Motor Trade Radio

🎙️Catch the big car retailing stories and all the chatter that matters on this week's Motor Trade Radio podcast, powered by Cazoo & Motors.     💡 Vertu Motors full-year results and comments from Robert Forrester   💡 Greenhous Group sees turnover and profits up in robust 2025 performance   💡 Used car sales breach 2 million in Q1, as used EVs hit a new high   💡 Used PHEVs show greater battery health variation than BEVs, reports Generational   💡 Leapmotor cars to be made in Europe by Stellantis?   💡 Chery looks to establish closer ties in the UK with JLR   💡 May's [M]enable Moment with our mental wealth guru, Stephen Whitton    Streaming now on your podcast feed or here ▶️     #Automotive

5/16/26 • 37:02

⚠️ BONUS EPISODE: Vertu CEO Robert Forrester joins Curtis and Philip on the Motor Trade Radio podcast to discuss the group's full year results and more!   Talking points include:   ✅ Revenue increased to £4.83bn, up from £4.76bn   ✅ Profits declined year on year, down from £24.8m to £20.3m   ✅ New vehicle markets remained weak, with Vertu explicitly citing the ZEV mandate and associated margin pressure as key headwinds.   ✅ Used remained stable, providing an important source of revenue   ✅ Aftersales was the star performer, delivering record results and a £2.9m uplift in gross profit, now accounting for over 46% of total group gross profit.   ✅ Robert also shares some views from his recent fact-finding mission to China, with the group targeting growth with Jaecoo, Omoda, Chery and Leapmotor   ✅ Upbeat March and April trading and some exclusive insights into Vertu's 10-day new car event in May which delivered a welcome sales boost   All the Chatter That Matters on Motor Trade Radio, powered by Cazoo & Motors.     #automotive  

5/13/26 • 22:58

 📣MOTOR HEADLINES POD📣 Catch the big car retailing stories and all the chatter that matters on this week's Motor Trade Radio podcast, powered by Cazoo & Motors.   📈 April's new car and LCV markets – both up, but plenty of moving parts behind those figures! 🚗 European new car market roundups 💡 Swansway director Peter Smyth on the state of play of the new and used car markets as the UK hits a record 42.5 million vehicles ⛔ FCA redress scheme revisited! The negative impact on one funder, while the FLA highlights distortions caused by claims management companies, as the FCA steps in ➡️ Management changes at Hendy and Brayleys   Streaming now on your podcast feed or here ▶️ 

5/9/26 • 35:55

🚘 BANK HOLIDAY WEEKEND POD! Catch the big car retailing stories and all the chatter that matters on this week's Motor Trade Radio podcast, powered by Cazoo & Motors.   💡Used car retail prices rise in April, reports Cazoo Market View 💡Brego's Rupert Pontin join us for April's trade values with 💡FCA redress scheme challenged by Mercedes-Benz 💡Dealers upbeat on Q2 car sales, but cautious on aftersales, reports JudgeService 💡Hendy posts £18m loss in latest full-year results for 2024 💡Group 1 delivers record Q1 2026 performance 💡Vertu and TC Harrison replace Ford sales points with challenger brands   Have a great bank holiday weekend!   Streaming now on your podcast feed or here ▶️ 

5/2/26 • 33:12

⚠️USED CAR TRADE VALUES POD EXCLUSIVE ⚠️ We've got the full lowdown on April's used car trade values and key market trends from Brego on the Motor Trade Radio podcast, powered by Cazoo & Motors.   In the first of our new monthly series, we're delighted to welcome Rupert Pontin, Brego's Head of Insight & Communication, to take us through the month's key trends.   Talking points include:   ✅ Price trends by segment and age ✅ Overall used car sales volumes for the month ✅ Used sales demand by fuel type and sector ✅ Best, fastest and slowest sellers   Plus #AllTheChatterThatMatters with Philip and Curtis on Motor Trade Radio.   #automotive #usedcars #BEVs #EVs

