Motorpoint's 'most difficult year ever', Chinese car tariffs to increase within EU, and Labour to bring back 2030 ban – with Farhad Tailor, episode 162
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Used car supermarket Motorpoint suffers massive deepening of losses in ‘most difficult year ever’
Huge row breaks out with EU set to announce additional 25% tariffs on Chinese EVs
Family-owned Barretts of Canterbury sees profit plummet by almost three-quarters
Family-run JCT600’s profits slide as move to agency hits turnover and franchises are ditched
Motors closing in on cut-price deal for failed used car dealer Cazoo – reports
Labour pledges to reinstate 2030 ban on new petrol and diesel vehicles plus ‘supporting buyers’ of used EVs
JLR pledges more than £1m to support ‘proactive policing’ as part of crackdown on thefts
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