Episodes
Car Dealer Magazine has been investigating the rise of fake car dealers that are actively conning consumers out of cash.
Published 02/08/23
Published 02/08/23
Ask anyone with a passing interest in cars where they search for them and it’s highly likely they’ll say Auto Trader.   The classified car advertising giant has been a staple of the motor trade for four decades and has morphed from a magazine to an app available on smartphones.   But just how did Auto Trader get so big? How did it grow from a well-thumbed mag to a tech titan that last year made £25m profit every MONTH? In this special podcast, we’ve chatted to car dealers, consumer and...
Published 07/29/22
Cazoo is an online used car dealer that has burst onto the motor trade scene amid a blitz of publicity, cash and controversy.In this special Car Dealer Investigation we take a closer look at the people behind the self-titled 'online used car disruptor'. We investigate where the billions have come from to launch the business, discuss whether the huge sponsorship deals across the sporting world have been worth it – and take a look at why shares have plummeted since the firm listed on the New...
Published 04/01/22
In this podcast, Car Dealer's James Baggott speaks with Freeserve founder Ajaz Ahmed and Swansway director Peter Smyth as they debate whether used car disruptors such as Cazoo, Cinch and Carzam will take over the market.
Published 03/08/22
Used car prices soaring has been a strange quirk of the pandemic – but how long will these used car values remain high for? Is there a used car price crash around the corner? Editor-in-chief of Car Dealer James Baggott investigates for this special podcast. Read the story at www.cardealermagazine.co.uk
Published 02/28/22