Govt to look at EV charging costs, fraudsters target car buyers on Cazoo, and EU moots adjusting its Chinese car tariffs – with Harry Bathe, episode 239
Treasury eyes EV charging cost cuts as pay-per-mile tax sparks sales concernsFraudsters target used car buyers on Cazoo by hacking emails and offering fake discountsEuropean Union sets out framework f...
16 Tammi 1h 11min
Constellation's multi-million pound losses in detail, and was 2025 the year of the Chinese car? – with Tim Atkinson, episode 238
Huge £112.9m loss revealed for auction firm BCA and We Buy Any Car’s ownerWeekly Briefing: How did Constellation lose so much money in 2025?Video: The car manufacturer winners and losers of 2025New ca...
9 Tammi 1h 8min
The Big Fat Car Dealer Christmas Quiz of the Year – Car Dealer Podcast episode 237
In this special festive edition of the Car Dealer Podcast, hosts James Baggott, Jon Reay, James Batchelor, Joe Wallington and Rebecca Chaplin pick the Car Dealer stories they think were the most impor...
23 Joulu 20251h 8min
EU adjusts 2035 petrol ban, FCA could tweak finance compensation scheme, and where is Gerry McGovern? - with Peter Vardy, episode 236
EU scraps 2035 new petrol and diesel car ban, leaving UK out on a limb‘Delusional’ EV new car targets are leaving the UK out of step with world – Vertu bossFCA could adjust proposed motor finance comp...
19 Joulu 202556min
Auto Trader tweaks Deal Builder, Ford teams up with Renault, and Volvo's falling out with Brindley Group – with Sam Watts, episode 235
Auto Trader tweaks Deal Builder product making reservations optionalCox says BCA could command ‘unassailable market position’ following Aston Barclay dealFord to utilise Renault 5 platform as carmaker...
12 Joulu 20251h 7min
Top 100 most profitable dealers revealed, Gerry McGovern mysteriously departs JLR, and Zipcar pulls out of UK – with John Veichmanis, episode 234
Which car dealers make the most profit? The Car Dealer Top 100 2025 details revealedReports suggest JLR design boss Gerry McGovern has been ‘removed with immediate effect’UK car market set to return t...
6 Joulu 20251h 6min
Pay-per-mile EV tax, Audi and Mercedes dropped from Motability, and IMDA members' thoughts on Deal Builder – with Sam Luscombe, episode 233
Premium car brands rocked by last minute changes to Motability as legal challenge mootedEV drivers to pay 3p per mile, while Expensive Car Supplement for EVs raised to £50kGovernment postpones axing E...
28 Marras 20251h 8min
Mitsubishi to return to the UK, Ford Focus finishes production, and Van Mossell snaps up UK dealers – with Craig Cheetham, episode 232
Auto Trader to launch dealer advisory groups in wake of Deal Builder fall outMitsubishi Motors to introduce new vehicles in the UK next yearFord kills off the Focus – iconic car ends production after ...
21 Marras 20251h 5min
