Used car auction house BCA to hold trial physical sale for first time since pandemic Boost for British car industry as Nissan confirms Sunderland base for electric Juke and Qashqai Genesis to be axed as standalone firm in UK and merge with Hyundai GWM axes controversial Funky Cat name as firm adopts new numbered naming strategy Sources reveal BMW Group has pushed back agency sales even further JLR spends more than £10m on high technology to thwart car thieves Daksh Gupta on why he left Marshall,...
Nov 24, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Ep 135•Transcript available on Metacast Used car marketplace Motorway launches trade sales and clever Instant Match feature Carmakers are registering cars ‘tactically’ again to boost market share Hyundai becomes first car brand to sell vehicles on Amazon as firms announce new partnership 'Not much evidence' non-compliant used car stock heading north after Ulez expansion Embarrassment for DVLA as agency is forced to offer refunds after £1m trade plate blunder Auto Trader opens up on reservations tool testing after anger among s...
Nov 17, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Ep 103•Transcript available on Metacast Cinch and We Buy Any Car owner increases its stake in Vertu Motors again Marshall Motor Group sees profit nearly halve in first year under Constellation ownership Five UK car dealers named in Top 10 of largest groups in Europe – the Top 20 list revealed Mazda announces record profits for first half of the year as sales of CX-60 go through the roof Cap HPI issues stark warning as used car prices fall further 1.5% in just 10 days Big Motoring World opens new headquarters in Kent to support growth ...
Nov 10, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Ep 133•Transcript available on Metacast Car Dealer Top 100: Britain’s most profitable dealers clock up £2.78bn earnings Car dealer group Vertu Motors suffers ‘malicious’ amendments to Companies House records Tesla boss Elon Musk warns Artificial Intelligence will one day ‘eliminate jobs’ Toyota reverses plans for fifth-generation Prius and says new car WILL now be sold in the UK Jaguar Land Rover boss says sorry for crippling parts crisis which has wiped cars off the road Jaguar Land Rover dealers accused of using second-hand parts to...
Nov 03, 2023•1 hr 15 min•Ep 132•Transcript available on Metacast Subaru flying car, electric MX-5 and new Nissan GTR – Tokyo Mobility Show 2023 round-up Honda’s Uni-One is a Segway rival designed to transport lazy shoppers and students around Exclusive: 10,000 Jaguar Land Rovers off the road due to huge parts shortage Exclusive: Big Motoring World snaps up two Available Car sites and aims for £1bn turnover 99% of voting shareholders give the green light to Lithia’s Pendragon bid DS Automobiles pilots ChatGPT in its cars as it looks to provide ‘conversat BMW d...
Oct 27, 2023•1 hr 12 min•Ep 131•Transcript available on Metacast AutoNation pulls out of race to buy car dealer Pendragon paving way for Lithia Time warp car dealership still stocked with classic 1980s Fords tracked down Electric car ‘was not to blame’ for huge fire at Jaguar Land Rover car dealership Bangers4Ben teams make it home after loop of Ireland in their amazing creations Replacing loss-making car dealers helped MG boost profits to £54m in UK Used car dealer slams council for installing speed cameras outside showroom instead of fixing flooding...
Oct 20, 2023•1 hr 11 min•Ep 130•Transcript available on Metacast Sytner Group chalks up incredible £178.9m profit as revenues rise by more than £1bn Vauxhall targets Fiesta owners as it looks to make Corsa 2024’s most popular new car Online marketplace Carwow books £29.4m loss for 2022 despite revenues rising Labour will reimpose 2030 ban on new petrols and diesels if it wins next general election Car dealers support delaying 2030 ban but remain unaware of ZEV mandate – Auto Trader Pendragon shareholders to vote on Lithia takeover bid on October 25 AutoNation...
Oct 13, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Ep 129•Transcript available on Metacast Lithia Motors’ latest bid for car dealer Pendragon most likely to go through – experts Used car supermarket Motorpoint books £3.7m loss for first half of the year Wheeler Dealers star Mike Brewer on death threats and how social media ruined his life ‘Hapless’ car thief thwarted by a bollard is jailed after leaving string of evidence at dealerships SMMT says ‘carrots’ needed to entice sales of EVs by private buyers, despite September boom eBay Motors Group reveals September’s fastest-selling used...
Oct 06, 2023•1 hr•Ep 128•Transcript available on Metacast More than a fifth of new cars sold from 2024 must be electric, government confirms Government tells carmakers that EV targets will remain in place despite delaying 2030 ban Nissan boss vows that all its future European vehicles will be electric Bidding war hots up for Pendragon as THIRD suitor enters race to buy car dealer group Pendragon shareholders 'unlikely' to back Lithia Motors deal for car dealer group – expert analysts Stellantis UK appoints new Alfa Romeo and DS boss to lead bra...
