and Rebecca. Find out more about the stories mentioned in today's show below. Jaguar Land Rover posts £455m loss as chip shortage hits hard Angry customer parks slogan-painted vehicles in front of Land Rover dealership as row makes national headlines Car dealer threatened to petrol bomb man over speedboat row Motorpoint boss urges caution over state of the used car market despite registrations rising by five per cent Paul Willcox to leave...
May 13, 2022•34 min•Season 2Ep. 64
This week Motorway's James Bush guest judges the podcast and James and Becca from Car Dealer choose their favourite stories. Find out more about them by clicking below. Here are the top 10 used cars that take the longest time to sell Group 1 Automotive says its UK car dealerships made £82m profit in just three months Transport secretary pledges to digitise DVLA in attempt to clear backlogs Sytner owner’s record £396m quarterly profit thanks to soaring new and used car margins How did Elon Musk b...
Apr 29, 2022•37 min
This week James Batchelor judges as Jon and Becca go head-to-head. Find out more about the stories mentioned below. Citroen to discontinue C4 SpaceTourer MPV in July due to ‘changing customer habits’ Drug addict who made off in car while pretending to be dealership customer is jailed over £60,000 wrecking spree Drivers of self-driving cars will not be responsible for accidents Macron and Le Pen unite in condemnation of Stellantis boss’s ‘shocking’ multi-million pay package Exclusive: Just how ba...
Apr 22, 2022•49 min•Season 2Ep. 62
This week Press Association motoring editor Jack Evans joins Rebecca and Jon to talk about the news of the week. Find out more about the stories mentioned by clicking below. Lookers: ‘We’re on the straight and narrow now and looking forward to a very bright future’ Cazoo reports £180m loss in 2021 despite revenue increasing by more than 300 per cent to £668m Last Vauxhall Astra rolls off production line at Ellesmere Port as plant readies for switch to EV manufacturing Used car dealer Cazoo comes...
Apr 08, 2022•52 min•Season 2Ep. 61
This week Will Blackshaw joins Rebecca and Jon. Find out more about the stories mentioned below. Used car dealer Cazoo: The people, the money and its plans – Car Dealer Investigation Video Exclusive: ‘I consider myself a bit of a disruptor’ – Nissan UK boss talks about why he relishes challenges Police arrest two teenagers and recover stolen vehicles used to batter down doors at used car dealership Tom Hartley Jnr sees pre-tax profit drop by quarter to just above £6.5m despite sales rise Lotus r...
Apr 01, 2022•55 min•Season 2Ep. 60
This week Joel and John from Lawgistics join Rebecca and Batch. Find out more about the stories mentioned by clicking below. Extinction Rebellion protesters disrupt election campaign launch at luxury car dealership Joe Macari Dealership giant Pendragon throws out secret £400m takeover bid by largest shareholder Hedin Group Undercover report finds DVLA staff lounged in bed watching Netflix while backlogs hit record levels Used car dealer must pay out thousands for selling Subaru that had dodgy br...
Mar 22, 2022•51 min•Season 2Ep. 59
This week automotive retail expert Mike Jones judges who is the winner out of James and Rebecca. Find out more about the stories mentioned below: Head to head: Car dealer boss debates online car sales future with founder of Freeserve Nissan: No plans yet to introduce agency sales as it would disrupt our dealer network Car dealership group faces legal action over cyberattack that saw employees’ data hacked Buyers expect car dealers to make around £1,000 profit on a used car sale Gridserve agrees ...
Mar 11, 2022•42 min•Season 2Ep. 58
This week Wessex Garages MD Chris Wiseman guest judges the podcast with James and Rebecca. Find out more about the stories mentioned below. Investigation: Will proposed online sales tax hit car dealers? Car dealers face further new car delays as manufacturers announce factory closures Masked raiders smash down car dealership doors with vehicles they’re stealing Ford CEO committed to car dealers for the long term as he takes aim at Tesla Which? survey finds that new electric cars are less reliabl...
Mar 04, 2022•48 min
Car Dealer Investigations is a new podcast series were James Baggott talks to key figures in the industry about some of the most significant stories of recent years that have changed car sales forever.
Feb 28, 2022•1 min
This week executive editor at Autocar Rachel Burgess joins the show. Find out more about the stories mentioned below... Here are the used cars costing tens of thousands of pounds more than a new model How many car dealerships are there in the UK? Exclusive list of every franchised car dealer in 2022 Car dealers are putting up the prices of new cars – and it’s winding up manufacturers Porsche plots IPO that could value German car maker at £166bn Ford and Peugeot dealership Busseys to close Dereha...
Feb 25, 2022•45 min•Season 2Ep. 56
This week iVendi CEO James Tew guest judges on the podcast as James and Rebecca go head-to-head. Find out more about the stories below. Embrace change or used car disruptors Cazoo, Cinch and Carzam will steal all your customers Traditional car dealers can win battle against used car disruptors like Cazoo and Cinch EV take-up could be held back by slow roll-out of rapid and ultra-rapid chargers, warns RAC Dealership group Arnold Clark loses Toyota franchise in western Scotland to Vertu Motors Tru...
