Motor Trade Radio E26 S10.Lithia to close Pendragon's CarStores. Pinewood off to a flying start solo. Repair cost spiral. Car parc nears 36m units. UK production dips. Stellantis blasts ZEV Mandate and more!

HEADLINES POD: We've got the week's big car retailing stories for you on the Motor Trade Radio podcast, powered by MOTORS. It's been another mega-busy news week for the sector! Headlines this week from the Car Dealer, AM Online, FT and Daily Telegraph. 🎙️Pendragon's new owner Lithia to close 16 CarStores, with staff notified about potential redundancies 🎙️While the sale of Pendragon's retail business boosts profits for newly listed Pinewood 🎙️How a perfect storm drove up car repair costs in 2023 by a whopping 13.5% 🎙️UK's car parc nears 36 million units in 2023, providing dealers with an aftersales opportunity by targeting older cars 🎙️Car production tumbled by more than a quarter YoY in March, as factories prepare for new-generation EV models 🎙️Stellantis issues a warning over future UK trading as ZEV Mandate starts to limit new ICE sales 🎙️We reveal the peak day for customer enquiries! PLUS cap hpi's Derren Martin on April's used car value trends and the latest [M]enable Moment with our mental wealth wizard Stephen Whitton #AllTheChatterThatMatters with your co-hosts Curtis and Philip #Automotive