Motor Trade Radio

📣STREAMING NOW📣 All the week’s big news stories on the Motor Trade Radio podcast, powered by MOTORS.   ✅ Dale Wyatt (industry legend, Suzuki UK boss and friend of the pod) announces his plan to take early retirement next year ✅ We reveal the OEMs with the highest proportion of EV ownership ✅ How Spanish brand Cupra could be hit by EU tariffs ✅ Why Volvo is backtracking on its ambitious EV target   ✅ Latest full year from the Trade Centre Group and Heritage Automotive ✅ John Clark Motor Group’s latest acquisition 🎙 Jigcar co-founder Elliott Perks in conversation 🎙 [M]enabale Moment with Stephen Whitton   Plus #AllTheChatterThatMatters with your co-hosts Curtis and Philip   #automotive

14 Sep 202443min

🚨EXCLUSIVE POD INTERVIEW!🚨    We're delighted to welcome Jigcar co-founder & CEO Elliott Perks to the Motor Trade Radio podcast for our latest full-length SUPPLIER SPECIAL.   Elliott shares how the start-up uses AI to revolutionise how dealer groups and car supermarkets manage vehicle logistics.   Elliott and two other former Cazoo employees launched Jigcar in January 2024. Top 50 dealer groups Glyn Hopkin, Steven Eagell, and Perrys Motor Group are already using it.   In our exclusive interview, Elliott tells us how the business is helping car retailers optimise logistics across multi-site operations, driving greater efficiencies for dealers and improving stock turn.   Not to be missed!

11 Sep 202431min

📻TUNE IN AND BREW UP ☕️ Catch the week's big car retailing stories on the Motor Trade Radio podcast, powered by MOTORS. These are just some of the stories up for discussion! ⏩ August’s new car registrations – SMMT ⏩ August’s used car retail trends – MOTORS ⏩ Where do buyers prefer to go for part-exchange valuations? – JudgeService ⏩ UK set to become the battleground for Chinese EV brands as EU tariffs start to bite – Cox Automotive ⏩ OEMs rationing petrol cars to meet EV targets – Robert Forrester The latest financials from Vertu Motors, TrustFord, Heden, John Clark Motor Group and Holdcroft Motor Group   Plus, #AllTheChatterThatMatters with your co-hosts Curtis and Philip #automotive

7 Sep 202436min

We’ve got the week’s big headlines on the Motor Trade Radio podcast, powered by MOTORS.   🚗 Big shout-out to dealers preparing for the 74-plate change!   ⚡️New research finds the proportion of fully electric company cars has fallen this year, while petrol and plug-in hybrids have both increased their shares   📈Hybrids are reportedly enjoying a surge in the used car market   🚘Why now is a great time to buy used EVs, according to the Guardian   👏Steve Nash prepares to step down as CEO of the Institute of the Motor Industry after a hugely successful ten years in the top job   💷And…Vauxhall becomes the first carmaker to offer an electric model for the same price as the equivalent petrol version with its forthcoming all-new Frontera   PLUS cap hpi’s Derren Martin and Dylan Setterfield on current and future used car values and a very special September plate-change Menable Moment from Stephen Whitton.   Plus, #AllTheChatterThatMatters with your co-hosts Curtis and Philip

31 Aug 202441min

🚨WEEKDAY POD EXCLUSIVE 🚨We've got a used car treat for you this week, powered by MOTORS! We've caught up with cap hpi's Derren Martin and Dylan Setterfield for an extended chat about how August's trade values performed, plus a look at the forecast for September, Q4 and the NEXT FIVE YEARS!   If you want to know what's happening in the used car market you won't want to miss this one.   These are just some of the subjects covered:   🎙️ August's -0.6% dip in values 🎙️ The summer of stability 🎙️ September plate-change, volumes and PXs 🎙️ ICE and EV used car price parity...for some models 🎙️ How the ZEV Mandate is impacting future trends 🎙️Setting values for new entrant brands 🎙️2030 vs 2035 ICE ban   #AllTheChatterThatMatters with Philip and Curtis on Motor Trade Radio.

27 Aug 202449min

📢POD ALERT📢 There’s no sign of the summer slowdown on the Motor Trade Radio podcast in our latest headlines busting episode, powered by MOTORS!   Headlines this week are from AM, Car Dealer, Motor Trader, Motor Finance, and Automotive News Europe.   📊 Cox Automotive issues a cautious full-year used car forecast, with a modest slowdown in Q3 and Q4. 📈 Used car sales jumped by over 7% in July for UK’s Top 200 car dealers, according to CarCondor. 👍 Franchised dealers take the lead in NFDA customer satisfaction survey. 🪙 Millennials lead the way for buy now, pay later to cover car repairs, reports Bumper. 🪫Most buyers would ‘demand’ a battery health check on used cars, says Startline. 💶 And we try to make sense of the current state of play of European tariffs on Chinese cars and cars built in China.   Plus our roundup of all the dealer news from The British Motor Show!   #AllTheChatterThatMatters with your co-hosts Curtis and Philip

24 Aug 202438min

🎙️LATEST POD ALERT 🎙️ We’re mid-way through August already, and the headlines keep coming on the Motor Trader Radio podcast, powered by MOTORS!!!!   This week we look at:   ▶️New car sales will be ‘extremely challenging’ in Q4 as ZEV mandate is set to bite hard, warns Cox Automotive ▶️There’s more doubt being aired over the timing of the ICE car ban! ▶️No new Jaguars available for most of 2025 as the carmaker rethinks its vehicle strategy ▶️Eastern Western Motor Group expands with the acquisition of two Honda sites in Scotland ▶️Motor Ombudsman research finds younger drivers are less assured with their car buying and ownership experience ▶️[M]enable Moment with our mental wealth guru, Stephen Whitton   And #AllTheChatterThatMatters with your co-hosts Curtis and Phil.   #automotive

17 Aug 202441min

🎙️LATEST POD EPISODE 🎙️ This week on the Motor Trade Radio podcast, powered by MOTORS… ⬆️ New car regs up in July, marking 24 consecutive months of growth, but market still driven by fleet as retail drops again ⬇️ New van regs drop in July, but market remains at 3-year high ⬆️ Used car supermarkets increase stocks in July, as buyers prioritise affordability ⬆️ Used car sales rise in Q2, as EV uptake grows 😲 Auto Express car owners’ poll reviews the nation’s favourite (and least favourite) car brands 🎙️ PLUS Perran Moon MP drop is in for a chat!   #AllTheChatterThatMatters with your co-hosts Curtis and Philip   #automotive

10 Aug 202439min