4/30/26 • 28:18

📢Catch the big car retailing stories and all the chatter that matters on this week's Motor Trade Radio podcast, powered by Cazoo & Motors. Plus industry guru Ian Godbold's Top Tip on converting lost sales!   💡 Cox Automotive's newly published Insight Quarterly   😊 JudgeService's latest Dealer Barometer finds rising dealer confidence   🔌 Average EV ranges now outstrip average mileages   📈 Swansway FY profits up and turnover now over £1bn   📈 Pinewood Technologies FY profit and turnover up in second year of trading as a standalone business   📢 FCA's car finance compensation scheme faces challenge and delay   #Automotive   Streaming now on your podcast feed or here ▶️ 

4/25/26 • 36:55

HEADLINES POD Philip and Curtis have the big car retailing stories and all the chatter that matters on this week's Motor Trade Radio podcast, powered by Cazoo & Motors.     Plus, special guest Graeme Potts, founder of Eden Motor Group   🎙️ Cargiant, one of the UK's biggest used car supermarket sites, to close   🎙️ Mitsubishi is back in business in the UK 🎙️ Chinese OEM Foton set to launch LCV range 🎙️ Big Motoring World announces record Q1 unit sales 🎙️ Norton Way posts full year drops in turnover and profits 🎙️ Rolls-Royce describes the new two-seater Nightingale EV as "hedonistic and extravagant"       #Automotive Streaming now on your podcast feed or here ▶️ 

4/18/26 • 35:18

INDUSTRY LEGEND ALERT! For this special Motor Trade Radio weekday episode – powered by Cazoo & Motors – Curtis and Philip are joined by Graeme Potts, founder and CEO of Eden Motor Group.   With the group celebrating its 18th anniversary, we thought it would be a good opportunity to catch up with Graeme to chat about the past, present and future of one of the UK's most highly regarded franchised dealer groups.   Launched as a solus Vauxhall business, Eden Motor Group is now a true multi-franchise group, Eden continues to represent Vauxhall as well as Mazda, Hyundai, MG, Skywell, Peugeot and Leapmotor. It also has a network of authorised repairers and approved used centres.   In our wide-ranging interview, Graeme ("I'm unashamedly a retailer") also discusses his approach to OEM representation, taking on emergent brands and driving growth through the business.   And shares how the March plate change performed for the group and why he feels optimistic about trading in Q2 despite global headwinds.   He also provides an update on the Institute of the Motor Industry, which he has been chairing since last June, and industry charity Ben, where he is a board adviser.   Available now on your podcast feed or here   #automotive

4/14/26 • 30:36

Philip and Curtis have the big car retailing stories and all the chatter that matters on this week's Motor Trade Radio podcast, powered by Cazoo & Motors.     📈 New car market sees welcome March 26-plate boost, with some exceptional Chinese brand performances   📉 LCV market down, as electric van sales tumble    🚘 March's used car market trends, where prices dipped and demand was high   🗺️ JudgeService research reveals impact that distance used car selling is having on retention   ❌ MotoNovo's to pull out of the UK, following the FCA's redress scheme   📊 Latest year-ends from Allen Ford   🎙️ Menable Moment from Stephen Whitton, our mental wealth guru    Streaming now on your podcast feed or here ▶️     #Automotive

4/11/26 • 38:58

🥚 EASTER POD HATCHING NOW! Catch the big car retailing stories and all the chatter that matters on this week's Motor Trade Radio podcast, powered by Cazoo & Motors.   Philip and Curtis are also joined this week by special guest Anna Houldsworth from Autoglym LifeShine.    Plus, cap hpi's Chris Plumb shares his roundup of March's trade values.   This week's headlines include:   ➡️ FCA finally reveals its £7.5bn compensation scheme for the motor finance scandal ➡️ How the war in the Middle East is impacting car buying decision making ➡️ Wayland's Automotive acquires Hampshire based Cambridge Garages ➡️ Motorpoint expands further with a new mega site in Leeds     Listen on your podcast feed or here ▶️ URL