Sep 29, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Ep 127•Transcript available on Metacast Lithia makes second bid for listed car dealer Pendragon with £280m offer Shock rival bid to buy Pendragon from Hedin and Sytner-owner Penske rejected Car dealers have their say on 2035 ban as some predict ‘it’ll never happen’ Manufacturers ‘will not change’ plans despite petrol and diesel car ban being pushed back Car makers’ target to sell 22% EVs in 2024 will remain in place despite 2030 ban shifting Car dealer warning as FCA targets GAP insurance that doesn’t ‘provide fair value’ Tributes pou...
Sep 22, 2023•1 hr 10 min•Ep 127•Transcript available on Metacast London used car dealers urged to send non-Ulez compliant part-exchanges to Ukraine Used car dealer caught taking unauthorised beach holiday after bumping into company director in Portuguese bar EU considering tariffs on new Chinese EVs as it looks to help the likes of Stellantis avoid ‘race to the bottom’ China hits back at EU as major row brews over plans to slap tariffs on the likes of BYD Happy ending in DVLA clamping row as Kent used car dealership finally sells Fiat 500 Onto enters administ...
Sep 15, 2023•58 min•Ep 125•Transcript available on Metacast Volkswagen Group to ‘find new role for Seat’ after confirming brand will stop making cars and be replaced by Cupra Volkswagen to ditch ID and GTX brands and keep Golf, Tiguan and GTI names into electric era Skoda remains committed to switching to agency sales as boss says model ‘is the name of the game’ Lookers takeover by Global Auto Holdings gets green light Worst offenders: Which used electric car prices have crashed the most? Six highlights from the Munich motor show Ellesmere Port enters ne...
Sep 08, 2023•59 min•Ep 124•Transcript available on Metacast Jardine Motors’ American owner Lithia swoops on UK BMW dealer group Big Motoring World boss refuses to rule out rumours he’s buying used car supermarket rival Available Car BYD to delete ‘Build Your Dreams’ badging after dealer feedback Used car dealers react to Ulez expansion as they say they are now turning away non-compliant part-exchanges New electric car prices are being slashed by car manufacturers to ‘stimulate’ demand – Vertu Used car sellers find job interviews and exams less stressful ...
Sep 01, 2023•58 min•Ep 123•Transcript available on Metacast Biggest drop in August used car values for 13 years – but there’s no price crash on the way JLR announces groundbreaking new plan to recycle old EV batteries Franchised car dealer appoints administrators after uncovering £3.7m stock discrepancy in annual accounts Scam car dealership SR Vans uses fake Google reviews and location to dupe car buyers Car dealer Listers makes £40.5m profit – but warns fixed-price agency sales could hit earnings Vertu appoints ex-Nissan network chief Spencer Clayton-J...
Aug 25, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Ep 122•Transcript available on Metacast UK government’s lack of plan around EVs is ‘inept’, says former Aston Martin chief Majority of UK councils have no official strategy for residential EV charging – Vauxhall Used car dealer Big Motoring World sees profits soar despite tough trading for supermarket sector Chinese brand Omoda on its way to UK with crossover SUV JLR creates 300 new jobs in West Midlands as it ramps up Range Rover production Celebrating 1,000 members: The problems for independent dealers haven’t changed but the IMDA h...
Aug 18, 2023•56 min•Ep 121•Transcript available on Metacast House of Lords launches inquiry into electric cars and the barriers to achieving 2030 ban Used car supermarket Big Motoring World notches up record sales Macklin Motors offers huge 50% discount on cars as it drums up awareness of upcoming Toyota dealership Franchised dealers back Chinese disruptors to make a big impact on the UK new car market Two in three new car buyers don’t recognise new EV brands – despite some being on sale in UK Amari bosses on selling supercars, his £1.2m watch and why th...
Aug 11, 2023•1 hr 9 min•Ep 120•Transcript available on Metacast New car registrations up more than 28% in July, completing one full year of sales growth Lookers takeover poised to go ahead after Cinch agrees to better offer Peter Vardy used car supermarkets face closure as group signs MG deal Troubled used car retailer Cazoo slashes its losses as brutal cost-cutting mission begins to bear fruit Jobs axe will fall at family-run Barretts as Citroen and DS showrooms in Canterbury to close Volvo sheds all estates and saloons in UK to go SUV-only...
Aug 04, 2023•1 hr 13 min•Ep 119•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Ep 118•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Ep 117•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Ep 116•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Ep 115•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Ep 114•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Ep 113•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Ep 112•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Ep 111•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Ep 110•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Ep 109•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Ep 108•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Ep 107•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Ep 106•Transcript available on Metacast 
