🎅It's the last pod of the year, so don't miss all the chatter that matters on this week's Motor Trade Radio, powered by MOTORS & Cazoo. 🎄EU weakens plan to end new ICE sales by 2035, and carmaker views sour once they digest the fine detail 🎄UK government says it will complete a review of its ZEV Mandate targets as quickly as possible 🎄FCA reviewing…

🎙️ Motor Trade Radio – Weekend Special This week we're joined by two fantastic guests: David Bilsborough of Cheshire Cars and Stephen Whitton, delivering a special [M]enable Moments segment with his top tips for improving mental health and wellbeing in 2026. Alongside our guest conversations, we explore a handful of the week's biggest automotive he…

📻 STREAMING NOW Catch the big car retailing stories and all the chatter that matters on this week's Motor Trade Radio podcast, powered by MOTORS. Plenty of post-Budget stories making the news, plus Vertu boss Robert Forrester in conversation with Phil and Curtis. This week… ⚡️ Used EV and hybrid stock hits a new high in November 📊 Cox Automotive pr…

🚨POD EXCLUSIVE🚨 Vertu boss Robert Forrester chats to Philip and Curtis for this special Motor Trade Radio podcast episode, powered by MOTORS. Robert shares his take on how the Budget will impact car retailing with a focus on the introduction of pay-per-mile eVED and the extension of the Electric Car Grant. And gives us the SCOOP on which new Chines…

📢BUDGET DEBRIEF SPECIAL Catch the big car retailing stories on this week's Motor Trade Radio podcast, powered by MOTORS. 💼 We look at the industry's reaction to the Autumn Budget and have the latest updates on issues impacting the sector from pay-per-mile and ECOS to ECG extension and Motability changes. 💡Industry consultant Steve Young shares his …

🎙️BUDGET ANALYSIS & TOP 50 EUROPEAN DEALERS Streaming now on the Motor Trade Radio podcast, powered by MOTORS! We're delighted to welcome back Steve Young, MD of ICDP, the automotive retailing consultancy, and MD of Auto West London, the Omoda and Jaecoo site in Chiswick. 💼 Steve shares his views on how the Budget will impact the car retailing sect…

🎙️ Catch the big car retailing stories and all the chatter that matters on this week's Motor Trade Radio podcast, powered by MOTORS. 📊 The new AM100 – we look at some of the movers and main trends 🚗 Another car brand's coming to the UK – the unexpected return of Mitsubishi! ⚠️ Group 1 to close two BMW and Mini dealerships as part of a strategic rev…

▶️ STREAMING NOW! What a great week catching up with everyone at AM Live! Hear our lowdown on the show, the latest industry headlines and some special guests! ✅ NFDA Dealer Attitude Survey – who's up, who's down and who's new? ⚡ EV Pay-Per-Mile tax regime and why LCVs could be exempt…if it happens 🚘 Q3 used car sales rise with more than 2 million s…

🚘 OEM POD EXCLUSIVE🚘 This week on Motor Trade Radio (powered by MOTORS), we're delighted to bring you the first podcast interview given by AION Auto UK — ahead of the Chinese brand's debut here in 2026! Curtis and Philip are joined by Managing Director Jon Wakefield (former UK boss of Volvo and Harwoods Group) and Network Development Director Dunca…

🚨STREAMING NOW! 🚨 We've got the big car retailing stories on this week's Motor Trade Radio podcast, powered by MOTORS. 📊 Full low down on how October's new car and van markets 🚗 MOTORS' Market View analysis of used car stock levels, prices and demand in October 🕰️ FCA's welcome extension of the industry consultation on its redress scheme 🆕 AION to …

🚗 SUZUKI POD EXCLUSIVE🚗 Our latest weekday episode (powered by MOTORS!) features David Kateley, Suzuki's UK Director of Automobile, in conversation with Curtis Hutchinson and Philip Nothard. David's been in the post since January 2025, when he succeeded industry legend Dale Wyatt as head of car operations. Having joined the business in 2003 and pre…

Catch the big car retailing stories and all the chatter that matters with Philip and Curtis on this week's Motor Trade Radio podcast, powered by MOTORS. This week for your listening pleasure! 🎙️cap hpi's Chris Plumb on October's trade value trends 🎙️The erupting row between lenders and the FCA over its consultation process 🎙️Geely becomes the lates…

