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 its first UK showroom outside of London as new Edinburgh studio begins operating Government warned a...
Jul 28, 2023•1 hr 11 min•Season 2Ep. 118
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 customer service for seventh time...
Jul 21, 2023•1 hr 10 min•Season 2Ep. 117
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 – study Caterham unveils concept EV that looks on the light side of life Edd China takes over as expert ar...
Jul 14, 2023•1 hr 16 min•Season 2Ep. 116
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 quadricycle will be sold in Britain Rolls-Royce buyers not immune to cost-of-living crisis – but Spec...
Jul 07, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Season 2Ep. 115
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 Ford Fiesta from hotel car park Ex-Audi boss fined and handed suspended jail sentence over emissions...
Jun 30, 2023•59 min•Season 2Ep. 114
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 out Canadian’s as shareholders reveal their price Analysis: Which car dealer PLC will follow Looker...
Jun 23, 2023•47 min•Season 2Ep. 113
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 its shares in Pendragon as boss is accused of sexual misconduct Used car dealer Trade Centre Group se...
Jun 16, 2023•1 hr 10 min•Season 2Ep. 112
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 will continue for months Rowan Atkinson feels duped by EVs – and believes used cars are the future E...
Jun 09, 2023•48 min•Season 2Ep. 111
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 of top 30 biggest used car price drops in last six months are electric vehicles Arnold Clark severs ...
Jun 02, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Season 2Ep. 110
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 deciding future locations Tata Motors close to agreeing funding deal with UK government on new Somerset ...
May 26, 2023•1 hr 12 min•Season 2Ep. 109
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 network continues to struggle The motor trade’s richest names are revealed as Sunday Times Rich Lis...
May 19, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Season 2Ep. 108
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 ‘frustrations’...
May 12, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Season 2Ep. 107
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 win after initially thinking victory was a scam Online used car dealer Carvana cuts losses and predi...
May 05, 2023•58 min•Season 2Ep. 106
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 replicate its South Korean success story here in Europe? Snakes alive! Car dealer delivery driver is ...
Apr 28, 2023•54 min•Season 2Ep. 105
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 and announcements from the brands Showroom showdown: Car dealership managers in USA come to blows –...
Apr 21, 2023•59 min•Season 2Ep. 104
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 ‘single biggest seismic shift’ the automotive industry has seen for decades Used car dealer forced to rebr...
Apr 14, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Season 2Ep. 103
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 buyers as motorists turn to private sellers over dealers in bid to save money Used car stock levels...
Apr 07, 2023•53 min•Season 2Ep. 102
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 Ineos Automotive as firm begins roll-out of Grenadier...
Mar 31, 2023•58 min•Season 2Ep. 101
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...
Mar 27, 2023•44 min•Season 2Ep. 100
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 reveals he’s bought 70 vans previously owned by online used car dealer Cazoo Cazoo employees hit out at ...
Mar 17, 2023•56 min•Season 2Ep. 99
Cazoo announces former Car Shop CEO Jonathan Dunkley will join as its COO Exclusive: Leaked Cazoo briefing doc confirms used car dealer is closing sites and slashing jobs Consumers will decide success of agency sales, says ‘curious’ Mark Lavery at Car Dealer Live Chinese car maker BYD plans to have up to 100 UK car dealers by end of 2025 Lookers acquires Fourways Vehicle Solutions to supercharge leasing and fleet business Ray Chapman Motors Malton scoops national Volvo retailer title for third y...
Mar 10, 2023•52 min•Season 2Ep. 98
Exclusive: Snows poised to take over flagship Cazoo used car site in Southampton Arnold Clark snaps up Cazoo sites in Northampton and Chertsey in ‘£10.5m deal’ Exclusive: Internal system ‘likely cause’ as VW Group delays agency sales until at least 2024 Genesis reveals plan to create UK dealer network in dramatic switch from purely online car sales 1987 Ford Sierra Cosworth sets new world record as it sells for nearly £600,000 Ford set to cut European dealer network as firm finalises agency plan...
