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Motor Trade Radio, powered by MOTORS & 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.

  1. 3D AGO

    ⚠️ Used car sales rise in 2025. New car sales forecasts. Stellantis' EV U-turn...and Dale Wyatt's coffee shop! (E09, S12)

    ⚠️ JUST DROPPED ⚠️ 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, 🎙️ Stephen Whitton's February [M]enable Moment…   ☕ …and (friend of the pod) Dale Wyatt's new coffee shop!   Headlines include...   📈 Used car transactions up 2.2% in 2025, with 7.8m vehicles changing hands   📊 SMMT and Cox Automotive forecasts for new car and van sales in 2026   ✂️ Stellantis takes a €22bn hit from EV U-turn   🎉 Record sales for Fords of Winsford   ⚡ EVs' LOW first-time MOT pass rates    Streaming now on your podcast feed or here ▶️      #Automotive #AutomotiveNews #UsedCars #EVs #UKAuto #CarRetail #Motors #Podcast

    46 min
  2. 🚦January's new regs: cars up, vans regs down. Q1 dealer confidence. And Chery's new brand…yes another one! (E08, S12)

    FEB 7

    🚦January's new regs: cars up, vans regs down. Q1 dealer confidence. And Chery's new brand…yes another one! (E08, S12)

    🛜LIVE ON A DEVICE NEAR YOU! 🛜   Philip and Curtis discuss this week's big car retailing stories on the Motor Trade Radio podcast, powered by MOTORS & Cazoo.   📊 January new car regs up 3.4%, as van market falls 7.8% dips   🪫 EV transition forces pre-registrations, says Brego report    🚗 Vertu closes two dealerships after strategic review   💷 Pinewood.AI enters talks over £575m takeover deal   🙂 Franchised dealers more confident than independents in Q1   ✒️ John Clark acquires Barnetts Volkswagen dealerships     🔊 Chery to launch Lepas brand and open new LCV R&D centre in UK, as speculation of making cars in JLR plants grows   Streaming now on your podcast feed or here ▶️

    45 min
  3. ▶️ January's used car wholesale and retailing trends. PLUS, Ian Godbold's Top Tip for Q1! (E07, S12)

    JAN 31

    ▶️ January's used car wholesale and retailing trends. PLUS, Ian Godbold's Top Tip for Q1! (E07, S12)

    Don't miss the big car retailing stories and all the chatter that matters on this week's Motor Trade Radio podcast, powered by MOTORS & Cazoo.     PLUS, special guests – industry guru Ian Godbold's Top Tips for Q1 and cap hpi's Chris Plumb on January's trade values.     🚗 Used car market gathers momentum in January   ⛔ Vehicle Remarketing Association meeting warns sector is under threat from cybercrime   😡 40% of dealer staff experience abusive customers every week   🤖 Tesla axes two models as business pivots to robotics   🔋 BYD to offer customers own-brand home chargers via retailers   🏭 Vehicle production in the UK falls to its lowest level since 1952     Streaming now on your podcast feed or here ▶️      #Automotive

    41 min

  4. JAN 28

    🚗 USED CAR VALUES EXCLUSIVE: Our full lowdown of how trade values performed in January from cap hpi's Chris Plumb (E6, S12)

    ⚠️USED CAR VALUES EXCLUSIVE ⚠️ We've got the full lowdown on cap hpi's January used car trade values on the Motor Trade Radio podcast, powered by MOTORS & Cazoo. Head of Current Car Valuations Chris Plumb takes us through the month's key trends.     Talking points include:   ✅ Headline trade values dip -0.2% at 3yrs/60,000 miles   ✅ A look at trends by fuel type, with a special focus on BEVs and PHEVs   ✅ Price trends by segment and age   ✅ Retail activity by average days to sell   ✅ Auction house trends   ✅ Expectations for February, Q1 and the rest of the year!   Plus #AllTheChatterThatMatters with Philip and Curtis on Motor Trade Radio.   #automotive #usedcars #BEVs #EVs

    30 min
  5. 📣 Stellantis on OEMs 'burning cash' to sell EVs. Peter Vardy Group returns to profit. And the new car that went missing from dealer stock… for 400 days! (E05, S12)