⚠️USED CAR VALUES EXCLUSIVE ⚠️ We've got the full lowdown on cap hpi's October used car trade values on the Motor Trade Radio podcast, powered by MOTORS. Head of Current Car Valuations Chris Plumb takes us through what drove the small -1.1% (£225) dip in values. Talking points include: ➡️ Headline trade values at 3yrs/60,000 miles ➡️ A look at tren…

Join Philip and Curtis for the big car retailing stories and all the chatter that matters on this week's Motor Trade Radio podcast, powered by MOTORS. ⚠️ Is the Motability scheme set for a tax upset in the Budget? 💷 Draft legislation looks at bringing ECOS under BIK tax rules ⚡ Number of EVs sold under the Electric Car Grant revealed ☎️ MOTORS on h…

⚠️ Catch the big car retailing stories and all the chatter that matters on this week's Motor Trade Radio podcast, powered by MOTORS. ⚖️ The return of Dieselgate as five OEMs face a major lawsuit in the High Court, accused of cheating on emission tests 💷 Close Brothers nearly doubles its provision for the FCA's finance mis-selling redress scheme 🔌 M…

🚨 POD ALERT 🚨 What a week in automotive! Catch the big car retailing stories and all the chatter that matters on this week's Motor Trade Radio podcast, powered by MOTORS. 🗓️ A special focus on September with a look at the SMMT data for the new car and van markets during the plate-change and MOTORS' Market View analysis of used car trends 💷 The lowd…

🎙️CONFESSIONS OF A CAR RETAILER POD! Streaming now on the Motor Trade Radio podcast, powered by MOTORS! We're delighted to welcome back Steve Young, MD of ICDP, the automotive retailing consultancy, and MD of Auto West London, the Omoda and Jaecoo site in Chiswick. Steve provides a fascinating insight into the first six months of trading, tells us …

🚨 Streaming now! Catch the big car retailing stories and all the chatter that matters on this week's Motor Trade Radio Podcast, powered by MOTORS. 🎙️ 👥 This week, David joins as guest co-host to discuss the latest market trends and headlines | E65 S11 🔑 Key stories: 🚘 JLR confirms a "controlled, phased restart of operations" after the recent hack 💷…

▶️STREAMING NOW Catch the big car retailing stories and all the chatter that matters on this week's Motor Trade Radio podcast, powered by MOTORS. This week… 🚘 Industry guru Ian Godbold's Top Tip on closing Q3 as strongly as possible! 🚘 Cap HPI's Jeremy Yea discusses September's trade values 🚘 The latest on JLR as it restarts some IT systems followi…

⚠️USED CAR VALUES EXCLUSIVE ⚠️ We've got the full lowdown on Cap HPI's September used car trade values on the Motor Trade Radio podcast, powered by MOTORS. Senior Valuations Editor Jeremy Yea takes us through how the constrained supply of 3-to 5-year-old cars contributed to the 0.2% rise in values. Talking points include: ✅ Headline trade values at…

⚠️STREAMING NOW⚠️ It's been another busy week for the car retailing sector, so catch up with all the big news stories from Philip and Curtis on the Motor Trade Radio podcast, powered by MOTORS. ✅ Stellantis UK prepares for a £37m hit, ahead of the FCA's car finance redress scheme ✅ JLR could face disruption until November following this month's cyb…

🔊NEW EPISODE ALERT! Catch the week's big motor retailing stories from across the trade media on the Motor Trade Radio podcast, powered by MOTORS. ➡️ End-of-quarter tactical regs hint at pressure on the new car market, according to Cox Automotive ➡️ The FCA announces up to 14 million car loans are likely to meet compensation criteria, with redress p…

🚨 WEEKDAY EPISODE This week, we're delighted to be joined by Ben CEO Rachel Clift on the Motor Trade Radio podcast, powered by MOTORS. Ben's core work, as the industry's dedicated charity, is in support of the health and well-being of anyone who works in the automotive sector, as well as their family dependents. Rachel's been leading Ben since last…

📢LATEST CAR RETAILING HEADLINES We've got all the chatter that matters on this week's Motor Trade Radio podcast, powered by MOTORS. ✅ New car market dips 2% in August, as EVs hit record market share of 26.5 ✅ LCV registrations drop 13%, ninth monthly fall in a row ✅ The used car market sees 'nearly new' cars in high demand in August ✅ Hackers claim…

🚨SUPPLIER SPECIAL EXCLUSIVE🚨The latest in our series of Motor Trade Radio Supplier Specials showcases Prospecting Dynamics, the automotive consultancy services company, founded and led by Nancy Rignall. Nancy started the business in 2013 after a successful high-level career in the OEM (Ford) and dealer (Sandicliffe Motor Group) worlds. With enquiry…

