📻 February’s new car and van regs and used car retailing trends (E14, S12)
Release Date: 03/07/2026
📻 Q2 dealer confidence stronger than Q1! FCA challenge. Swansway & Pinewood financials (E26 S12)
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. 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...
info_outline
End of the road for Cargiant. Sales up at Big Motoring World. And the return of Mitsubishi (E25, S12)
Motor Trade Radio
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...
info_outline
🚗 EXCLUSIVE POD INTERVIEW: “It keeps me young and busy” – Graeme Potts, Eden Motors Group’s founder/CEO (& industry legend!) on his career in car retailing (E24, S12)
Motor Trade Radio
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,...
info_outline
📊 MARKET FOCUS: How was your March? We review new car and van registrations and used market trends. Plus, the week’s headlines! (E23, S12)
Motor Trade Radio
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...
info_outline
🥚EASTER POD! We’ve got the latest on the FCA redress scheme. Impact of Middle East war on car buying. Wayland acquisition and more! (E22 S12)
Motor Trade Radio
🥚 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 ➡️...
info_outline
🚗 SUPPLIER SPECIAL! Autoglym LifeShine’s Anna Houldsworth discusses how the business delivers competitive paint protection solutions for dealers (E21, S12)
Motor Trade Radio
🚗 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...
info_outline
🚗 USED CAR VALUES EXCLUSIVE: We’re joined by cap HPI’s Chris Plumb for his roundup of March’s trade values (E20, S12)
Motor Trade Radio
⚠️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 ✅...
info_outline
📢 New cars lose 37% value in the first year. EV transition remains fragile. Plus, Ian Godbold’s Top Tip! (E19 S12)
Motor Trade Radio
🛜 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 ▶️...
info_outline
🚗 INDEPENDENT DEALER SPECIAL! IMDA chairman and co-founder Umesh Samani in conversation with Philip and Curtis (E18, S12)
Motor Trade Radio
🚗 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...
info_outline
🚘Industry calls for urgent ZEV mandate review. Stellantis injects £35m into its dealer group following loss & more! (E17, S12)
Motor Trade Radio
🛜 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 ...
info_outline