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James Baggott

James is the founder and editor-in-chief of Car Dealer Magazine, and CEO of parent company Baize Group. James has been a motoring journalist for more than 20 years writing about cars and the car industry.

James Brearley

News 51 minutes ago

Leaked memo reveals Lookers MD James Brearley has left the dealer group

Car Dealer Weekly Briefing

News 10 hours ago

Weekly Briefing: Warning issued for used car pricing and some punishing car dealer results

Repairs

News 1 day ago

The most unreliable used cars revealed after survey of 30,000 owners

Harwoods Chichester, June 2019

News 2 days ago

Harwoods losses top £20m in two years as it suffers a punishing 2024

Cargiant - picture via Google Maps

News 2 days ago

Cargiant clocks up £121.2m profit in 2024 after dramatic rise in property value

Land Rover Defender Octa

News 3 days ago

Exclusive video: Car dealers push up used car prices by nearly 1% in September

Carwow rebrand main image

News 4 days ago

Carwow losses top £20m after a ‘year of investment’ in new brands

Solo Car Sales showroom

News 5 days ago

Family-run used car dealer splashes out £400k on major refurbishment

News 6 days ago

Big Motoring World profits collapse more than 1,000% as battle with founder continues

Car Dealer Recommends Autoglym

News 1 week ago

Car Dealer Recommends: Autoglym products tested and rated – do they get our seal of approval?

Car Dealer Weekly Briefing

News 1 week ago

Weekly Briefing: Just what is AI good for in a car dealership and could it benefit your business?

JLR Hacked

News 2 weeks ago

JLR shuts factories for another week with claims they may remain silent ‘until November’

Renault Zoe for £500

AI Car Dealer 3 weeks ago

I bought an electric car for £500 – was it a part exchange bargain or a big mistake?

Auto Trader

News 4 weeks ago

Auto Trader changing email lead notifications to ‘protect customer data’

Used Car Awards 2025

News 1 month ago

How you can have the best chance of winning a Used Car Award in 2025

Used car prices update August - Percayso

News 1 month ago

Video: Dealers hold used car prices firm in August as values barely budge

Electric car grants

Exclusive 1 month ago

Research reveals just SIX electric cars could qualify for the full £3,750 Electric Car Grant

George Gehdu GVE London

News 1 month ago

GVE London sales director speaks out amid dealer’s move towards administration

Inside GVE London

News 1 month ago

Supercar dealer GVE London posts ‘Notice of Intention to Appoint Administrators’

Car Dealer Podcast Live 2025

News 1 month ago

Why I love the Car Dealer Podcast Live and you will too: Get your tickets now!

Nigel McMinn

Podcast 1 month ago

Ex-Lookers chief Nigel McMinn speaks out about extreme stress of FCA investigation

News 2 months ago

Car supermarket Big Motoring World has reviews suspended on Trustpilot for ‘breach’ of rules

Used car dealer Big Motoring World

News 2 months ago

Average used car prices holding firm – but electric car values still dropping fastest

Used car prices

News 2 months ago

Fears raised over government clampdown on car dealer employee perks

VW badge thefts

News 2 months ago

Volkswagen UK ‘monitoring situation’ as badge thefts cost owners up to £1,500

Exclusive 2 months ago

Government defends its Electric Car Grant after it fails to shift out of first gear

Most unreliable Electric cars

News 2 months ago

The huge warranty claims blighting EVs as most unreliable electric cars revealed

Berrow Motors' Joe Betty collecting his award from Mike Brewer and Bradley Walker, director of strategic partnerships at iVendi

News 2 months ago

Popular used car dealership behind YouTube channel Shifting Metal to CLOSE

Car Dealer Reviews rules

News 2 months ago

Car dealerships face HUGE fines if they fall foul of fake online reviews rules

Yeomans

News 2 months ago

Family-run car dealer group Yeomans sees profit soar 30% in 2024 and pays huge dividend

BYD Dolphin Surf

News 2 months ago

BYD forced to act over ‘ongoing uncertainty’ with its Electric Car Grant status

Selling Supercars GVE London

News 3 months ago

Inside GVE London: We meet the team behind the luxury supercar dealership

News 3 months ago

Peugeot dealer network mobilised to help fix Citroens with faulty airbags

Citroen DS recall

News 3 months ago

Don’t sell Citroen or DS3 models with problem airbags – warning issued to car dealers

Car Dealer Recommends

News 3 months ago

Car Dealer Recommends: Real world testing launched for motor trade products

Car Dealer Recommends DealerKit

News 3 months ago

Car Dealer Recommends: Dealer Management System DealerKit tested and rated – does it get our seal of approval?

DS3

News 3 months ago

Citroen dealers under ‘immense pressure’ as some airbag recalls may not happen ‘until 2026’

Dealerway

News 3 months ago

WhatsApp group launched to showcase used car bargains for dealers

Nigel McMinn

News 3 months ago

Former Lookers director Nigel McMinn snaps up automotive recruitment firm

Car Dealer Power Manufacturers 2025

News 3 months ago

Car maker Ford slammed by its car dealer partners as it plummets to bottom of survey

Vertu car dealership

News 3 months ago

‘Subdued consumer demand’ sees used car sales fall at Vertu – but new car sales bounce

Leapmotor bungee

News 3 months ago

Chinese car brand offers customers a free bungee jump at pop-up London showroom

Dealerway cars

News 3 months ago

Supercar and rare Clio V6 up for sale at trade prices on used car platform

Sue Corkin, Chris Wiseman, centre, and Robin Luscombe at Car Dealer Live 2024

News 4 months ago

Wessex Garages boss Chris Wiseman steps down from his role after 25 years

Car Dealer Weekly Briefing

News 4 months ago

Weekly Briefing: We’ve deployed some useful AI at our used car dealership

Car Dealer Japanese Imports have arrived

AI Car Dealer 4 months ago

Our Japanese imports have arrived – but what’s needed to get them ready for sale?

Taycan

News 4 months ago

Porsche dealers told to ‘immediately remove’ select electric Taycan models from sale

Lookers

News 4 months ago

Lookers confirms decision to close Manchester head office after 50 years in city