Motor Trade Radio

It might be mid-December but there’s still lots to discuss on this week’s Motor Trade Radio podcast, sponsored by MOTORS!   ✅ Supreme court grants permission for appeal against UK car finance ruling ✅ Friend of the pod Steve Young to head new Turkey-owned UK dealer group ✅ Land Rover retains top spot as Hyundai and Renault shake up UK retail margin rankings ✅ Motor trade vacancy rate at lowest point since October 2021 ✅ The latest M&A activity in the sector with Lithia, Porsche Retail Group and Cartime! ✅ Plus a festive [M]enable Moment with mental wealth guru Stephen Whitton   And #AllTheChatterThatMatters with your co-hosts Curtis and Phil. #automotive

14 Des 202431min

🎙️HEADLINES POD ALERT!!!!🎙️   We’ve gathered the week’s big car retailing stories from across the trade and national press on the Motor Trade Radio podcast, powered by MOTORS. Latest new car and registrations from the SMMT   ▶️ November’s used car market trends from MOTORS’ Market View ▶️ Cox Automotive’s long-term used car market forecasts and why 2027 could be a pivotal year ▶️ Is the new car “showroom tax” set to be hiked for ICE cars from next April? Stellantis boss Carlos Tavares ousted ahead of his planned 2026 retirement ▶️ Positive first half-year results from Caffyns, one of the last remaining listed groups   Plus #AllTheChatterThatMatters with your co-hosts Curtis and Philip

7 Des 202435min

🎙️We’re delighted to welcome @HendyGroup's Mark Busby to our special weekday @Motortraderadio pod powered by @motorscouk. There is a lot to talk about, from how Hendy became one of the biggest regional players to the impact of the Budget and ZEV mandate on business.

3 Des 202426min

🎙️WHAT A WEEK THAT WAS! 🎙️   We always say it’s been a busy seven days for the sector, but this week has been remarkable with industry stories hitting the front pages of the nationals and TV news. This week on the Motor Trade Radio podcast, powered by MOTORS, we’ll take a close look at those stories and more! ✅ Government to launch a ZEV mandate consultation following OEM crunch talks ✅ Ford calls for consumer incentives to buy electric cars ✅ Car finance scandal could cost lenders £30bn warns influential Moody’s ratings agency ✅ Motorpoint sees H1 profit performance boost despite continued revenue pressure ✅ Volkswagen Group signals potential agency climbdown ✅ cap hpi’s Jeremy Yea discussed November’s trade values ✅ MTC’s Anthony Brennan on the power of bespoke dealer websites ✅ [M]enable Moment with Stephen Whitton   Plus #AllTheChatterThatMatters with your co-hosts Curtis and Philip

30 Nov 202444min

⚠️USED CAR TRENDS POD ALERT ⚠️   Check out the November cap hpi trade value trends (“normal seasonality!”) on the Motor Trade Radio podcast, powered by MOTORS. We're in conversation with Jeremy Yea discussing used car trends for the month by age, fuel type and sector.   Plus average days to sell, stocking trends and December forecast!   #AllTheChatterThatMatters on Motor Trade Radio with Philip and Curtis. #automotive

27 Nov 202421min

🚨SUPPLIER SPECIAL EXCLUSIVE POD🚨   The latest in our series of Motor Trade Radio Supplier Specials showcases MTC. We’re joined by Anthony Brennan, Business Development Director, who tells us how the website builder is transforming the look, feel and functionality of dealer sites.   The business works across many retail and business sectors. An early success was delivering the e-commerce website that transformed the fortunes of Brew Dog when it was a start-up. It is probably best known in automotive for the groundbreaking Silver Bullet platform that made e-commerce a reality for the Peter Vardy Group, one of the first UK dealers to make online car buying possible.   It’s fair to say a lot of MTC’s bespoke automotive work has been under the radar working with groups such as Luscombe Motors, Saxton 4X4 and Ireland’s Joe Duffy Group.   That’s all about to change as the business is ramping up its automotive portfolio and is positioning itself as the go-to website disruptor for top 100 franchised dealers, car supermarkets and large independents.   Contact details Listeners wanting to know more about MTC can email Anthony Brennan at anthony.brennan@mtc.co.uk

26 Nov 202432min

Catch this week’s big car retailing stories on the Motor Trade Radio podcast, powered by MOTORS!   🚘 Nissan wants 'urgent' action on ZEV mandate after this week’s government talks with the automotive industry 🚘 Used EV market falters in wake of the Budget 🚘 Ford cuts 800 UK jobs claiming weak demand for electric cars 🚘 Jaguar reveals new look and attracts plenty of flak…as its network confirmed to shrink to ‘around 20’ showrooms 🚘 Bowker acquires Porsche site from Lithia Motors 🚘 And we reveal the last new car to be fitted with a handbrake   Plus, ICDP’s Steve Young is talking about the latest Top 50 European Dealer Groups.     #AllTheChatterThatMatters with your co-hosts Curtis and Phil. #automotive

23 Nov 202436min

🚗WEEKDAY POD🚗   This week on Motor Trade Radio, powered by MOTORS, we’re in conversation with industry guru Steve Young discussing ICDP’s latest European Top 50 Dealer Groups.   Every year, the Top 50 provides an analysis of the financial standing of the biggest franchised groups by turnover, and it has been doing so for 10 years. This means Steve is in a unique position to track the ebbs and flows of individual groups and the ongoing impact of consolidation on the sector as a whole—which is certainly a major theme of the latest Top 50.   Plenty of changes this year, especially in the Top 10. Check out who’s up and who’s down. How UK groups performed. And why Switzerland always punches above its weight.   #AllTheChatterThatMatters on Motor Trade Radio. #automotive

20 Nov 202430min