4/4/26 • 40:14

🚗 STREAMING NOW! We're delighted to welcome Anna Houldsworth, Autoglym LifeShine's Global Head of Paint Protection, to the Motor Trade Radio podcast for our latest full-length SUPPLIER SPECIAL.   ✅ Launched in 1965, with products developed for professional valeters working in garages and workshops, the business is now synonymous with best practices in car care.   ✅ Its popular LifeShine vehicle protection system is sold and applied by franchised and independent vehicle retailers across the UK. ✅ A true UK success story, Autoglym's products are developed, tested and produced at its R&D and manufacturing facilities in Letchworth Garden City. ✅ And with over 60 products, covering every aspect of the car care process, it now exports to over 45 countries. ✅ Anna also shares the latest on value-add opportunities, price points and Autoglym LifeShine's CeraFuse and new CeraFuse ULTRA products.   Available now on your podcast feed or here ▶️ 

4/1/26 • 36:27

⚠️USED CAR VALUES POD EXCLUSIVE ⚠️ We've got the full lowdown on cap HPI's March used car trade values on the Motor Trade Radio podcast, powered by MOTORS & Cazoo. Chris Plumb, Head of Current Car Valuations, takes us through the month's key trends.   In what Chris describes as a "multi-layered month" with downward movements across all age and mileage profiles, our talking points include:   ✅ Headline trade values down -1.2% (-£245) at 3yrs/60,000 miles ✅ A look at trends by fuel type, with a special focus on BEVs ✅ Price trends by segment and age ✅ Retail activity by average days to sell ✅ Auction house trends ✅ Roundup of Q1 performance and expectations for April and Q2   Plus, #AllTheChatterThatMatters with Philip and Curtis on Motor Trade Radio.   #automotive #usedcars #BEVs #EVs

3/30/26 • 28:25

🛜 THIS WEEK'S BIG HEADLINES Catch the big car retailing stories and all the chatter that matters with Curtis and Philip on this week's Motor Trade Radio podcast, powered by MOTORS & Cazoo.   Plus, special guests Ian Godbold and Umesh Samani!   ▶️ New cars in the UK lose 37% of their value less than a year after purchase ▶️ AA warns that EV transition remains fragile ▶️ Dealers have been warned of changing car buyer trends, as new entrants grow and old brand loyalties diminish ▶️ Pinewood's delayed Marshall Motor Group rollout to hit 2026 profits ▶️ eBay is launching a Kia-branded and dealer-supported accessories store   Streaming now on your podcast feed or here 👉 

3/28/26 • 39:31

🚗 INDEPENDENT CAR DEALER SPECIAL! Umesh Samani is Curtis and Phil's special guest on this weekday Motor Trade Radio podcast, powered by MOTORS & Cazoo.   Umesh will be a familiar name to many listeners for his tireless work over the years raising the profile of the independent sector as a chairman and co-founder of the Independent Motor Dealers Association (IMDA), which represents around 2,000 businesses and celebrates its 10th anniversary next year.   Umesh is also the owner of Specialist Cars, in Stoke on Trent, which he has run since 1997, as well as the adjoining Harris Motor Company MOT and Service centre, which he acquired in 2016.     Our wide-ranging conversation includes an update on the IMDA's activities, how it is looking after members and its commercial partner programme.   Umesh also discusses Q1 trading in the used car market and the challenges and opportunities presented by independents stocking used EVs and more!   Fun fact: Umesh joined the car retailing sector at the age of 16!   #automotive

