Saturday Morning Show 17th December 2016
Dec 17, 2016
On this Saturday’s episode of MotortradeRadio.com, Philip
Nothard and Derek Blair, discuss the week’s headlines from
Motortrader.com.
This week we hear that two more high profile dealers, Sytner and
Clive Sutton join London Motor Show line-up, and the RAC launches a
used car code accredited by the Chartered Trading Standards
Institute.
RA Creamer & Son is closing its Jaguar business in Kensington after
90-years with the brand. It is handing back Royal Warrants after 40
years and closing the business by year-end. And dealer leads from
online enquiries grew by 62% in Q3, according to new customer
research by Dealerweb.
In another news, Motability Operations is holding a series of
briefings to provide advice and support for dealers. Motor Trader
and Northridge Finance launch a third annual search for the next
generation of industry leaders 2017 Motor Trader Rising Stars.
Finally, Philip and Derek discuss Ben’s flagship event of the year
– The Ben Ball – raises over £203,000, as Daksh Gupta, CEO of
Marshall Motor Holdings Plc hands 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.