Motor Trade Radio

On this Saturday’s episode of MotortradeRadio.com, Philip Nothard of COX Automotive joined by Curtis Hutchinson, editor at Motortrader.com to discuss the latest headlines, Lance Bradley to step down as MD of Mitsubishi UK in 2018 and Motors.co.uk to launch Price & Go part-exchange and disposal service. Vertu Motors is poised to support its online used car buying service with an “aggressive” marketing campaign following its soft launch in May. In other news, Polestar, Volvo Car Group’s performance arm, has announced that its cars, which go into production in 2019, will be configured and ordered online using an app or online portal. Less than 2% of the total value of car finance arranged via dealers is provided by companies specialising in the sub-prime segment, that’s the conclusion of a new report from Apex Insight. And finally, a survey carried out by Cox Automotive found that nearly nine out of 10 dealers plan to review their fuel profiles in 2018 in response to consumer uncertainties around diesel. Plu

Join Derek & Phil this week as we discuss the September new car registrations. We also cover iVendi's take on how Apple's face recognition could help online finance applications and we touch on #GDPR, the FCA and poor quality mobile phone coverage!

Yvonne Hignell, Care & Support Services Director of Ben Motor Charity makes a welcome second appearance on Motor Trade Radio with Philip. Yvonne and Phil talk about mental health in the workplace and the #HatsOn4MentalHealth campaign on the 13th October. Download FREE http://bit.ly/HatsOn4MentalHealth Please share!

Derek & Phil chat about their week, the headlines from MotorTrader.com and invite Andy Conde - General Manager, Group Auctioneers Manheim UK for an exclusive interview.

Philip Nothard interviews Sally Owens, Head of Sales at Promotor Group. Sally shares why it was created, what it does and where listeners can find out more and discuss opportunities. Sally also shares some of the feedback they have received and what the future looks like.

This week Phil is joined by Derek after a few weeks absence. The lads discuss Arnold Clark, Marshall’s, Pendragon, Lookers, the Motor Trader used cars special report and the resignation of Paul Williams from his role as CEO at SsangYong GB.

Philip Nothard and Curtis Hutchinson of Motortrader.com discuss the latest headlines, including a certain Philip Nothard being appointed head of external relations of Cox Automotive UK

Philip Nothard, interviews Ian Ferguson, Co-Founder of Auto Approval (and David Carruthers Co-Founder)   Ian shares the whys, what’s and where’s of pending exciting launch of Auto Approval and remarketing plans with Autorola. More importantly how it works, the relationship between the dealers and manufacturers, the team and funding behind it and short and long-terms plans.

On this Saturday’s episode of MotortradeRadio.com, Philip Nothard and Curtis Hutchinson of Motortrader.com to discuss the latest headlines, Renault, Nissan, Kia, Fiat, Jeep, Alfa Romeo and Abarth have become the latest brands to announced scrappage schemes in the UK to boost sales in the September plate-change and the final quarter of 2017.   Whilst, New car registrations fell for the fifth consecutive month in August, down -6% to 76,433 units; year-to-date the market is down -2.4%, with 1,640,241 registered, according to figures from the SMMT.   In other news, Kia is the most highly rated franchise by dealers in the latest Summer NFDA Dealer Attitude Survey, scoring 9.2 points. And, the majority of dealers are dissatisfied with the new car volume sales targets being imposed by carmakers as they move into the September plate-change.   is piloting virtual reality technology to enable customers to view dealer showrooms on Facebook. The 3D virtual showroom technology has been developed by Radar Video and has bee

Philip Nothard, interviews Andrew Duthie, Director at A for Audi Express Ltd.  Andrew shares the why, what’s and where’s of their recent launch of Express Ltd and partnership with QParks, along with the results of the survey which highlighted a potential opportunity for such an operation, as consumers become ever increasingly time poor. 