3/25/26 • 39:35

🛜 STREAMING NOW! We've got the big car retailing stories and all the chatter that matters on this week's Motor Trade Radio podcast, powered by MOTORS & Cazoo.     Plus, an extract from our Farizon OEM pod exclusive interview with Calum James.     ▶️ Car industry calls for an urgent ZEV mandate review   ▶️ Stellantis injects £35m into its dealer group after a £47.9m loss   ▶️ Close Brothers to cut 600 jobs, as it launches motor finance redress cost savings   ▶️ Bentley cuts jobs as profits slide and EV plans scaled back   ▶️ Car buyers willing to travel an average of 48 miles to find the right vehicle   ▶️ BYD to launch a supercharger network in Europe   #Automotive    Streaming now on your podcast feed or here 👉 

3/21/26 • 36:52

🚨FARIZON POD EXCLUSIVE!🚨 We're delighted to welcome Farizon's UK General Manager Calum James to the Motor Trade Radio podcast, powered by MOTORS & Cazoo. The Chinese all-electric commercial vehicle maker, launched in the UK in 2025 and is building a dealer network from scratch. A wholly owned subsidiary of Geely, it became the first EV van maker to achieve global sales of 300,000 units last year. Distributed here by Jameel Motors, it is targeting significant network growth. In Farizon's first podcast interview, Calum talks to Curtis and Philip about the brand's dealer proposition, franchising opportunities, product line-up, aspirations and more. Available now on your podcast or here URL

3/18/26 • 42:43

🎙️Catch the big car retailing stories on this week's Motor Trade Radio podcast, powered by MOTORS & Cazoo. Plus a topical [M]enable Moment from our mental wealth guru Stephen Whitton!    Acquisitions and used market trends are the focus this week for Curtis and Philip.   ▶️ Lithia UK expands with acquisition of four sites from Read Motor Group   ▶️ Dubai-based DxB Auto Investments enters the UK as Southeast Motors with JLR sites   ▶️ How used car sales grew for the second consecutive month   ▶️ Dealer margins strong on Vauxhall models, reports Dealer Auction   ▶️ Why dealers are bracing themselves for a used EV market decline     Streaming now on your podcast feed or here ▶️ 

3/14/26 • 34:05

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 & Cazoo. Plus David Manchester from Automotive Assets on M&A activity in the sector.     Headlines include:     ✅ New car regs up 7% to enjoy best February in 22 years, while vans enjoy a modest increase   ✅ Older used car prices continued to rise in February   ✅ FCA announces it is streamlining its redress scheme   ✅ Just Motor Group sold to Employee Ownership Trust ✅ Vertu reports on strong trading in latest interims ✅ GM returns to the UK   Streaming now on your podcast feed or here ▶️ 

3/7/26 • 44:53

💡M&A POD EXCLUSIVE: David Manchester is Curtis and Philips special guest on the Motor Trade Radio podcast, powered by MOTORS & Cazoo.   David led Charters of Aldershot for over 20 years, was the chairman of the Peugeot Dealer Association and MD of MCL Retail, before founding Automotive Assets in 2013.   His business is dedicated to helping dealer owners manage their property assets through structured disposal programmes.   With M&A activity never far from the headlines, this special weekday episode covers:   ✅ Typical dealership exit scenarios: going concerns and change of use   ✅ Consolidation across the car retailing sector   ✅ The impact of new entrant brands   ✅ Likely trends for 2026   #automotive

3/3/26 • 22:27

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 & Cazoo.   PLUS! Industry guru Ian Goldbold's content marketing strategies Top Tips for the March plate-change.   Stories under the spotlight include:   📊 cap hpi's Jeremy Yea on February's used car trade values   🚗 OEMs likely to win a reprieve from the FCA's mis-selling redress scheme   ✅ Buyers value honesty and no-pressure sales from dealers   🔌 EV grant boost for home chargers   🚘 Mitsubishi's plans 60 dealers for UK relaunch   👉 Percayso Vehicle Intelligence rebrands as Cazana     Streaming now on your podcast feed or here ▶️ URL   #Automotive

