288 episodes
Amazon Autos edges closer to UK launch, 'unreasonable behaviour' from car buyers increases, and why European car makers should've seen China coming – with Leo Nelson, episode 275
18/09/2026 | 1h 5 mins.Unreasonable car buyer customer behaviour ‘has got worse’, reveals Car Dealer Trust Survey
‘Survival of the fittest’: Aion UK boss predicts brutal shake-up for car industry
Weekly Briefing: Why we’re all seeing more angry used car buyers- With used car margins under pressure, finding extra profit is becoming harder — but that doesn't mean the opportunities have disappeared.
In this special Car Dealer Podcast for Profit Clinic Week, James Batchelor speaks to Dealer Auction, Autoglym, Warranty Solutions Group and TekCor4 about where dealers can make more from the business they are already doing.
From buying the right stock and knowing when to move it on, to making more from added-value products, protecting margin after the sale and converting customers who slipped through the net, this episode looks at the practical ways dealers can squeeze more profit from every stage of the used car journey. JLR to lay off 4,000 people, Jaecoo takes over Lookers Battersea, and we spend the day in a Chinese car dealer – with Richard Norris, episode 274
11/09/2026 | 1h 5 mins.UPDATED: JLR confirms 4,000 jobs to be axed as part of £1.7bn cost-saving drive
Car dealer Lookers opens flagship Omoda and Jaecoo dealership in Battersea
Weekly Briefing: Why going behind the scenes of a Chinese car dealership worried meDoes new reg day still matter, HMRC names and shames minimum wage breaches, and why one dealer has taken over an Aldi – with Joel Combes, episode 273
04/09/2026 | 1h 2 mins.‘The shape of the day has changed’: Why new plate day still matters
Car dealers among 660 firms named and shamed for failing to pay National Minimum Wage
Garage hits back at HMRC after being named and shamed over minimum wage breach
DVLA bans more than 500 ‘76’ number plates for being too rude or offensive for the road
Volkswagen Group set to axe Seat brand to focus on Cupra by 2029 – reports
Volkswagen Group announces plans to axe 50,000 jobs as it slashes model range
Subaru dealers to offer free prostate cancer PSA tests to men aged over 50
From Aldi supermarket to used car supermarket: Hilton Garage unveils used car collection centreGarages want MOT price rises, dealers targeted by review blackmailers, and half of buyers now 'open' to Chinese brands – with Will Blackshaw, episode 272
28/08/2026 | 1h 9 mins.‘I’d seriously consider packing in MOTs’: Garage owners demand test fee increase
Interest in Chinese cars reaches record level as half of buyers say they are ‘open’ to switch
‘Pay us and we’ll remove them’: Car dealers targeted by fake review blackmail scam
BMW insists German agency delay will not derail wider rollout as UK switch remains on track
Agency sales three years on: What car dealer accounts really tell us about the model
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