    JAN 24

    📣 Stellantis on OEMs 'burning cash' to sell EVs. Peter Vardy Group returns to profit. And the new car that went missing from dealer stock… for 400 days! (E05, S12)

    📣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 MOTORS & Cazoo.   🎙️Special guests Matt Muilenburg and James Leese from Impel and Steve Young from ICDP and Auto West London   ❌ Stellantis boss claims there is "no natural demand" for EVs   💷 Dealer Auction reveals the used car margin top performers   🔋 Motorpoint rolls out nationwide EV battery health test certificates with Generational   📈 Peter Vardy Group returns to profit   🚗 And the (unnamed) dealer group that misplaced a new car in group stock…for over a year   Streaming now on your podcast feed or click here URL   #Automotive

    35 min

  6. JAN 22

    🎙️ A show of two halves! Industry analyst and dealer boss Steve Young on the latest car retailing headlines and his experiences as a retailer (E04, S12)

    🎙️NEW EPISODE ALERT! Streaming now on the Motor Trade Radio podcast, powered by MOTORS & Cazoo! We're delighted to welcome back Steve Young, MD of ICDP, the automotive retailing consultancy, and MD of Auto West London, the Omoda and Jaecoo site in Chiswick.     It's a show of two halves with Steve chatting to Philip and Curtis about the latest news stories:   🎯 Will the government seriously consider relaxing the ZEV Mandate targets to boost UK gigafactory investment?   ⚡️ The implications of Stellantis' warning of "no natural demand" for EVs   📈 The significance of this month's acquisitions by Thurlow Nunn and Graingers Motor Group   🚗 Followed by his thoughts, experiences and plans as a dealer boss, as Auto West London kicks off its first full calendar year of trading.   Catch All The Chatter That Matters on Motor Trade Radio!   #automotive

    36 min

  7. JAN 20

    💡 For our latest SUPPLIER SPECIAL, we talk to Impel's Matt Muilenburg and James Leese about how AI can transform the customer journey and maximise leads (E03, S12)

    🚨IMPEL SUPPLIER SPECIAL!🚨   We're delighted to welcome Impel's Matt Muilenburg and James Leese to the Motor Trade Radio podcast, powered by MOTORS & Cazoo, to discuss how AI is helping boost car dealer operations in the UK.   The US-based business has been using AI to transform car-buyer customer journeys for 12 years, working with some of America's biggest dealer groups and growing to a $1bn turnover business.   To date, it has delivered more than 40 billion automotive customer interactions across 51 countries – making it one of the largest vertical AI companies in the world.   Launched in the UK four years ago, the business has enjoyed impressive growth with over 300 rooftops on board as partners, including many AM100 dealer groups and leading car supermarkets.   Matt and James share how the business is helping dealers harness the power of AI to improve lead management, drive increased conversion rates and how its tools work alongside sales teams.   They also focus on how dealers can harness the power of AI to deliver so much more than an out-of-hours service.   Catch All the Chatter that Matters with Philip Nothard and Curtis Hutchinson on the first in our series of Supplier Specials for 2026.

    45 min

  8. JAN 17

    ⛽ Will diesel really disappear from some forecourts by 2030? Rethink on public charging costs. Citroen's cunning plan to support dealers. And more! (E02 S12)

    Catch the big car retailing stories and all the chatter that matters on this week's Motor Trade Radio podcast, powered by MOTORS & Cazoo.     ⛽ Will falling new car sales see diesel vanishing from some forecourts by 2030?   ✂️ Why Rachel Reeves is reportedly preparing to cut VAT on public EV charging network   ⚡ EV values fell more sharply than any other fuel type in December   💡 Citroen's cunning plan to help its dealers put a miserable year behind them   🚗 Used car dealers prepare for an influx of second-hand cars from Chinese brands   🚘 Why one in three Brits say they won't be buying a Tesla     Streaming now on your podcast feed or here 👉

    44 min
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Motor Trade Radio, powered by MOTORS & 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.

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    Motor Trade Radio
  • Years Active
    2015 - 2026
  • Episodes
    725
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