Volkswagen slashes 2026 profits, Bentley reveals its first EV, and our Chinese car megatest - with Jack Evans & James Batchelor, episode 276
Nominate yourself for a Used Car Award (Nominations close Monday 28th September)Weekly Briefing: I’ve driven 10 different Chinese cars this week – and learned a lotMercedes owner hit with £43,700 engi...
25 Syys 58min
Amazon Autos edges closer to UK launch, 'unreasonable behaviour' from car buyers increases, and why European car makers should've seen China coming – with Leo Nelson, episode 275
Unreasonable car buyer customer behaviour ‘has got worse’, reveals Car Dealer Trust Survey‘Survival of the fittest’: Aion UK boss predicts brutal shake-up for car industryWeekly Briefing: Why we’re al...
18 Syys 1h 5min
Where car dealers are leaving money on the table
With used car margins under pressure, finding extra profit is becoming harder — but that doesn't mean the opportunities have disappeared.In this special Car Dealer Podcast for Profit Clinic Week, Jame...
14 Syys 29min
JLR to lay off 4,000 people, Jaecoo takes over Lookers Battersea, and we spend the day in a Chinese car dealer – with Richard Norris, episode 274
UPDATED: JLR confirms 4,000 jobs to be axed as part of £1.7bn cost-saving driveCar dealer Lookers opens flagship Omoda and Jaecoo dealership in BatterseaWeekly Briefing: Why going behind the scenes of...
11 Syys 1h 5min
Does new reg day still matter, HMRC names and shames minimum wage breaches, and why one dealer has taken over an Aldi – with Joel Combes, episode 273
‘The shape of the day has changed’: Why new plate day still mattersCar dealers among 660 firms named and shamed for failing to pay National Minimum WageGarage hits back at HMRC after being named and s...
4 Syys 1h 2min
Garages want MOT price rises, dealers targeted by review blackmailers, and half of buyers now 'open' to Chinese brands – with Will Blackshaw, episode 272
‘I’d seriously consider packing in MOTs’: Garage owners demand test fee increaseInterest in Chinese cars reaches record level as half of buyers say they are ‘open’ to switch‘Pay us and we’ll remove th...
28 Elo 1h 9min
Dealer acquisitions market is most difficult for 10 years, Omoda Jaecoo come under warranty criticism, and Government could soften ZEV targets - with Peter Smyth, episode 271
Weekly Briefing: Car dealers reveal what business is REALLY like this summerMergers and acquisitions market ‘as difficult as it has been in 10 years’ for UK car dealersOmoda and Jaecoo strengthen warr...
21 Elo 1h 10min
Mistaken identity causes bad review nightmare, dealers could be banned from washing cars, and should we reform the consumer rights act? – with Jamie Caple, episode 270
Used car dealer left playing ‘detective’ after being wrongly named in customer complaintCar dealers have their say: We want a US-style ‘lemon law’ to replace Consumer Rights ActMeet the dealer boss wh...
14 Elo 1h 10min