Mar 03, 2023•56 min•Season 2Ep. 98
Range Rover owners in London are finding it impossible to get insurance cover Report finds new wave of Chinese brands are likely to drive down both ICE and EV prices I drove to Ukraine with used car dealer SUV Prestige and donated a pick-up to the war effort Used car prices rise 1% in February but EVs dominate top 10 biggest fallers list AI-aided browsers could change how customers search for cars online, says motor sales tech firm boss Range Rover Sport is the UK’s most stolen and recovered car...
Feb 24, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Season 2Ep. 97
How do fake used car dealers operate? Everything we know so far in a special podcast How will EVs disrupt the car dealer status quo? Auto Trader at Car Dealer Live Peter Vardy in advanced talks to buy two sites from used car dealer Cazoo Ford to axe 1,300 jobs in UK as part of major European restructuring plans Used electric car prices caught in vicious downward cycle as experts warn of trouble ahead Land Rover dominates lists of brands and models that made dealers the best margins in January Co...
Feb 17, 2023•48 min•Ep. 96
Mercedes ‘delighted’ with agency model feedback despite mixed reaction and market share dip SMMT stats show UK used car market shrank by 8.5 per cent in 2022 Is this used car dealer fake? List of known car dealer scams and how to spot them Analysis: Is Cinch-owner Constellation grabbing building blocks of a car dealer supergroup? Cost-of-living crisis causing third of drivers to keep cars for longer, What Car? survey finds Cinch and WeBuyAnyCar owner TDR Capital takes 3.1% stake in Vertu Motors ...
Feb 10, 2023•1 hr 1 min
Used car prices rose AGAIN in January – here’s the top 10 biggest climbing models Ferrari posts record-breaking results for ‘remarkable’ 2022 as bosses plot out electric future Car dealership reunites woman with used car she hunted three years for US car dealerships can now display their stock listings within Google Used car dealer Cazoo terminates customers’ subscription contracts early Stockbroker slashes used car supermarket Motorpoint’s profit forecasts and warns of serious issues ahead Carm...
Feb 03, 2023•50 min•Season 2Ep. 94
Suzuki customers are the most satisfied – but Land Rover is bottom of league Jardine Motors poised to be bought by US group Lithia in £300m deal Stellantis chief lays out vision for future saying firm remains committed to car dealers ‘long-term’ Arnold Clark owner facing £92.7m tax bill as largest car dealer tax payers revealed Hackers demand millions in ransom from Arnold Clark or else face massive upload of customer information to dark web Mazda Europe boss: 2035 ICE ban is ‘a disgrace of the ...
Jan 27, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Season 2Ep. 93
Used car dealer Cazoo to cut more jobs and close sites as founder Alex Chesterman swaps role Exclusive: Leaked all-hands Cazoo staff call reveals 15 used car sites could close as cuts laid bare Robins and Day name retired after 100 years in shock Stellantis rebranding move Bank of England governor: UK recession won’t be as bad as first feared Chinese brand BYD appoints first franchise dealer partners ahead of UK launch Land Rover dominates list of used cars that make dealers the most profit as t...
Jan 20, 2023•58 min•Season 2Ep. 92
Tesla slashes price of Model 3 and Y in move that will damage used prices further New car supply ‘improving fast’ in 2023 as some manufacturers begin increasing targets Exclusive: BMW halts sale of all police cars to forces in UK with immediate effect Scammers taunt used car dealer claiming to have made £100,000 by cloning his business Exclusive: Constellation ‘forced’ to put Toyota and Lexus Marshall dealerships up for sale Tesla prices are in free fall as latest used car data shows huge drops ...
Jan 13, 2023•49 min
NYSE suspends trading in Cazoo warrants and starts delisting proceedings ‘Faff-free’ online used car dealer Cinch posts whopping £149m loss Constellation Automotive Group turns pre-tax loss into profit but still finishes year in the red British-built Nissan Qashqai takes number one spot – but 2022 new car sales tumble to 30-year low Afeela electric car brand unveiled by Honda and Sony Motability chief exec nets bumper pay packet as profits soar close to £1bn Which carmakers were the bigges...
Jan 06, 2023•54 min•Season 2Ep. 90