Feb 18, 2022•46 min•Season 2Ep. 55
James returns for the first time in 2022 and Auto Trader chief operating officer Catherine Faiers is our guest judge. Find out more about today's stories: Group 1 Automotive profits soar 40 per cent in 2021 as it rakes in £1.7bn Cazoo announces plans to double revenue in 2022 to £2bn as it raises a further $630m from investors Sytner Group’s parent company posts record £1.1bn profit for 2021 Holt Cars staff lose their jobs as administrators called in after prolonged decline in business BT slaps ...
Feb 11, 2022•50 min•Season 2Ep. 54
This week on the show we grill Mike Allen from Zeus Capital about what's been happening at Lookers, and what we could see this year. Find out more by clicking below. New car registrations in January increased by more than 27 per cent but headwinds are constraining recovery Switch to EVs means new motoring tax is urgently needed to avoid £35bn ‘black hole’, warn MPs Specialist car dealer Clive Sutton imports the new Ford Bronco to the UK for the first time Will Cazoo strike next in the big car de...
Feb 04, 2022•55 min•Season 2Ep. 53
Autoguard group commercial director Ali May-Khalil guest judges the podcast as we talk about about over 65s looking for more economical cars to how agency sales will likely be a good thing for dealers. Find out more about the stories mentioned by clicking below... Over 65s are the most interested in talking to car dealers about fuel economy, sustainability and EVs Cazoo’s share price has fallen to less than half of what it was at initial valuation just five months ago ULEZ rollout will hit van m...
Jan 24, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Season 2Ep. 52
This week Rebecca Chaplin, James Batchelor and Jon Reay talk about the top news stories from the first week back in 2022. Find out more by clicking below: Ford poaches VW Group veteran Martin Sander to lead electric car roll-out Hyundai achieves largest ever UK market share in challenging 2021 Aston Martin EBITDA profit to take £15m hit because of Valkyrie delays – and it could mean curtains for CEO Stellantis and Amazon partner for next-generation digital cockpit for EVs Ford knocked off top sp...
Jan 12, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Season 2Ep. 51
We end the year with a Car Dealer Quiz to end all quizzes (in 2022). James and Batch are joined by Peter Smyth and Jamie Caple to see if they can answer more questions correctly in Rebecca's quiz. Play along and tell us how many you got right by tweeting @CarDealerMag! To find out more about any of the stories mentioned - because there's a lot - head over to the cardealermagazine.co.uk and find this in the podcasts section....
Dec 24, 2021•39 min•Season 1Ep. 51
This episode we have a panel of judges to decide the winner of our last quiz of the year, featuring Rachael Prasher, Jim Holder and Will Blackshaw. Consumer demand for used cars remains high despite government’s ‘Plan B’ announcement Land Rover makes the most unreliable cars with three models likely to develop faults Exclusive: Buyers trust franchised car dealers more than any other – and online disruptors the least BCA and Cinch owner Constellation lays out its plans for Marshall Motor Group fo...
Dec 17, 2021•39 min•Season 1Ep. 50
This week on the Car Dealer Podcast, Lawgistics MD Joel Combes is our guest judge. Find out more about the stories mentioned below: Auto Trader donates £55k to Ben as charity gets set to host fundraising Ball tonight Used car prices may never return to a pre-pandemic normal, says Cox Automotive New Mazda2 Hybrid arrives with Toyota Yaris underpinnings Bentley Birmingham raises more than £25,000 for Royal British Legion in one night World’s dealers watch as legal battle hots up over Mercedes agen...
Dec 11, 2021•43 min•Season 1Ep. 49
This week on the Car Dealer Podcast, Neil Smith judges the podcast. Here are the stories we cover: Are face masks mandatory in car dealerships now? Marshall owners say they’re selling up because strategic plans were ‘taking different paths’ Cazoo launches in France and Germany as it looks to expand further in mainland Europe Distance to dealers proves main stumbling block when it comes to buying a used car, new research finds Dealer group Pendragon increases estimated profit to £80m following st...
Dec 03, 2021•49 min•Season 1Ep. 48
Luscombe Motors MD Robin Luscombe is guest judge this week. Find out more about the stories below... Bristol Audi has it all wrapped up this Christmas with giant bow Motorpoint’s half-year pre-tax profit soars to £13.5m as it sees revenue rocket to more than £605m in record performance Ford hikes car and van prices for 2022 as it cancels rental company orders to manage supply Tesla boss Musk apologises after hundreds of drivers are left stranded by app outage Green NCAP admits tests ‘flatter’ al...