To celebrate the September plate-change, we've got all the chatter that matters on this week's Motor Trade Radio podcast, powered by MOTORS. ⚡ First cars qualifying for the top rate ECG named ✒️ Changan reveals first dealer signing as 20 sites open in September 🚗 Trade value stability continues through August 📉 Used EV retail prices are falling twi…

⚠️USED CAR VALUES EXCLUSIVE ⚠️ We've got the full lowdown on Cap HPI's August used car trade values on the Motor Trade Radio podcast, powered by MOTORS. Head of Current Car Valuations Chris Plumb takes us through what drove the minor -0.1% (or £21!) dip in values as demand outpaces supply. Chris also talks us through the first rise in used electric…

BANK HOLIDAY WEEKEND POD! The week's big stories on the Motor Trade Radio podcast, powered by MOTORS. 🚗 Vertu boss Robert Forrester urges government to rethink plans to reclassify Employment Car Ownership Schemes 🚚 Industry welcomes government's plan to extend the plug-in van grant until 2027 ❎ Trustpilot suspends Big Motoring World's reviews for a…

🎙️ Catch all the chatter that matters on this week's Motor Trade Radio podcast, powered by MOTORS. It's mid-August, but no sign of the silly season as we provide the latest news updates on: ▶️ Electric Car Grant – list of Band 2 cars qualifying for £1,500 grants grows, but no EVs are eligible for the higher rate Band 1 at £3,700 ▶️ House of Lords h…

🚗 CHANGAN POD SPECIAL 🚗 There's been so much interest in our recent interview with Nic Thomas, UK Managing Director of Changan, that we decided to make it available as a standalone episode! Changan will be a new name to many pod listeners, but it's a well-established brand in China and throughout Asia. The carmaker launches in the UK in September, …

🚨 SUPREME COURT EXCLUSIVE! The big story being digested by the car retailing sector is this month's landmark Supreme Court ruling on how car finance is sold. Furthermore, the Financial Conduct Authority has announced plans to launch a redress scheme for car buyers who believe they were mis-sold finance under Discretionary Commission Arrangements, d…

📣 SUPREME COURT RULING POD SPECIAL! Jon Butler, Geldards' automotive legal expert and VRA legal counsel, shares his take on the landmark ruling on car finance sales and the ramifications for dealers on the Motor Trade Radio podcast, powered by MOTORS. PLUS, ✅ New car registrations dip 5%, as vans drop for eight months in a row ✅ Citroen becomes the…

WEEKDAY POD SPECIAL We're delighted to welcome back Waylands Automotive CEO John O'Hanlon to the Motor Trade Radio podcast, powered by MOTORS! John chats to Philip and Curtis about the acquisition of three sites from HSH Motor Group, which adds Honda, Omoda and Jaecoo to Waylands' brand portfolio and extends its reach further west into South Wales.…

📢 POD EXCLUSIVE! All the chatter that matters on this week's Motor Trade Radio podcast, powered by MOTORS…including our exclusive interview with Changan's UK MD Nic Thomas. The Chinese brand debuts in September with 40 dealers already signed up. Nic talks us through the launch, models and network plans. Headlines include: ⬇️ cap hpi's Chris Plumb o…

⚠️WEEKDAY POD EXCLUSIVE⚠️ We've got the lowdown on Cap HPI's July used car trade values on the Motor Trade Radio podcast, powered by MOTORS. Head of Current Car Valuations Chris Plumb takes us through what drove the -0.5% dip in values and how that reflects seasonal normality for the month. Plus a look at the likely impact on RVs of the Electric Ca…

The latest on the Electric Car Grant plus all the chatter that matters on this week's Motor Trade Radio podcast, powered by MOTORS. Philip's on holiday this week so Curtis is joined by Cheshire Cars owner David Bilsborough for a trawl through this week's big car retailing stories! PLUS Ian Goldbold's Top Tip for July! Headlines include… ⚡ Leapmotor…

🚨 What a week it's been! We take a deep dive into the Electric Car Grant (the good, bad and unclear!) on the Motor Trade Radio podcast, powered by MOTORS. How will the rules be applied, how models will be deemed eligible, industry feedback and the impact on used EVs. Plus, ICDP analyst Steve Young's take on what it all means. Also, the week's other…

🎙️EXCLUSIVE POD INTERVIEW Streaming now on the Motor Trade Radio podcast, powered by MOTORS! We're delighted to welcome back Steve Young, MD of ICDP, the automotive retailing consultancy, and MD of Auto West London, the all-new Omoda and Jaecoo site, which opened in March. An eventful week already for the sector, so lots to talk about including: ▶️…

