
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 Des 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 Des 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 Des 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 Des 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 Nov 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 Nov 20251h 5min

Auto Trader CEO joins us to discuss to Deal Builder roll-out controversy; EV pay-per-mile could hit PHEVs, and Tom Hartley Jnr's profits revealed – with Nathan Coe, episode 231
Car dealers threaten mass cancellation of Auto Trader contracts in light of Deal Builder‘Hundreds’ of car dealers claim they have cancelled Auto Trader packages as part of mass protestElectric vehicle...
14 Nov 20251h 8min

New Renault Twingo, Mike Brewer closes Sheffield dealership, and Robert Forrester hits out at ZEV mandate (again) – with Craig Ford, episode 230
Government’s 33% EV sales target is ‘wholly unrealistic’ and will lead to ‘rationing’ – Vertu boss'Poll tax on wheels': Experts warn about impact of proposed per mile charges on EVsRenault officially ...
7 Nov 20251h 7min


















