📢This week on @Motortraderadio, powered by @motorscouk. 🎙️Used car price drops halt in April 🎙️Cazoo's administration warning 🎙️New car market to top over 2m in 2024 🎙️26% of customers return to dealers 🎙️SPECIAL DCA legal update from @Geldards  

📢DCA POD ALERT! We're delighted to be joined by Lewis Adamson from legal firm @Geldards for an exclusive update on the legalities around the FCA's probe into Discretionary Commission Arrangements and what dealers need to know. Powered by @motorscouk

HEADLINES POD: We’ve got the week’s big car retailing stories for you on the Motor Trade Radio podcast, powered by MOTORS.   It’s been another mega-busy news week for the sector! Headlines this week from the Car Dealer, AM Online, FT and Daily Telegraph.   🎙️Pendragon’s new owner Lithia to close 16 CarStores, with staff notified about potential redundancies 🎙️While the sale of Pendragon’s retail business boosts profits for newly listed Pinewood 🎙️How a perfect storm drove up car repair...

🎙️NEW POD STREAMING NOW: "Seasonal normality" is the topic of the latest Motor Trade Radio weekday podcast, powered by MOTORS. We talked to Derren Martin, Cap HPI's Director of Valuations, about how used car values performed in April.    A dip of just -1.5% (c£300) indicated a balancing of demand and supply dynamics (-1.4% is the average for the month). We also find out how the early Easter impacted the market, trends by age (older cars under pressure), sector (upper-medium the biggest...

NEW POD ALERT! Don't miss our latest Motor Trade Radio Supplier Special with Maarten Bekkers, Founder of AutoChat. Maarten joins Curtis and Philip to talk about how his business is using AI technology to help dealers automate elements of their customer contact and achieve better results with less manual effort. Already used by dealer groups across Europe, Maarten tells us about how this cutting-edge tech is being rolled out in the UK and how car retailers are improving customer satisfaction...

HEADLINES POD! All the week’s big car retailing stories on the Motor Trade Radio podcast, powered by MOTORS. 📢 Inchcape to exit UK dealer sector following sale of retailing business to Group 1 📢 Are used electric cars finally reaching price parity with ICE, INDICATA says they are 📢 cap hpi encourages independent dealers to stock EVs 📢 Dealers signal growing anti-agency sentiment amid manufacturer u-turns 📢 Greenhous group launches prestige multi-marque used car business Plus Maarten...

All the big stories on @Motortraderadio, powered by @motorscouk. 🙂 Dealers happier than 6 months ago @RMI_NFDA 📢 @KeyloopAuto acquires ATG 📉 Used finance to take a hit 🚢 Ports turning into ‘car parks’ as EVs pile up 🎙️ @PeterVardy COO James Brearley  

MID WEEK SPECIAL! We're delighted to welcome James Brearley, @PeterVardy COO, to the @Motortraderadio podcast powered by @motorscouk. James provides an update on his first 12 months at the group and shares his views on how the sector performed in Q1

📢The full lowdown on March's new & used market trends on this week's pod, powered by @motorscouk! Also making the news. 🚗Tesla & BYD global sales fall 🚘AutoNation considering Inchcape? 🚗Motorpoint bounces back in Q4 🚘MBO for Dicksons of Inverness

EASTER POD! Lots of OEM headlines to discuss on Motor Trade Radio, powered by @motorscouk. 🐣Hyundai to cut UK dealer partners 🐣Ford pulls back on agency 🐣Omoda's UK dealer plans 🐣Mini & BMW top for brand loyalty @JudgeService 🐣@cap_hpi March used trends  

📢POD ALERT We've got the full lowdown on @cap_hpi March and Q1 used car valuation trends on our special weekday Motor Trade Radio podcast, powered by @motorscouk. Join us in conversation with Jeremy Yea for key trends across fuel, sector and age.