2/28/26 • 40:23

⚠️USED CAR VALUES POD EXCLUSIVE ⚠️ We've got the full lowdown on cap hpi's February used car trade values on the Motor Trade Radio podcast, powered by MOTORS & Cazoo. Senior Valuations Editor Jeremy Yea takes us through the month's key trends.       Talking points include:   ✅ Headline trade values dip -0.4% (-£75) at 3yrs/60,000 miles       ✅ A look at trends by fuel type, with a special focus on BEVs       ✅ Price trends by segment and age       ✅ Retail activity by average days to sell       ✅ Auction house trends       ✅ Expectations for March       Plus #AllTheChatterThatMatters with Philip and Curtis on Motor Trade Radio.   #automotive #usedcars #BEVs #EVs

2/26/26 • 21:22

🎧ON A DEVICE NEAR YOU! 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 & Cazoo.   ❌ Apax pulls out of proposed Pinewood.AI acquisition   ⛔ Over half of used car buyers are put off by dealers with poor online reviews   😡 Used car complaints up by 14% in 2025, finds the Motor Ombudsman   🔋 Hybrids and EVs overtake ICE as the likely fuel choice for buyers considering their next purchase   📈 Grainger Motor Group expands again this year by snapping up a Nissan site in Duxford   💷 Dealership investment opportunities are the 'most attractive' in a decade…but not in a good way if you're exiting   #Automotive   Streaming now on your podcast feed or here ▶️ 

2/21/26 • 30:05

⚠️ JUST DROPPED ⚠️ Catch the big car retailing stories and all the chatter that matters with Curtis and Philip on this week's Motor Trade Radio podcast, powered by MOTORS & Cazoo.   Plus, 🎙️ Stephen Whitton's February [M]enable Moment…   ☕ …and (friend of the pod) Dale Wyatt's new coffee shop!   Headlines include...   📈 Used car transactions up 2.2% in 2025, with 7.8m vehicles changing hands   📊 SMMT and Cox Automotive forecasts for new car and van sales in 2026   ✂️ Stellantis takes a €22bn hit from EV U-turn   🎉 Record sales for Fords of Winsford   ⚡ EVs' LOW first-time MOT pass rates    Streaming now on your podcast feed or here ▶️      #Automotive #AutomotiveNews #UsedCars #EVs #UKAuto #CarRetail #Motors #Podcast

2/14/26 • 46:25

🛜LIVE ON A DEVICE NEAR YOU! 🛜   Philip and Curtis discuss this week's big car retailing stories on the Motor Trade Radio podcast, powered by MOTORS & Cazoo.   📊 January new car regs up 3.4%, as van market falls 7.8% dips   🪫 EV transition forces pre-registrations, says Brego report    🚗 Vertu closes two dealerships after strategic review   💷 Pinewood.AI enters talks over £575m takeover deal   🙂 Franchised dealers more confident than independents in Q1   ✒️ John Clark acquires Barnetts Volkswagen dealerships     🔊 Chery to launch Lepas brand and open new LCV R&D centre in UK, as speculation of making cars in JLR plants grows   Streaming now on your podcast feed or here ▶️ 

2/7/26 • 44:43

Don't miss the big car retailing stories and all the chatter that matters on this week's Motor Trade Radio podcast, powered by MOTORS & Cazoo.     PLUS, special guests – industry guru Ian Godbold's Top Tips for Q1 and cap hpi's Chris Plumb on January's trade values.     🚗 Used car market gathers momentum in January   ⛔ Vehicle Remarketing Association meeting warns sector is under threat from cybercrime   😡 40% of dealer staff experience abusive customers every week   🤖 Tesla axes two models as business pivots to robotics   🔋 BYD to offer customers own-brand home chargers via retailers   🏭 Vehicle production in the UK falls to its lowest level since 1952     Streaming now on your podcast feed or here ▶️      #Automotive

