Land Rover dealers forced to conduct ‘due diligence’ on buyers to stop them flipping cars for a profit Investigation: Will cost of living crisis cause a crash in used car prices? Used car prices drop just 0.5% in October – the strongest performance for 14 years Listed car dealer Pendragon has ‘contained’ cyber attack – but new deadline for data release issued by hackers Just Stop Oil protesters spray paint over Ferrari and Bentley showrooms in London Ford confirms axe to fall on Fiesta, S-Max an...
Oct 28, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Ep 81•Transcript available on Metacast Pendragon being held to $60m ransom by dark web hackers Luxury car dealer is ordered to pay out nearly £120,000 for Mercedes convertible that had ‘catastrophic’ leak Group 1 axes Barons and Chandlers names at BMW and Mini dealerships BMW boss believes 2030 ban will cause ‘self-inflicted’ wounds on UK car industry Stellantis to axe 138 UK dealers as it seeks to streamline its business Genesis eyes up third UK showroom with talks ongoing over Manchester site Lookers increases 2022 pre-tax profit f...
Oct 21, 2022•59 min•Ep 80•Transcript available on Metacast Marshall Motor Group sold for bargain price to Constellation, new accounts reveal Agency sales are not a ‘radical change’, says Vertu boss, branding online sales ‘tiddlywinks’ Used car dealer Motorpoint branded ‘expensive’ as broker downgrades forecasts Energy price cap makes car buyers switch to electric American car collectors swooping in for the kill on ‘bargain’ UK supercars Tesla boss Elon Musk finally set to complete Twitter takeover after protracted saga Jeep named the most unreliable use...
Oct 07, 2022•44 min•Ep 79•Transcript available on Metacast Geely takes 7.6 per cent stake in Aston Martin Lagonda Hedin performs U-turn and now won’t block rival bids for Pendragon Hedin Group declares it will block any rival bid for Pendragon Pendragon begins talks with Hedin Group after fresh takeover bid Land Rover Discovery is most unreliable used car – top 10 worst offenders named and shamed Family-owned Arnold Clark sees pre-tax profit soar to £263m as revenue tops £4bn Shock rise in used car prices in September Bentley selling cars for an average...
Sep 30, 2022•55 min•Ep 78•Transcript available on Metacast Mini budget: Car dealers who earn more than £150k will see boost as Chancellor cuts higher tax rate Government to help car dealers by picking up half the tab for business energy bills Conmen have cloned a used car dealer and are scamming buyers online Peter Vardy Group celebrates record-breaking 2021 as firm announces £26.1m profits BMW dealership manager stole £62,000 from his own employers Used car profit margins remain strong despite cost-of-living crisis Pendragon reveals ‘strong’ results fo...
Sep 23, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Ep 77•Transcript available on Metacast Jon and Batch are joined by Car Dealer's head of video and Range Rover apologist, Nigel Swan. Family-run dealership to close after 100 years as boss says Cinch and Cazoo have left small firms ‘fighting for scraps’ Revealed: The top 10 most unreliable used cars in the UK ‘Frustrated’ buyers waiting for new cars say they wouldn’t mind paying more to jump queue BMW Park Lane books £4.9m loss for 2021 Jaguar dealers express concern as JLR admits it will open small number of ‘owned stores’ Diana’s Es...
Sep 02, 2022•55 min•Ep 76•Transcript available on Metacast CAP HPI's Director of Valuations, Derren Martin, joined Jon and Batch this week with an update on August's used car prices and much much more. Rising cost of cheaper electric cars ‘could put them out of reach of buyers’ MG taking axe to dealer network with smaller showrooms in firing line Renault and Stellantis confirm return to normal output at plants, easing fears over new car production New Reg Day loses its appeal among car buyers, according to poll The used cars that have dropped the most i...
Aug 26, 2022•56 min•Ep 75•Transcript available on Metacast This week Jon and Batch are joined by Andrew Mortimer – Executive Chairman of car subscription platform Loopit. BMW 1-Series named fastest-selling used model by eBay Motors Group Auto Trader boss Nathan Coe on the biggest threats to car dealers How High Court ruling means all franchise car dealer agreements could be ‘ended in just a week’ Cazoo losses more than double in first half of 2022 to £243m New car registrations fall again in July with SMMT revising expectations Toyota threatens to pull ...
Aug 05, 2022•1 hr•Ep 74•Transcript available on Metacast Batch and Jon are joined this week by one of Car Dealer's motoring journalists, Ted Welford, who brings us the very latest news from the worlds of both automotive and arable farming. BCA remarketing sites in Derby and Peterborough face threat of closure Small Kia dealers claim they’re being ‘culled’ as ‘termination notices handed out’ Pendragon forecasts £2m-plus drop in pre-tax profit for first six months of year First Nissan Ariyas arrive in UK after 43-day voyage from Japan One ‘L’ of a partn...
