Motor Trade Radio
Motor Trade Radio
Motor Trade Radio
Motor Trade Radio, powered by Cazoo, is a weekly podcast serving the UK's car retailing sector. Every Saturday we share the latest headlines from across the media impacting the franchised, independent and car supermarket sectors, along with #AllTheChatterThatMatters with your hosts Philip Nothard and Curtis Hutchinson.
📻 EV charge-per-mile gets mixed welcome. VW to cut jobs & models. The return of #Dieselgate! (E44, S12)
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. 💷 The new eVED pay-per-mile plan for EVs -- and the mixed response to it ✂️ Volkswagen Group is planning to cut up to 100,000 jobs globally, and half its model ranges ⚖️ We return to #Dieselgate with the High Court rejecting most of the claim brought by 1.6 million UK car owners 📈 Full-year results from dealer heavyweights Arnold Clark and Lookers ☀️ Why the used vehicle sector needs to adapt to heatwaves 💡 Industry guru and dealer boss Steve Young on Skywell Streaming now on your podcast feed or here ▶️ #Automotive #AutomotiveNews #UsedCars
Jul 18
46 min
🎙️ Steve Young, ICDP industry analyst and Auto West London MD, on the latest car retailing headlines and his experiences as a retailer (E43, S12)
🎙️WEEKDAY EPISODE ALERT: Streaming now on the Motor Trade Radio podcast, powered by Cazoo. Philip and Curtis welcome back Steve Young, Executive Chairman of ICDP, the automotive retailing consultancy, and Managing Director of Auto West London, the Omoda and Jaecoo site in Chiswick. It's a show of two halves. Steve shares his take on some of the big car retailing headlines currently doing the rounds… …and provides a timely update on his experiences as a retailer boss representing two fast-growing Chinese brands. We also find out what impact the back-to-back heatwaves and World Cup are having on car-buying activity! Don't miss #AllTheChatterThatMatters on Motor Trade Radio! #automotive #podcast #carretailing #cardealers
Jul 15
34 min
🌡️ HOT NEWS FOR THE HEATWAVE: June & H1 new car & van regs up! Gloves off in FCA redress. Tipping point for used EVs (E42, S12)
JUNE & H1 MARKET TRENDS: 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 Cazoo. Plus June's Menable Moment on leadership from Stephen Whitton. Headlines this week… 📈 New car regs up 11% in June, with EVs accounting for 30% of all sales 📈 Van sales up 12% in June -- third consecutive month of growth 🚗 Skywell stalls in the UK as it looks for a new distributor ❓ Car finance compensation scheme has been delayed -- FCA unhappy ✅ Why customers still expect dealers to sell them finance ⚖️ Consumer interest in used EVs has reached a tipping point #Automotive Streaming now on your podcast feed or here ▶️
Jul 11
46 min
📻 June and H1 used car trends. Why EV repairs take longer than ICE. FYs from Steven Eagell and JCT600 (E41, S12)
STREAMING ON A DEVICE NEAR YOU! Curtis and Philip have the big car retailing stories on this week's Motor Trade Radio podcast, powered by Cazoo. Plus, Brego's Rupert Pontin discusses June's trade value trends. 📈 Cazoo reports on June and H1 used car pricing and stocking trends 🛠️ AX on why EV repairs take longer and cost more than ICE 🚗 Independent Garage Association calls for higher MOT fee cap 🌍 Chinese car brands' sales outside China soared by 51% in Q1 2026 ✅ YouGov reveals top car brands in UK automotive rankings report 💷 FY results from two of the UK's biggest players – JCT600 and Steven Eagell #Automotive #AutomotiveNews #UsedCars #EVs Streaming now on your podcast feed or here ▶️
Jul 4
36 min
🚗 TRADE VALUES SPECIAL: Brego's Rupert Pontin joins Philip and Curtis to review trade values for June and the first six months of 2026 (E40, S12)
⚠️EXCLUSIVE TRADE VALUES POD ⚠️ We've got the full lowdown of trade values for June and the first half of the year from Brego on the Motor Trade Radio podcast, powered by Cazoo. We're joined by Rupert Pontin, Brego's Head of Insight & Communication, to take us through the month's key trends. Talking points include: 💡Headline trade price and sales trends for June and the year to date 💡Trade price trends by segment, age and fuel type 💡Latest pricing trends across Chinese brands 💡 Fast-selling used cars Plus #AllTheChatterThatMatters with Philip and Curtis on Motor Trade Radio. #automotive #usedcars #BEVs #EVs
Jun 30
26 min