On this Saturday’s episode of MotortradeRadio.com, Philip Nothard and Curtis Hutchinson of Motortrader.com to discuss the latest headlines, as the SMMT has taken the unusual step of reissuing its used car sales figures for Q2, and recalculated figures revealed, that UK used car transactions experienced a decline of just -0.7% instead of the previously quoted -13.5%.  Whilst, a survey by Warrantywise of 1,320 people showed that repair garages – independents and franchised dealers – beat estate agents into first place, with plumbers taking the third spot. In other news, Hyundai is the latest carmaker to launch a scrappage scheme with dealers offering between £1,545 and £5,000 on trade-ins across its model range. Handy Motorsport has joined forces with the Alfa Romeo Dealer Council to bring the brand back to the British Touring Car Championship in 2018. And finally, the most popular time for making an online enquiry about a new or used car purchase is between 10.00am and 11.00am, according to new consumer resear

While we've been talking about recording this episode for a while, it's with perfect timing that David Beeney and Derek Blair today discuss mental health in the workplace. Perfect timing as Ben, the automotive industry's charity has recently announced the 'Hat's on for mental health' initiative will happen on the 13th of October. David is an ex-AutoTrader director and today he shares how he hid a mental health disorder for the majority of his career to date. David now runs www.breakingthesilence.co.uk, a service which helps employers to better understand mental health. If you are suffering in silence, this engaging interview will help you realise that you are not alone. 

On this Saturday’s episode of MotortradeRadio.com, Philip Nothard andCurtis Hutchinson of Motortrader.com to  discuss the latest headlines, Ford has a launched a scrappage scheme covering all makes of cars and vans registered before the end of 2009. Whilst, The South Africa-based Imperial Holdings has acquired Pentagon Motor Holdings for an undisclosed sum. And, the Trade Centre Wales’ first site in England has doubled its monthly pre-tax profits to an average of £2m since opening in April 2017, according to a trading update issued by the group. In other news, Pendragon has confirmed its latest Evans Halshaw Car Store will open at the end of August in Ashford, Surrey. Moves by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to assess incentives for sales staff will have a “significant impact” on car sales and car financing.  And finally, Dealers have already started signing up for the inaugural Motor Trader Summit taking place on 21 November at Birmingham’s Edgbaston Stadium. The special one-day event, which is free to

Today Philip is joined by Robin Luscombe and David Kendrick who this week have announced the launch of Tempus Automotive, a multi-million pound private investment fund to give entrepreneurs the opportunity to acquire their own dealerships.

Today Philip is joined by Jim Reid to discuss the week's headlines, including financial results from both Marshall Motor Holdings and Lookers, plc plus the launch of the IMDA (Independent Motor Dealer Association).

In this special episode of Motor Trader Radio, Derek and Philip are joined by Daksh Gupta, CEO and Mark Raban, CFO Marshall Motor Holdings plc. Daksh and Mark document another outstanding set of results for the group.

Daksh Gupta, CEO of Marshall Motor Holdings Plc has handed the baton for Ben’s 2017 Industry Leader (ILC) Challenge to Jeremy Hicks, MD of Jaguar Land Rover UK. Jeremy, who has been a Trustee of the automotive industry charity, Ben for 2 years, will galvanise his team to raise awareness and crucial funds for the charity in the ‘Jaguar Land Rover Channel Swim Challenge’.

Get ready to have your ears blown off as Philip Nothard is joined today by Paul Fieldson, the Operations Director for Radar Video. Paul shares his 23 years in the motor trade and he also offers his opinion on, well, pretty much everything! 

An overview of why and where carwow was formed, and the initial demand for such a product in the automotive industry.  Then, discussing the latest round of £30m investment, along with the Who and Why’s, and more importantly what the investment will create.  Then we discussed what’s happening for the remainder of 2017, in terms of additional product functionality, the strategy for 2018.  We finished off with, the insights the behaviours of consumers creates and how the sharing of the data can help both the retailers and manufacturers, but more importantly, the consumers.

On this Saturday’s episode of MotortradeRadio.com, Philip Nothard and Peter Zinkewycz of Radar Video to discuss the latest headlines, including re-entering the car supermarket sector with the opening of its first Lookers Outlet site in Gateshead on 4 August. Whilst, Pendragon plans to open five new Evans Halshaw Car Stores in the second half of 2017. The new stores will open in Ipswich, Norwich, Borehamwood, Dartford and Ashford. And, Dodge is returning to the UK after a seven-year absence under a new import and distribution deal with Auto Export Corporation (AEC). The move will also see the introduction of the Ram truck brand to the UK. In other news, Eastern Western Motor Group has acquired Grassicks Garage, which holds the BMW and MINI franchises in Perth. carwow, the new car retailing website, has raised $39m (£30m) worth of financing to fund further growth in the UK and internationally. In its July dealer market survey, cap hpi found the number of dealers reporting an increase in retained margins has