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This week Hendy Group boss Paul Hendy joins James Batchelor and Rebecca Chaplin on the Car Dealer Podcast.

Find out more about today's stories below.


Tesla Superchargers being free to all could cause surge in EV ownership
Consumer confidence falls to lowest level since 1974
Volkswagen’s takeover of Europcar set to move a step closer, say sources close to deal
Online retailer Carvana banned from US state over botched paperwork
Range Rovers commanding £30,000 premium as buyers look to jump huge waiting lists
Consumers remain unconvinced by EVs with fears lingering over range and cost, survey finds
Vauxhall axes Insignia with immediate effect, but fleet favourite could return as an EV


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This week Top Car Inverness boss Craig Walker joins James and Rebecca. Find out more about the stories mentioned in today's show below.


Jaguar Land Rover posts £455m loss as chip shortage hits hard
Angry customer parks slogan-painted vehicles in front of Land Rover dealership as row makes national headlines
Car dealer threatened to petrol bomb man over speedboat row
Motorpoint boss urges caution over state of the used car market despite registrations rising by five per cent
Paul Willcox to leave role as Vauxhall boss as part of shake-up of Stellantis leadership team
Vertu posts record profits of £80.7m but warns consumer confidence is ‘critical’ to its future success
Rumours swirl online used car dealer Carzam has reached the end of the road
Revealed: The used cars that rose the most in value in April – and only one model out of 974 actually FELL in price


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This week Motorway's James Bush guest judges the podcast and James and Becca from Car Dealer choose their favourite stories.

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Here are the top 10 used cars that take the longest time to sell
Group 1 Automotive says its UK car dealerships made £82m profit in just three months
Transport secretary pledges to digitise DVLA in attempt to clear backlogs
Sytner owner’s record £396m quarterly profit thanks to soaring new and used car margins
How did Elon Musk become the world’s richest man?
Will MOTs move to once every two years? Idea blasted as ‘dangerous and unwanted’ by motor trade
Vertu Mercedes-Benz steps in to help charity after van went up in flames
Exclusive: Used car prices fell AGAIN in April but not by as much as was predicted
Volvo invests in Carwow but says this is about learning from the platform and not ‘sidestepping retailers’
Car dealer caught at 106mph in Peugeot 108 that was on its way to new owner


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This week James Batchelor judges as Jon and Becca go head-to-head. 

Find out more about the stories mentioned below. 


Citroen to discontinue C4 SpaceTourer MPV in July due to ‘changing customer habits’
Drug addict who made off in car while pretending to be dealership customer is jailed over £60,000 wrecking spree
Drivers of self-driving cars will not be responsible for accidents
Macron and Le Pen unite in condemnation of Stellantis boss’s ‘shocking’ multi-million pay package
Exclusive: Just how bad will new car supply be in 2022? Seven experts reveal all
Honda HR-V and DS 4 score well in Euro NCAP safety tests as Dacia underperforms
Peter Waddell resigns from Carzam as Big Motoring World gets venture capitalist backing
Ford blames rising costs as it pushes up prices of Mustang Mach-E
Used Car Awards 2022: Now’s the time to get your nominations in for our big event


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This week Press Association motoring editor Jack Evans joins Rebecca and Jon to talk about the news of the week. Find out more about the stories mentioned by clicking below. 


Lookers: ‘We’re on the straight and narrow now and looking forward to a very bright future’
Cazoo reports £180m loss in 2021 despite revenue increasing by more than 300 per cent to £668m
Last Vauxhall Astra rolls off production line at Ellesmere Port as plant readies for switch to EV manufacturing
Used car dealer Cazoo comes under fire on BBC’s Watchdog over its 300-point checks
Heroic Teesside car dealers taking double-decker bus full of supplies to help Ukrainian refugees
Volkswagen Group to slash line-up to focus on premium vehicles, executive confirms
Car dealer group Swansway repays furlough cash as it chalks up record £25.2m profit for 2021
Strong used car margins send dealership group Lookers’ profit soaring by 558 per cent to top £90m
Tesla tops new car registrations chart with Model Y and Model 3 in March


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This week Will Blackshaw joins Rebecca and Jon. Find out more about the stories mentioned below.


Used car dealer Cazoo: The people, the money and its plans – Car Dealer Investigation Video
Exclusive: ‘I consider myself a bit of a disruptor’ – Nissan UK boss talks about why he relishes challenges
Police arrest two teenagers and recover stolen vehicles used to batter down doors at used car dealership
Tom Hartley Jnr sees pre-tax profit drop by quarter to just above £6.5m despite sales rise
Lotus reveals new 592bhp electric Eletre – the British brand’s first SUV
Car dealer takes revenge on cyclist who spat on vehicles by drenching him with bucket of water
Exclusive: Auto Trader puts record straight on why it splashed out £200m on Vanarama
Minister: Tesla set to open supercharger network to all EV drivers ‘within weeks’
Kia confirms its striking electric EV9 SUV will be coming to Europe next year


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