⚠️ June’s used car trade values from cap hpi’s Jeremy Yea and key trends over the first half of the year (E42, S11)

📣THIS WEEK’S BIG STORIES!   We’ve got all the chatter that matters on this week’s Motor Trade Radio podcast, powered by MOTORS. Plus Ian Godbold joins us for his latest Top Tip!   Headlines include:   ✅ cap hpi’s June trade value movements ✅ Ben reveals 2026 Leadership Challenge ✅ Barbara Cox Woman of the Year announced ✅ Industry reaction to the government’s new industrial strategy ✅ Cox Automotive reveals its latest used car forecast for 2025 ✅ MOTORS’ consumer research finds low awareness for most new entrant Chinese brands ✅ Chery Auto considering building a production plant in the UK ✅ Vertu Motors’ Q1 trading update, new sales up, used sales down, but margins strengthen   Listen here 👉

⚠️WEEKDAY POD EXCLUSIVE⚠️   We’ve got the lowdown on cap hpi’s June’s used car trade values on the Motor Trade Radio podcast, powered by MOTORS. Senior Valuations Editor Jeremy Yea takes us through what drove the -0.6% drop in values and how that reflects seasonal normality for the month. Plus a look at the key trends that shaped the first half of the year.   Talking points include:   ➡️ Headline trade values at 3yrs/60,000 miles ➡️ A look at trends by fuel type, with a special focus on BEVs ➡️ Price trends by segment and age ➡️ Key trends over H1 ➡️ Expectations for July   Plus #AllTheChatterThatMatters with Philip and Curtis on Motor Trade Radio. #automotive #usedcars #BEVs #EVs

🎧 This week on Motor Trade Radio – a slightly different format as Curtis takes a well-earned break with The Farmer’s Dog experience 🐶🚜   📰 Headlines you need to know:   • Trump confirms UK car tariff deal is ‘done’ 🇬🇧🚗 • £1.7bn pothole bill sparks calls for targeted levies 🕳️ • EV aftersales opportunities growing ⚡ • Renault CEO Luca de Meo to step down 🔄 • BYD’s megawatt charger rollout from 2026 🔋   🎂 BENs Big 120th Birthday   🧠 Plus, a 10-min chat on mental wealth & wellbeing in automotive with 'guru' Stephen Whitton   #AllTheChatterThatMatters #MotorTradeRadio #AutomotiveNews #EVs #Wellbeing #VRA

  🎙️POD ALERT🎙️   Check out the big car retailing news stories on the Motor Trade Radio podcast, powered by MOTORS.   ▶️ Half of buyers expect their next car to be an EV or hybrid ▶️ Industry reaction to this week’s Spending Review, spoiler alert ▶️ Ben makes senior leadership changes to help grow impact and support ▶️ Lots of news from the car supermarket sector with Motorpoint’s strong full year financials, positive first half trading update from Trade Centre and Hippo Motor Group gobbles up former Big Motoring World site ▶️ And why French Tesla drivers are filing a lawsuit against Elon Musk!   Plus #AllTheChatterThatMatters with your co-hosts, Curtis and Philip

🚨SUPPLIER SPECIAL EXCLUSIVE🚨   The latest in our series of Motor Trade Radio Supplier Specials showcases iVendi.   Launched in 2009, iVendi will be a familiar name to many listeners for the role it has played in introducing innovative retailing tools which have helped consumers buy vehicles more easily and dealers to sell them more efficiently; both online and in the showroom.   UK-based, its tech is used internationally by around 5 million consumers every month, over 8,000 dealers, as well as OEMs and finance providers.   James joins us as iVendi publishes its latest white paper – Three Routes to Modernising your Motor Finance – and rolls out its all-new Finance Navigator tool.   Listeners wanting to know more can visit ivendi.com and iVendi's Latest White Paper, 'Three Routes to Modernising Your Motor Finance Offering'    

🗞️WEEKLY NEWS POD ALERT🗞️    May’s new car and van sales, FCA redress update and new car brands are all up for discussion on this week’s Motor Trade Radio podcast, powered by MOTORS!   📈New car market up in May, as heavy discounting lifts EVs 📉 But new vans drop for sixth month in a row 🔮 Cox Automotive is “cautiously optimistic” about the new car market ⚡ Car buyers want government incentives before switching to EVs, finds JudgeService 📃 FCA’s key considerations for potential motor finance redress scheme ❎ Stellantis and Marshall terminate their dealer partnership 🚗 AND the latest on new brands coming to the UK – with confirmation of a new entrant in October, as another cancels its plans!   #AllTheChatterThatMatters with Curtis and Philip

🚨STREAMING NOW🚨   The latest in our series of Motor Trade Radio Supplier Specials showcases ETT, the UK-based digital start-up delivering automated customer interaction solutions.   We’re joined by CEO George McKenna and Account Manager Adam Constantinides to hear how ETT is using AI to transform incoming telephone customer interactions for dealers.   George and Adam demonstrate how their tech is helping automate some customer interactions and the benefits this delivers to dealers. As an EXCLUSIVE for listeners to the pod they are also offering a FREE four hour engagement workshop, full details in the episode.   Listeners wanting to know more about ETT can email Adam Constantinides at [email protected]

⚠️BONUS EPISODE ⚠️    We’ve had a lot of interest in our interview with Vertu boss Robert Forrester on the Motor Trade Radio podcast (powered by MOTORS), so we decided to make it available as a special bonus episode! Here’s just some of the highlights:   ✅ The group’s full year results to 28 February 2025, revenues up while profits were down ✅ Growth in retail EV sales, strong performances across used sales and aftersales ✅ The financial impact of the Autumn Budget ✅ His views on the new Expensive Car Supplement on new EVs and why he thinks the government will change it! ✅ Plus current trading and outlook   #AllTheChatterThatMatters with Philip and Curtis on Motor Trade Radio! #automotive

🎙️PACKED POD!    Along with the week’s big stories, were joined by Vertu Motors boss Robert Forrester on the Motor Trade Radio podcast – powered by MOTORS!   Robert takes us through the group’s recent year-end, current and future trading, his take on new and used car market trends, and why he believes the Expensive Car Supplement on new EVs will change.   PLUS the latest Top Tip from our industry guru Ian Godbold! In the headlines:   ➡️ MOTORS’ analysis of May, used stocks up and prices down ➡️ EVs halve in value, shows Cox Automotive research ➡️ cap hpi’s Jeremy Yea on May’s trade dip    ➡️ Waylands bucks the trend with record full-year results ➡️ Sandicliffe named one of the Best Big Companies to Work For

⚠️WEEKDAY POD⚠️    We’ve got the lowdown on cap hpi’s May’s used car trade values on the Motor Trade Radio podcast, powered by MOTORS. In our exclusive interview, Senior Valuations Editor Jeremy Yea takes us through what drove the -1.3% drop in values and how that reflects seasonal normality for the month.   Talking points include:   ➡️ Headline trade values at 3yrs/60,000 miles ➡️ A look at trends by fuel type, with a special focus on BEVs ➡️ Price trends by segment and age ➡️ Average days to sell by fuel type ➡️ Dealer stocking trends ➡️ Expectations for June Plus #AllTheChatterThatMatters with Philip and Curtis on Motor Trade Radio. #automotive #usedcars #BEVs #EVs