Motor Trade Radio

Fancy a round-up of this week’s car retailing stories? Then tune in to the Motor Trade Radio podcast, powered by MOTORS. Plus, here is the first of our monthly series of Top Tips from industry consultant/legend/guru Ian Godbold!   Headlines this week are from Car Dealer, Auto Retail Agenda, AM Online, and the FT.  

⚠️POD ALERT⚠️ The week’s big car retailing headlines are up for discussion on Motor Trade Radio, powered by MOTORS.     ✅ Industry veteran takes the helm at Marshall Motors ✅ Arnold Clark acquires NE-based Wingrove Motor Company ✅ Acquisitive Hedin group blames agency and economic slowdown for UK losses in latest year-end ✅ Dealer Auction reveals the best-performing used cars by dealer margin ✅ Norway is the first European country to be on track to go all-electric ✅ Automotive 30% Club winners announced An extract from our interview with top US auto analyst Michael Dunne discusses how Chinese OEMs have turned the global automotive industry on its head.   #AllTheChatterThatMatters with your co-hosts Curtis and Philip

CHINESE EV SPECIAL!    We’re in conversation with Michael Dunne, one of America’s leading car industry commentators, in this special weekday episode powered by MOTORS. Michael joins us from his home in Southern California, fresh from visiting the mega 2025 Consumer Electronics Show, the global tech event increasingly used by OEMs (especially Chinese OEMs!) to showcase their latest EVs. He gives us a rundown of what caught his eye.     As the host of the influential Driving With Dunne podcast, Michael is widely regarded as one of the leading authorities on the Chinese car industry, so we quizzed him on his views on their plans for the US and Europe, which brands have particularly impressed him in terms of rollout, which are the most likely to succeed and the ramifications for dealers here in the UK and across the world.   Michael also explains why he believes the Chinese OEMs are now leading the EV revolution, leaving legacy brands in the rearview mirror. We also sound him out on the future of Sweden’s trouble

It might be mid-December but there’s still lots to discuss on this week’s Motor Trade Radio podcast, sponsored by MOTORS!   ✅ Supreme court grants permission for appeal against UK car finance ruling ✅ Friend of the pod Steve Young to head new Turkey-owned UK dealer group ✅ Land Rover retains top spot as Hyundai and Renault shake up UK retail margin rankings ✅ Motor trade vacancy rate at lowest point since October 2021 ✅ The latest M&A activity in the sector with Lithia, Porsche Retail Group and Cartime! ✅ Plus a festive [M]enable Moment with mental wealth guru Stephen Whitton   And #AllTheChatterThatMatters with your co-hosts Curtis and Phil. #automotive

⚠️USED CAR TRENDS POD ALERT ⚠️   Check out the November cap hpi trade value trends (“normal seasonality!”) on the Motor Trade Radio podcast, powered by MOTORS. We're in conversation with Jeremy Yea discussing used car trends for the month by age, fuel type and sector.   Plus average days to sell, stocking trends and December forecast!   #AllTheChatterThatMatters on Motor Trade Radio with Philip and Curtis. #automotive

Catch this week’s big car retailing stories on the Motor Trade Radio podcast, powered by MOTORS!