Jul 22, 2022•57 min•Ep 73•Transcript available on Metacast Jon and Batch are joined this week by James Vaughan, cofounder of vehicle remarking solution Trade to Trade. Revealed: The 10 used models that saw the lowest price growth in June Revealed: The 10 used models that saw the biggest price growth in June Dacia shows off new ‘eco-friendly’ look for dealership interiors Sky-high car prices are ‘number one priority’ for customers as cost of living spirals, dealers tell survey Used car supply may never go back to pre-pandemic levels, warns remarketing bo...
Jul 15, 2022•1 hr 28 min•Ep 72•Transcript available on Metacast Jon and James are joined this week by Snows Motor Group Chief Operating Officer, Neil McCue. Peugeot UK boss: I want to make buying a car an enjoyable experience Revealed: The EV brands that are falling on deaf ears Cost-of-living crisis having knock-on effect on used car prices, says eBay Motors Group Consumers will ditch holidays and still buy used cars if economy slips into recession – Auto Trader boss New car sales suffer worst June performance since 1996 as supply shortages continue t...
Jul 08, 2022•48 min•Ep 71•Transcript available on Metacast Car Dealer's James Batchelor and Jon Reay are joined by Steve Corwood of Motor Connect, who brings some welcome motor trade insight to our discussion of the week's news. Pendragon expands CarStore offering with launch of We Buy Any Car-style service Is Fisker’s Ocean set to make waves in the UK? Musk says Tesla factories have become ‘gigantic money furnaces’ Mercedes boss sees no end in sight for semiconductor shortage with crisis set to stretch into next year Honda is ‘comfortable’ ...
Jul 01, 2022•1 hr 16 min•Ep 70•Transcript available on Metacast Joining Jon and Becca this week is Julian Humphreys, CEO of MOTOM – a new entrant in the vehicle remarketing sector. Motom launches to bring low-cost digital platform to vehicle remarketing sector Car dealer loses court appeal over buyer’s claim £140k Bentley couldn’t tow caravan CarShop, Auto Trader and John Clark Motor Group make top 25 of firms with best senior leadership Cazoo’s market value could sink even further this week once shares finally reach Daily Mail investors Dealershi...
Jun 24, 2022•48 min•Ep 69•Transcript available on Metacast This week Jon and Becca compete and James Batchelor judges. MG takes electric cars off sale Customer reunited with hero sales controller who saved his life after suffering cardiac arrest in showroom Used car supermarket chain Motorpoint sees pre-tax profit more than double to £21.5m with 60 per cent of sales made online Ford stops taking Fiesta orders after supply chain issues ‘significantly affect’ production Cars more than six years old attract more attention in May as used values drop f...
Jun 17, 2022•1 hr 11 min•Ep 68•Transcript available on Metacast This week Cap HPI's valuations director Derren Martin joins the show. Find out more about the stories mentioned below. How a change in business model transformed an already successful dealership into a money-making machine How will agency sales change the look and feel of car dealerships in the future? Audi rolls out more charging hubs In detail: Cazoo founder lays out savage cuts to online used car dealer in investor call Arnold Clark to give away 2,000 kits to youth sports teams, dealer group ...
Jun 10, 2022•54 min•Transcript available on Metacast This week DSG Finance Group group sales director Mark Gow joins James and Rebecca. 12 cars vandalised with paint stripper and bricks causing ‘extensive damage’ at Land Rover dealership Reports of my death are greatly exaggerated: Dealer says diesel cars remain popular despite apparent drop in interest ‘What’s your nest price?’ Dealer sells car thanks to blackbirds who made its wheel their new home Auto Trader posts best-ever financial results with profits up 91 per cent to £301m Which future cla...
May 27, 2022•50 min•Ep 66•Transcript available on Metacast This week Hendy Group boss Paul Hendy joins James Batchelor and Rebecca Chaplin on the Car Dealer Podcast. Find out more about today's stories below. Tesla Superchargers being free to all could cause surge in EV ownership Consumer confidence falls to lowest level since 1974 Volkswagen’s takeover of Europcar set to move a step closer, say sources close to deal Online retailer Carvana banned from US state over botched paperwork Range Rovers commanding £30,000 premium as buyers look to jump huge wa...
May 20, 2022•50 min•Ep 65•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Ep 64•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast 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:...
Apr 22, 2022•49 min•Ep 62•Transcript available on Metacast 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...
Apr 08, 2022•52 min•Ep 61•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Ep 60•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Ep 59•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Ep 58•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Ep 56•Transcript available on Metacast 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 Motor...
Feb 18, 2022•46 min•Ep 55•Transcript available on Metacast 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 ...
Feb 11, 2022•50 min•Ep 54•Transcript available on Metacast 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 th...
Feb 04, 2022•55 min•Ep 53•Transcript available on Metacast 
