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•Ep 105•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Ep 104•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Ep 103•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Ep 102•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Ep 101•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Ep 100•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Ep 99•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Ep 98•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Ep 98•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Ep 97•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Ep 94•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Ep 93•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Ep 92•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Ep 90•Transcript available on Metacast We quiz James Baggott and James Batchelor on the biggest stories of 2022 – but who will come out victorious?
Dec 23, 2022•54 min•Ep 89•Transcript available on Metacast Stellantis car buyers being ‘forced’ to pay for new cars still stuck in ports Stellantis chief Paul Willcox speaks out after car dealers reveal firm’s ‘shocking behaviour’ New survey reveals almost 50% of people still don’t recognise Kia’s new badge almost two years after it was launched The UK used cars needed by Ukraine’s frontline fighters – and how you can help Cazoo sells Spanish subscription business at it looks to withdraw from mainland Europe and claw back losses Criminal car dealer has ...
Dec 16, 2022•56 min•Ep 88•Transcript available on Metacast Hedin Group withdraws offer to buy Pendragon Criminal dealer JDM Cars drags legitimate trader Jim Reid into its web of lies New research finds one in ten British car buyers have been victims of fraud as scammers continue to target industry Mackie Motors wins right to appeal High Court ruling that ‘destroyed’ family-run dealership group Porsche named UK’s least reliable used car brand – with Land Rover close behind Supercar dealer Tom Hartley Junior makes £11.3m profit from selling just 102 cars ...
Dec 09, 2022•1 hr•Ep 87•Transcript available on Metacast Used car prices drop 1.2 per cent in November as electric car prices plummet Ford likely to adopt agency sales to establish ‘long-term relationship’ with customers, boss tells Car Dealer Exclusive: Arnold Clark has pulled out of its deal to buy car dealer group Cars 2 Inchcape’s group chief financial officer resigned after making sexist remark, it is revealed Family-run Yeomans adds VW Group to portfolio after buying 12 businesses from Helston Garages Death of the local car dealership is a long ...
Dec 02, 2022•59 min•Ep 86•Transcript available on Metacast Memo to car dealers says Stellantis is delaying agency model changes Used car dealer Gotham Motors speaks out after ejecting BBC camera crew from showroom Hedin and Pendragon deal deadline extended – but could Constellation now enter the race? Used car dealer slammed in national press for taking customer’s car on 22-mile ‘school run’ Used car prices are still going UP despite cost of living crisis BMWs are the ‘most expensive’ used cars to repair – here’s the top 10 Jaguar Land Rover offer...
Nov 25, 2022•57 min•Ep 85•Transcript available on Metacast Thierry Bollore sensationally quits as CEO of Jaguar Land Rover citing ‘personal reasons’ How one firm’s staff pooled their cash to buy their boss a Bugatti Veyron – Selling Supercars with Romans International Nissan offers £200 home charger discount on new and used EVs Will electric car tax changes put off buyers? Car dealers and industry experts have their say Autumn Statement: Electric car drivers to pay vehicle excise duty from 2025 and top-paid car dealers told to pay more tax New car buyer...
Nov 18, 2022•42 min•Ep 84•Transcript available on Metacast Growth in end-to-end online sales slowing but more jobs being completed digitally before forecourt visit Arnold Clark rumoured to have snapped up car dealer group Cars 2 Auto Trader confident it can turn loss-making leasing arm Autorama around Auto Trader clocks up £149.1m six-monthly profit – but figure takes a hit from Autorama Chinese brand GWM Ora ‘believes’ in dealers and plans to appoint a dozen more retailers in next 12 months Jaguar Land Rover losses easing thanks to new Range Rover Used...
Nov 11, 2022•50 min•Ep 83•Transcript available on Metacast The used cars that lost the most money in October – including one Tesla Decision to remove two-year energy price cap is detrimental to EV sales, finds What Car? EU green lights ban on new combustion engine cars from 2035 Britishvolt is thrown short-term funding lifeline and staff take pay cut as it fights to avoid collapse Britishvolt avoids collapse after securing eleventh-hour funding – report Cazoo sells off Italian used car business to Stellantis-owned Aramis Group Carzam’s founders are owed...
Nov 04, 2022•57 min•Ep 82•Transcript available on Metacast 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 