📻STREAMING NOW ON A DEVICE NEAR YOU! All the chatter that matters on this week's Motor Trade Radio podcast, powered by MOTORS. 🚗 Full lowdown in June and first half new car and van registrations 💷 23 million customers reportedly expecting finance payouts 📉 Secure Trust Bank reports it is pulling out of the UK car finance market ⚡The British Vehicle…

🚨MEGA NEWS ROUNDUP ALERT🚨 All the chatter that matters on this week's Motor Trade Radio podcast, powered by MOTORS. ▶️ Dealers' used car stocks climbed as prices dipped in what turned out to be a competitive June market ▶️ May's UK vehicle production hits lowest point for the month since 1949… ▶️ …as Lotus denies plans to close its Hethel plant in …

📣THIS WEEK'S BIG STORIES! We've got all the chatter that matters on this week's Motor Trade Radio podcast, powered by MOTORS. Plus Ian Godbold joins us for his latest Top Tip! Headlines include: ✅ cap hpi's June trade value movements ✅ Ben reveals 2026 Leadership Challenge ✅ Barbara Cox Woman of the Year announced ✅ Industry reaction to the governm…

⚠️WEEKDAY POD EXCLUSIVE⚠️ We've got the lowdown on cap hpi's June's used car trade values on the Motor Trade Radio podcast, powered by MOTORS. Senior Valuations Editor Jeremy Yea takes us through what drove the -0.6% drop in values and how that reflects seasonal normality for the month. Plus a look at the key trends that shaped the first half of th…

🎧 This week on Motor Trade Radio – a slightly different format as Curtis takes a well-earned break with The Farmer's Dog experience 🐶🚜 📰 Headlines you need to know: • Trump confirms UK car tariff deal is 'done' 🇬🇧🚗 • £1.7bn pothole bill sparks calls for targeted levies 🕳️ • EV aftersales opportunities growing ⚡ • Renault CEO Luca de Meo to step dow…

🎙️POD ALERT🎙️ Check out the big car retailing news stories on the Motor Trade Radio podcast, powered by MOTORS. ▶️ Half of buyers expect their next car to be an EV or hybrid ▶️ Industry reaction to this week's Spending Review, spoiler alert ▶️ Ben makes senior leadership changes to help grow impact and support ▶️ Lots of news from the car supermark…

🚨SUPPLIER SPECIAL EXCLUSIVE🚨 The latest in our series of Motor Trade Radio Supplier Specials showcases iVendi. Launched in 2009, iVendi will be a familiar name to many listeners for the role it has played in introducing innovative retailing tools which have helped consumers buy vehicles more easily and dealers to sell them more efficiently; both on…

🗞️WEEKLY NEWS POD ALERT🗞️ May's new car and van sales, FCA redress update and new car brands are all up for discussion on this week's Motor Trade Radio podcast, powered by MOTORS! 📈New car market up in May, as heavy discounting lifts EVs 📉 But new vans drop for sixth month in a row 🔮 Cox Automotive is "cautiously optimistic" about the new car marke…

🚨STREAMING NOW🚨 The latest in our series of Motor Trade Radio Supplier Specials showcases ETT, the UK-based digital start-up delivering automated customer interaction solutions. We're joined by CEO George McKenna and Account Manager Adam Constantinides to hear how ETT is using AI to transform incoming telephone customer interactions for dealers. Ge…

⚠️BONUS EPISODE ⚠️ We've had a lot of interest in our interview with Vertu boss Robert Forrester on the Motor Trade Radio podcast (powered by MOTORS), so we decided to make it available as a special bonus episode! Here's just some of the highlights: ✅ The group's full year results to 28 February 2025, revenues up while profits were down ✅ Growth in…

🎙️PACKED POD! Along with the week's big stories, were joined by Vertu Motors boss Robert Forrester on the Motor Trade Radio podcast – powered by MOTORS! Robert takes us through the group's recent year-end, current and future trading, his take on new and used car market trends, and why he believes the Expensive Car Supplement on new EVs will change.…

⚠️WEEKDAY POD⚠️ We've got the lowdown on cap hpi's May's used car trade values on the Motor Trade Radio podcast, powered by MOTORS. In our exclusive interview, Senior Valuations Editor Jeremy Yea takes us through what drove the -1.3% drop in values and how that reflects seasonal normality for the month. Talking points include: ➡️ Headline trade val…