1/31/26 • 41:15

⚠️USED CAR VALUES EXCLUSIVE ⚠️ We've got the full lowdown on cap hpi's January used car trade values on the Motor Trade Radio podcast, powered by MOTORS & Cazoo. Head of Current Car Valuations Chris Plumb takes us through the month's key trends.     Talking points include:   ✅ Headline trade values dip -0.2% at 3yrs/60,000 miles   ✅ A look at trends by fuel type, with a special focus on BEVs and PHEVs   ✅ Price trends by segment and age   ✅ Retail activity by average days to sell   ✅ Auction house trends   ✅ Expectations for February, Q1 and the rest of the year!   Plus #AllTheChatterThatMatters with Philip and Curtis on Motor Trade Radio.   #automotive #usedcars #BEVs #EVs

1/28/26 • 30:03

📣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 & Cazoo.   🎙️Special guests Matt Muilenburg and James Leese from Impel and Steve Young from ICDP and Auto West London   ❌ Stellantis boss claims there is "no natural demand" for EVs   💷 Dealer Auction reveals the used car margin top performers   🔋 Motorpoint rolls out nationwide EV battery health test certificates with Generational   📈 Peter Vardy Group returns to profit   🚗 And the (unnamed) dealer group that misplaced a new car in group stock…for over a year   Streaming now on your podcast feed or click here URL   #Automotive

1/24/26 • 35:18

🎙️NEW EPISODE ALERT! Streaming now on the Motor Trade Radio podcast, powered by MOTORS & Cazoo! 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.     It's a show of two halves with Steve chatting to Philip and Curtis about the latest news stories:   🎯 Will the government seriously consider relaxing the ZEV Mandate targets to boost UK gigafactory investment?   ⚡️ The implications of Stellantis' warning of "no natural demand" for EVs   📈 The significance of this month's acquisitions by Thurlow Nunn and Graingers Motor Group   🚗 Followed by his thoughts, experiences and plans as a dealer boss, as Auto West London kicks off its first full calendar year of trading.   Catch All The Chatter That Matters on Motor Trade Radio!   #automotive

1/22/26 • 35:51

🚨IMPEL SUPPLIER SPECIAL!🚨   We're delighted to welcome Impel's Matt Muilenburg and James Leese to the Motor Trade Radio podcast, powered by MOTORS & Cazoo, to discuss how AI is helping boost car dealer operations in the UK.   The US-based business has been using AI to transform car-buyer customer journeys for 12 years, working with some of America's biggest dealer groups and growing to a $1bn turnover business.   To date, it has delivered more than 40 billion automotive customer interactions across 51 countries – making it one of the largest vertical AI companies in the world.   Launched in the UK four years ago, the business has enjoyed impressive growth with over 300 rooftops on board as partners, including many AM100 dealer groups and leading car supermarkets.   Matt and James share how the business is helping dealers harness the power of AI to improve lead management, drive increased conversion rates and how its tools work alongside sales teams.   They also focus on how dealers can harness the power of AI to deliver so much more than an out-of-hours service.   Catch All the Chatter that Matters with Philip Nothard and Curtis Hutchinson on the first in our series of Supplier Specials for 2026.

1/20/26 • 44:58

 Catch the big car retailing stories and all the chatter that matters on this week's Motor Trade Radio podcast, powered by MOTORS & Cazoo.     ⛽ Will falling new car sales see diesel vanishing from some forecourts by 2030?   ✂️ Why Rachel Reeves is reportedly preparing to cut VAT on public EV charging network   ⚡ EV values fell more sharply than any other fuel type in December   💡 Citroen's cunning plan to help its dealers put a miserable year behind them   🚗 Used car dealers prepare for an influx of second-hand cars from Chinese brands   🚘 Why one in three Brits say they won't be buying a Tesla     Streaming now on your podcast feed or here 👉

1/17/26 • 43:45