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🚨This week on the Motor Trade Radio podcast (powered by MOTORS) Philip’s on holiday, so Curtis is joined by industry guru Karl Davis to talk about the week’s big car retailing headlines.  
🎙️Multi-franchise Glyn Hopkin group sold to its workforce 
🎙️Former Stratstone and Inchcape chief James Brearley named as new Lookers MD
🎙️Kia ranks first in latest UK Customer Satisfaction Index
🎙️Fiat to reintroduce a petrol-engined 500 city car because older drivers don't want EVs
🎙️Ford goes back to the future as it revives Capri as new EV SUV
🎙️PLUS Menable Moment with Stephen Whitton, this week looking at task focused vs people focused management approaches in car retailers.
#AllTheChatterThatMatters on Motor Trade Radio!
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🗞️POD NEWS ALERT 🗞️ We’ve gone all thematic this week on the Motor Trade Radio podcast powered by MOTORS.
▶️ ELECTION: We round-up some of the election news impacting the sector including a lowdown on the new transport secretary and the industry response to what it wants to see from the new Labour government…plus industry veteran Perran Moon becomes an MP!!!!
▶️ NEW BRANDS: Victor Zhang from OMODA and JAECOO on UK launch plans. And BYD scores highest for new brand awareness among car buyers, reports JudgeService
▶️PEOPLE MOVES: New appointments at the top for Renault and Peugeot in the UK
 
Plus #AllTheChatterThatMatters with your co-hosts Curtis and Phil.
 
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🎙️POD EXCLUSIVE 🎙️ We’ve caught up with Victor Zhang, UK Country Manager of OMODA and JAECOO, for his FIRST-ever podcast interview! In our special weekday Motor Trade Radio episode, we get the full lowdown on his launch plans for these new brands, details on their first products (EV, PHEV and petrol!), likely price points, dealer representation, thoughts on building awareness and more!
The initial rollout of both brands is supported by over 70 jointly-branded dealer sites, set to increase to 100 by the end of the year and more growth in 2025. High-profile dealer partners include Arnold Clark, Listers, Cambria, Peter Vardy, and Perrys.
 
Don’t miss this fascinating insight into how these new Chery-owned brands are being introduced and what their aspirations are for the UK.
 
#AllTheChatterThatMatters with Curtis and Philip asking the questions on Motor Trade Radio powered by MOTORS.
 
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🎙️LATEST POD 🎙️ This week on the Motor Trade Radio podcast, powered by MOTORS
 
✅ EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Phill Jones and Lucy Tugby from on MOTORS acquisition of the Cazoo brand
✅New car registrations hit 1 million in June, as fleet continues to drive sales
✅Advertised used car prices dip in June as buyers focus on older affordable cars
✅Stellantis boss warns that it might be impossible to order some ICE engined cars later this year
✅And we have two acquisitions! Group 1 expands with four L&L Mercedes sites and Stoneacre acquires Trenton Motor Group
 
PLUS Menable Moment with our mental wealth guru Stephen Whitton.
 
#AllTheChatterThatMatters with your co-hosts Curtis and Philip

🎙️NEW POD ALERT 🎙️
MOTORS' acquisition of the Cazoo brand was the big news story from last week, and we've got the full lowdown on our EXCLUSIVE Supplier Special on the Motor Trade Radio podcast. We're joined by Phill Jones (COO) and Lucy Tugby (Marketing Director) for more details on what the acquisition will mean to car buyers and dealers, its plans to launch a mobile-first app and all-new website, how Cazoo will operate alongside the MOTORS platform and more.
 
#AllTheChatterThatMatters with Philip and Curtis on Motor Trade Radio.
 
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📢POD ALERT📢This week on the Motor Trade Radio podcast (E40 S10), powered by MOTORS
 
➡️ cap hpi’s Derren Martin on June’s used car trade values
➡️ Stellantis threatens to halt UK production over EV targets, as Vauxhall owner ratchets up demand for UK govt to stimulate retail demand
➡️ And staying with the ZEV Mandate, the pressure of compliance on dealers is laid bare in NFDA election survey
➡️ Research from Regit shows car buyers value customer service over getting a good price
➡️ CDK Global tells car dealers hacked software unlikely to be restored before end of month, as dealers in North America revert to using pen and paper to process sales and repairs
 
#AllTheChatterThatMatters with your co-hosts Curtis and Phil.
 
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