Motor Trade Radio

Motor Trade Radio is a weekly podcast, powered by MOTORS, focused on the needs of today’s franchised and independent car dealerships, as well as suppliers and OEMs. Available to stream wherever you are, it presents a blend of industry headlines, interviews, expert opinion, top tips and entertainment wrapped up in a chat-show style platform. Join co-hosts Philip Nothard and Curtis Hutchinson for #AllTheChatterThatMatters!

🎙️EXCLUSIVE Friend of the pod Steve Young chats about the launch of his Jaecoo/Omoda site and his take on industry trends (E32, S11)

May 21, 2025

🎙️EXCLUSIVE POD INTERVIEW

We’re delighted to welcome back Steve Young, MD of ICDP, the automotive retailing consultancy, and MD of Auto West London, the all-new Omoda and Jaecoo site, which opened in March.

Lots to talk about including his new experiences as a car retailer representing two new Chinese...

🚨 Post-Covid high for Q1 sales! Trump’s UK car tariff reactions. ANOTHER new Chinese brand coming to UK! (E31 S11)

May 17, 2025

🚨HEADLINES ROUNDUP!

Philip and Curtis chat through the week’s car retailing stories on the Motor Trade Radio podcast, powered by MOTORS.

📈 Used car sales reach post-Covid record in Q1

💰 Reactions to Trump’s 10% concession on UK car exports

🚗 Hendy Group recruits 20 general managers in shift...

🎙️ April new car and van sales down. The negative impact of Elon Musk’s political activity on EV buyers & more! (E30 S11)

May 10, 2025

🎙️WEEKEND POD This week Philip’s on holiday so Curtis is joined by car retailing industry guru Karl Davis on the Motor Trade Radio podcast, powered by MOTORS.

Hear their take on the week’s big headlines from Motor Trade News, AM, Car Dealer and Motor Trader!

🚗 New car retail demand down 8% in April, as...

🎺April’s used car trends from cap hpi and MOTORS & more! (E29, S11)

May 3, 2025

🎺WEEKEND POD Another eventful week for the car retailing sector on the Motor Trade Radio podcast, powered by MOTORS. Headlines from AM, Car Dealer and Motor Trade News.

🚗 April’s used car values roundup from cap hpi’s Jeremy Yea

🚗 April’s retail trends with MOTORS latest Market View

🚗 VW Group...

⚠️ How did April’s used car trade values perform? We’ve got the full lowdown from cap hpi’s Jeremy Yea (E28, S11)

Apr 29, 2025

⚠️POD EXCLUSIVE⚠️

We’ve got the full lowdown on cap hpi’s April’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 -1.5% drop in values and how that reflects seasonal normality for...