📊 M&A IN THE MOTOR TRADE: Automotive Assets' David Manchester in conversation with Phil and Curtis (E13, S12)

🎙️Catch the big car retailing stories on this week's Motor Trade Radio podcast, powered by MOTORS & Cazoo. Plus a topical [M]enable Moment from our mental wealth guru Stephen Whitton!    Acquisitions and used market trends are the focus this week for Curtis and Philip.   ▶️ Lithia UK expands with acquisition of four sites from Read Motor Group   ▶️ Dubai-based DxB Auto Investments enters the UK as Southeast Motors with JLR sites   ▶️ How used car sales grew for the second consecutive month   ▶️ Dealer margins strong on Vauxhall models, reports Dealer Auction   ▶️ Why dealers are bracing themselves for a used EV market decline     Streaming now on your podcast feed or here ▶️ 

Join Philip and Curtis for the big car retailing stories and all the chatter that matters on this week's Motor Trade Radio podcast, powered by MOTORS & Cazoo. Plus David Manchester from Automotive Assets on M&A activity in the sector.     Headlines include:     ✅ New car regs up 7% to enjoy best February in 22 years, while vans enjoy a modest increase   ✅ Older used car prices continued to rise in February   ✅ FCA announces it is streamlining its redress scheme   ✅ Just Motor Group sold to Employee Ownership Trust ✅ Vertu reports on strong trading in latest interims ✅ GM returns to the UK   Streaming now on your podcast feed or here ▶️ 

💡M&A POD EXCLUSIVE: David Manchester is Curtis and Philips special guest on the Motor Trade Radio podcast, powered by MOTORS & Cazoo.   David led Charters of Aldershot for over 20 years, was the chairman of the Peugeot Dealer Association and MD of MCL Retail, before founding Automotive Assets in 2013.   His business is dedicated to helping dealer owners manage their property assets through structured disposal programmes.   With M&A activity never far from the headlines, this special weekday episode covers:   ✅ Typical dealership exit scenarios: going concerns and change of use   ✅ Consolidation across the car retailing sector   ✅ The impact of new entrant brands   ✅ Likely trends for 2026   #automotive

STREAMING NOW! Catch the big car retailing stories and all the chatter that matters on this week's Motor Trade Radio podcast, powered by MOTORS & Cazoo.   PLUS! Industry guru Ian Goldbold's content marketing strategies Top Tips for the March plate-change.   Stories under the spotlight include:   📊 cap hpi's Jeremy Yea on February's used car trade values   🚗 OEMs likely to win a reprieve from the FCA's mis-selling redress scheme   ✅ Buyers value honesty and no-pressure sales from dealers   🔌 EV grant boost for home chargers   🚘 Mitsubishi's plans 60 dealers for UK relaunch   👉 Percayso Vehicle Intelligence rebrands as Cazana     Streaming now on your podcast feed or here ▶️ URL   #Automotive

⚠️USED CAR VALUES POD EXCLUSIVE ⚠️ We've got the full lowdown on cap hpi's February used car trade values on the Motor Trade Radio podcast, powered by MOTORS & Cazoo. Senior Valuations Editor Jeremy Yea takes us through the month's key trends.       Talking points include:   ✅ Headline trade values dip -0.4% (-£75) at 3yrs/60,000 miles       ✅ A look at trends by fuel type, with a special focus on BEVs       ✅ Price trends by segment and age       ✅ Retail activity by average days to sell       ✅ Auction house trends       ✅ Expectations for March       Plus #AllTheChatterThatMatters with Philip and Curtis on Motor Trade Radio.   #automotive #usedcars #BEVs #EVs

🎧ON A DEVICE NEAR YOU! Join Philip and Curtis for the big car retailing stories and all the chatter that matters on this week's Motor Trade Radio podcast, powered by MOTORS & Cazoo.   ❌ Apax pulls out of proposed Pinewood.AI acquisition   ⛔ Over half of used car buyers are put off by dealers with poor online reviews   😡 Used car complaints up by 14% in 2025, finds the Motor Ombudsman   🔋 Hybrids and EVs overtake ICE as the likely fuel choice for buyers considering their next purchase   📈 Grainger Motor Group expands again this year by snapping up a Nissan site in Duxford   💷 Dealership investment opportunities are the 'most attractive' in a decade…but not in a good way if you're exiting   #Automotive   Streaming now on your podcast feed or here ▶️ 

⚠️ 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

🛜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 ▶️ 

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

⚠️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