🥵 HOT NEWS! Used EV demand up. Perrys & Caffyns FY results. UK production rises.  With special co-host Karl Davis (E39, S12)
🥵HOT NEWS FOR THE HEATWAVE! 🥵We've got the big car retailing stories from factory to forecourt on the Motor Trade Radio podcast, powered by Cazoo. Philip's on hols so Curtis is joined by industry consultant and friend of the pod Karl Davis to chat through the week's headlines, including… ⚡ Used EV sales surge to record levels following Iran war 🔌 June's top three fastest-selling used cars all EVs📈 Perrys Group profits up in 2025, driven by aftersales strength 📉 Caffyns turns in loss, as new car sales come under pressure ❎ Nissan 'shelves all-electric Qashqai plans 🏭 JLR announces plans to build new Defender at Merseyside plant
Jun 27
41 min
🔌ZEV Mandate rethink, industry reacts! New car finance sales up. Why car buyers prefer purchasing from dealers (E38, S12)
📻 STREAMING ON A DEVICE NEAR YOU! 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 Cazoo. ❓ ZEV Mandate rethink, what the sector thinks 📣 EXCLUSIVE: Swansway on EV education 👏 Volvo UK boss Nicole Melillo Shaw joins Automotive Leadership Network 💷 Finance & Leasing Association reports April finance sales up 😁 Why buyers prefer purchasing cars from dealers, not online 💡 TrustFord's smart Motability promotion #Automotive #AutomotiveNews #UsedCars #EVs #UKAuto #CarRetail #Motors #Podcast Streaming now on your podcast feed or here ▶️
Jun 20
33 min
🎙️ S12 E37: Pump Pain, Payout Pauses & Profit Peaks – With Special Co-Host David Bilsborough
🎙️ S12 E37: Pump Pain, Payout Pauses & Profit Peaks – With Special Co-Host David Bilsborough All the chatter that matters this week on Motor Trade Radio… ⛽ Drivers cutting back as fuel costs bite 💷 Motor finance payouts pushed back to 2027 📈 Motorpoint ramps up growth plans 🔁 Trade Centre Group bounces back with record performance Plus, David Bilsborough joins as special co-host to unpack what it all means for the market right now. And don't miss this week's [M]enable Moments with Stephen Whitton… it's all about the 'C' word 👀 🎧 Tune in now and stay ahead of the curve. #MotorTradeRadio #AutomotiveInsights #CarDealer #MotorIndustry #Podcast
Jun 13
51 min
🎙️ New car regs up in May, as retail demand grows. Used market stable in May, Chery to build in Sunderland…from next year. (E36, S12)
🎙️STREAMING NOW! Catch the big car retailing stories and all the chatter that matters on this week's Motor Trade Radio podcast, powered by Cazoo. Plus, Greenhous Group's Ash Passant and Danny Minshall chat with Curtis and Philip about their recent fact-finding visits to China. 💡 SMMT's new car and van registrations for May – both up! 💡 Cazoo reports used car market stability in May 💡 Used cars are being snapped up for the fleet sector 💡 Chery signs deal with Nissan to manufacture in the UK 💡 Carblah finds Chinese brands are beating established rivals for customer experience 💡 Is Group 1 turning to Geely after axing JLR sites? #Automotive Streaming now on your podcast feed or here ▶️
Jun 6
38 min
📢 INTERVIEW EXCLUSIVE: Greenhous Group's Ash Passant and Danny Minshall on representing multiple Chinese brands, strong FY results and current trading (E35, S12)
⚠️ INTERVIEW EXCLUSIVE: Greenhous Group managing director Ash Passant and national retail director Danny Minshall join Philip and Curtis on the Motor Trade Radio, powered by Cazoo. Ash and Danny are just back from two fact-finding trips to China and share some of their observations and insights. Founded in 1912 by Vincent Greenhous, as a motor repair and sales business, the Shropshire-based group is still family-owned and operates multiple retail dealerships and fleet centres across the UK. Its brand representation has grown rapidly to 12 OEM partners (including Ford, Nissan, Stellantis and MG and new entrant brands Chery, Jaecoo, Omoda, BYD, Geely, Leapmotor) and it is ranked ninth in the AM100. Last month Greenhous released its full year results for 2025, with a 4.2% increase in turnover to £1.87bn and gross profit up from £130.6m to £141.2m. Ash and Danny outline what powered their strong performance across retail and fleet, with over 93,000 new cars and LCVs sold, equating to a 4% market share. Plus some of the trends they are currently seeing in the used car market. Don't miss this fascinating update with one of the UK's most respected dealer groups! #automotive
Jun 2
39 min
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