The week's big stories on @Motortraderadio, powered by @motorscouk. ➡️SHOCK: Buyers like dealers! ➡️Finance & dealer websites ➡️FCA probe latest ➡️Fleets thumb down for agency ➡️Arnold Clark expands with BYD ➡️Multi-brand EV importer looks for dealers  

We've just caught up with industry guru Steve Young of ICDP for a special weekday pod powered by @motorscouk. Lots of topics are up for debate, including Cazoo's pivot, the rollout of Chinese EV brands, and why some OEMs are pausing agency.

Plenty to chat about on this week’s Motor Trade Radio podcast, powered by MOTORS. With headlines from Car Dealer, The Times, Motor Trade News, Motor Finance, Mail Online and FT. 📢Big Motoring World boss Peter Waddell fuming as used car supermarket says he’s taken a leave of absence 🏆Cox launches the annual Barbara Cox Woman of the Year Award 🚗Audi’s the latest brand to pull back from agency, but is it a temporary move? ⚡️Electric car ranges reportedly ‘fall by a third in real-world...

📰A rollercoaster ride through the week's headlines on @Motortraderadio, powered by @motorscouk! 📢Cazoo morphs into a marketplace! 🚗Feb new car & van regs up ⚡️New post-Covid low for used EV prices 🚘Vertu reports stable used car prices 👉FCA vs Gap

🎙️NEW WEEKDAY POD ALERT🎙️ Dealer aftersales are the focus for our latest interview pod, powered by MOTORS. Phil and Curtis are in conversation with Regit.Cars founder Chris Ashton-Green who shares his insight on OEM retention strategies and success stories.   In a wide ranging chat Chris reveals which OEMs are leading the way in promoting aftersales retention, the challenges and opportunities facing new entrant EV brands and how Sky's smart advertising is changing the way aftersales...

Catch the news on @Motortraderadio powered by @motorscouk! 🚗Feb used values from @DerrenM_cap_hpi ❌JLR ditches agency plans 🚘Suzuki boss on ‘complacent dealers’ 🚗Top car buyer pain points ⚡️Buyers favour hybrids over EVs @stephenwhitton

📢USED VALUES POD📢We've just caught up with @DerrenM_cap_hpi for a sneak preview of how @cap_hpi's trade values increased by 0.7% in February! Lots of moving parts by vehicle age and fuel type. "Live" now on @Motortraderadio powered by @motorscouk!

📢All the big car retailing stories on @Motortraderadio powered by @motorscouk. 🚗Auction activity up in January ⚡️Vauxhall to build EV vans in Luton 🚘Dacia debuts UK’s cheapest EV 🔎Genesis searches for more dealers 🛻Pickup tax U-Turn

THREE acquisitions to discuss on this week's pod, powered by @motorscouk! 🚗 @carwowuk buys Auto Express & EVO owner 🚘 @dmkeithgroup buys Colin Appleyard 🚗 @PlatinumMotor buys Pebley Beach 📢GAP & @TheFCA update ⚡️EV discounting 🎙️@stephenwhitton  

🎙️Streaming now on @Motortraderadio, powered by @MOTORS. 🚘Strong start for new car regs 📈Used car sales up in 2023 ⚡️House of Lords calls for EV incentives 🚗Buyers rejecting EVs for petrol & hybrid models finds @JudgeService 📢And Martin Lewis!

Headlines aplenty this week PLUS a breaking news story as we were recording! Powered by @motorscouk 🎙️January used retail price trends 🎙️Inchcape for sale 🎙️Volvo stops Polestar funding 🎙️Group 1 to cut UK staff, impact 🎙️Motorpoint profit warning 🎙️FCA & GAP 🎙️@stephenwhitton  

Check out our special weekday podcast interview with Mike Allen, managing director of Cambria Private Capital., Mike will be familiar to many listeners as one of the UK's most respected industry analysts. Since September 2023, he's been heading up the new start-up investment arm of Cambria Automobiles, and he joins Curtis and Phil for an update on the business and how it's supporting the next generation of start-ups, fintechs and mobility specialists serving the dealer community. He also...

🎙️Another news packed pod on @Motortraderadio powered by @motorscouk.   🚗@DerrenM_cap_hpi on Jan used values  🔎Buyers using more search websites  ⚡️NFDA fears for EV sales  🚘2024's first dealer acquisition  🚗Europe's biggest seller named