🎙️OEM, dealer and buyer reaction to Electric Car Grant. Cheshire Car’s David Bilsborough co-hosts and Ian Godbold’s TOP TIP! (E48, S11)
Release Date: 07/26/2025
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Motor Trade Radio
▶️ 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 sales, eleventh quarterly rise 📈 Motorpoint’s positive H1 results Special guests. 🎙️ Jon Wakefield, MD of the newly launched AION Auto UK 🎙️ Matt Muilenburg, chief product officer of...
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Motor Trade Radio
🚘 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 Duncan Johnston (formerly with Honda, Lotus and Inchcape). AION will be distributed in the UK by a newly formed British business, a joint venture between GAC (one of China’s longest established carmakers) and Jameel...
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🎧 October’s new car and van regs and used car trends. FCA update. Another new car brand coming to the UK! (E73 S11)
Motor Trade Radio
🚨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 debut in the UK, led by Jon Wakefield ✅ Eastern Western Group acquires Audi sites from Lookers in Scotland ⚠️ Group 1 announces plans to exit its JLR businesses 🎂 Waylands and IMDA celebrate...
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🚗 SUZUKI POD EXCLUSIVE! UK boss David Kateley on the brand’s transitional 2025, EV debut and future strategic plans (E72, S11)
Motor Trade Radio
🚗 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 previously served as the brand’s General Manager of Sales Operations and National Sales Manager, it’s fair to say that Suzuki is in his DNA! Our interview covers the brand’s transitional strategy in...
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▶️ Lenders strike back on FCA consultation. October trade values. Geely’s UK debut. (E71 S11)
Motor Trade Radio
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 latest Chinese carmaker to launch in the UK 🎙️EU carmakers ‘days away’ from halting work as a chip war with China escalates 🎙️John Clark Motor Group’s 2024 results 🎙️How drones could be deployed to...
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⚠️ USED VALUES POD October’s used car trade values dip just -1.1%. Exclusive lowdown from cap hpi’s Chris Plumb (E70, S11)
Motor Trade Radio
⚠️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 trends by fuel type, with a special focus on the strength of BEVs ➡️ Price trends by segment and age, with some notable SUV movements ➡️ Retail activity by average days to sell ...
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🎙️ From Rachel Reeve’s Motability rethink to flying cars and Ian Godbold! (E69 S11)
Motor Trade Radio
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 how long customers will wait for responses, before looking elsewhere 📈 BDO publishes average pay rises across the sector 🛩️ Take-off for Xpeng’s flying car! Or is it an oversized drone? 💡 Ian Godbold’s Top Tip for...
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⚖️ The return of Dieselgate as a High Court case opens against multiple OEMs. Acquisitions, financials and more! (E68 S11)
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 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 🔌 MOTORS research finds that most car buyers will consider an EV or hybrid for their next purchase 📊 Acquisitions for US-owned Lithia group and John Clark Motor Group 📈 Motorpoint and Eden Automotive finacials ...
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🚘 September new car regs and used trends. Plus FCA reveals redress payout plan (E67 S11)
Motor Trade Radio
🚨 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 lowdown on the FCA’s motor finance redress scheme 🖥️ Renault and Dacia are the latest OEMs to be hit by a cyber attack, with customer data hacked ⚡ EV pre-registrations set to rise in Q4...
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🎙️CONFESSIONS OF A CAR RETAILER! ICDP industry analyst Steve Young updates us on his first six months as a car dealer boss at Auto West London! (E66, S11)
Motor Trade Radio
🎙️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 how the September plate change went, and discusses the challenges and opportunities of representing new entrant brands. And with his analyst’s hat on, he shares his views on the long-term impact of the cyberattack...
info_outlineThe 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, Great Wall and MG announce their own electric car “grants” (Alfa too!)
⚡ Buyers give a cautious welcome to the Electric Car Grant
⚡ IMDA calls for the government to widen the grant to include used EVs
🚘Rise in pre-registrations hints at return to oversupply
📈 Motorpoint reports “positive momentum” in Q1
🚗 Have UK car buyers fallen out of love with the SUV?