Nov 26, 2021•40 min•Season 1Ep. 47
This week Carwow CEO James Hind joins the show to help us judge the best stories of the week. Find out more about what we've mentioned by clicking below. Car Dealer issue 165 features RTOTY21, Peoples Ford boss Brian Gilda and Alfa Romeo CEO Jean-Philippe Imparato, the 2021 Used Car Awards shortlist and more Motorpoint is feeling festive as it turns forecourts into ice rink this winter Arnold Clark CEO Eddie Hawthorne on leading Car Dealer Top 100 and why 2021 will be even better Car salesman se...
Nov 19, 2021•36 min•Season 1Ep. 46
This week Derren Martin from Cap HPI joins Rebecca and James to judge. Top 10 car makes and models that hold their value best revealed in new data Rivian Automotive sees value top $100bn on New York’s Nasdaq stock exchange Elon Musk sells three per cent of his Tesla shares after vowing to sell 10 per cen Major car makers refuse to sign up to Cop26 pledge on zero emissions vehicles Auto Trader returns to growth in revenue and profit as used car boom continues Cazoo’s loss deepened to £102.7m in 2...
Nov 16, 2021•39 min•Season 1Ep. 45
This week Wheeler Dealers’ Mike Brewer judges James and Rebecca’s stories from the week. Find out more about the news mentioned by clicking below. Strong demand in used car sector drives 19th consecutive month of price growth Wheeler Dealer Mike Brewer selling five of his own classics as he looks to ‘consolidate’ collection Burglar found hiding in car dealership toilet after causing thousands of pounds of damage breaking in Auto Trader boss: We see no dramatic drop in used car prices and they’ll...
Nov 05, 2021•46 min•Season 1Ep. 44
This week Partners& head of automotive Leon Bosch helps us judge the best stories of the week. Find out more about them by clicking the links below... Used car dealers in Northern Ireland to be given VAT help over imports from Great Britain Long-serving employee retires at 90 after 75 years working for Vauxhall The top 20 used cars costing more than new – find out what’s on the list Constellation cyclists raise £120,000 for research into rare childhood disease Car dealer jailed after inventi...
Nov 01, 2021•26 min•Season 1Ep. 43
This week on the Car Dealer Podcast Jon Reay judges our stories and shares his EV experiences. Find out more about the stories mentioned below... Price of most popular second-hand cars rises by almost 60 per cent in just two years Government’s £620m EV charging pledge is nowhere near enough, says car leasing boss Legal action against Mercedes-Benz over agency model ‘shows dangers of failure of collaborative approach’ Men arrested for smashing up used car dealership in ‘Wreck-It Ralph temper tant...
Oct 22, 2021•35 min•Season 1Ep. 42
This week JBR Capital's Darren Selig guest judges the show as Rebecca and James go head-to-head. Find out more about the stories by clicking below: New car shortage is a ‘good situation’ for dealers, says Kia UK boss Motorway sees 300 per cent year-on-year growth as used car prices continue to soar Marshalls snaps up car dealer group Motorline in huge £64.5m deal Roadster and Cybertruck production not expected until 2023 as Tesla confirms further delays Listers paid directors £7.12m during pande...
Oct 15, 2021•44 min•Season 1Ep. 41
This week James and Becca compete in the quiz, while automotive industry consultant Mike Jones shares his views on the week's news and decides who is our winner. Find out more about any of the stories mentioned by clicking the links below. Citroen adds personalisation options to Ami ahead of British release next year The 2022 Geneva motor show has already been cancelled because of Covid Battery-electric vehicles now outnumber plug-in hybrids on UK roads, says RAC A quarter of car buyers consider...
Oct 08, 2021•49 min•Season 1Ep. 40
This week we put James and Batch head-to-head and decide who is the all time winner of the quiz (for now) and Becca judges. To find out more about the stories mentioned, click below. Sad farewells as Mitsubishi closes its head office doors in the UK Peter Waddell’s Big Motoring World Group snaps up used car dealer SW Car Supermarket Sytner sails through Covid storm to post dramatically increased pre-tax profits of £100m Rolls-Royce reveals first electric vehicle called Spectre Ineos names first ...
Oct 01, 2021•36 min•Season 1Ep. 39
This week on the show we're joined by car dealer Matt Ward from Voldi where he talks about how he's changed his car buying strategy since the pandemic and more. Find out more about the stories mentioned: Just a week left to get your nomination in for the 2021 Used Car Awards Average used car prices top £10,000 for first time at BCA as market continues boom Dim-witted car thief facing jail for trying to exchange vehicle with dealer he stole it from Brit Mike Manley leaves Stellantis to take charg...
Sep 24, 2021•31 min•Season 1Ep. 38
This week Craig Walker from Top Car Inverness joins us to judge the quiz and talk about setting up his business in a pandemic. Want to find out more about the stories? Click below: Love Island star returns to Arnold Clark after short-lived stint on reality show Could Cinch be about to make £500m bid for listed used car supermarket Motorpoint? Cazoo buys SMH Fleet Solutions vehicle preparation, logistics and storage centres for £70m Plucky Pendragon beats analysts’ expectations for first half of ...
Sep 17, 2021•39 min•Season 2Ep. 2
