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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.

Available Car Castle Donington June 2021

News 1 day ago

Used car supermarket Available Car sees profit surge in 2025

Motorway

News 6 days ago

Motorway now charging sellers a fee to sell on used car auction platform

Ghost Car Fraud

News 1 week ago

Exclusive: Police investigating huge £10m ‘Ghost Car’ finance fraud after dealers ‘go rogue’

Cars dealers don't like buying

AI Car Dealer 2 weeks ago

Revealed: The used vehicles that even car dealers avoid buying at all costs

News 2 weeks ago

Hendy Group falls to huge loss as late accounts finally posted – plus 2025 will be bad too

Cargiant - picture via Google Maps

News 3 weeks ago

Former record holding used car dealership Cargiant begins process of shutting for good

Lookers Nissan Gateshead 1-1

News 3 weeks ago

Staff at car dealer Lookers claim they ‘face fresh threats of redundancy’

Used Tesla Model 3s

AI Car Dealer 3 weeks ago

Is now the perfect time to start selling used Teslas?

News 4 weeks ago

Car Dealer Recommends: The best used car advertising platforms rated and ranked

Cargiant - picture via Google Maps

Exclusive 1 month ago

Official: Huge used car supermarket Cargiant will close on April 24

Used car prices March 2026

News 1 month ago

Video: Used car prices continue to rise in March as dealers hold prices firm

News 1 month ago

‘They’ve bet the house on it’ – the experts’ view on Jaguar’s controversial relaunch

Rawdon Glover, Jaguar

Exclusive 1 month ago

Jaguar boss on the personal attacks that followed firm’s controversial rebrand

Jaguar Big Mistake

News 1 month ago

Was Jaguar’s relaunch a marketing masterpiece or massive mistake?

Saxton 4x4, Nov 2022

News 1 month ago

Used car dealer Saxton 4×4 returns to profit despite revenue falling £18m in 2025

News 2 months ago

Accounts for billion-pound turnover car dealer group Hendy are overdue

Battle of the Buyers 2

AI Car Dealer 2 months ago

Battle of the Buyers 2: Why did we let these dealers buy us some shockers?

News 2 months ago

Autotrader investigated by CMA as part of crackdown on ‘fake and misleading’ reviews

HMRC scam letters

News 2 months ago

VIDEO: New VAT scam targeting the motor trade – here’s what you need to know

What we're looking forward to at Car Dealer Live

News 2 months ago

Car Dealer Live takes place THURSDAY – here’s how you can stay up to date

Everything You Need to Know Car Dealer Live 2026

News 2 months ago

Car Dealer Live 26: Everything you need to know

Carvana video

News 2 months ago

Meet doomed Cazoo’s inspiration: The vending machine car dealer Cavarna

Stellantis And You Bristol Cribbs service area

News 2 months ago

Stellantis injects £35m into its dealer group after a staggering £47.9m loss in 2024

Car Dealer Live 2025 view

News 2 months ago

The full agenda for this week’s Car Dealer Live 2026

Michael Buxton

News 2 months ago

Former Cox Automotive president Michael Buxton, 60, has died

Cargiant - picture via Google Maps

Exclusive 2 months ago

Is used car dealer Cargiant up for sale as redundancy process begins with staff?

Car Dealer Live Streaming Ticket

News 2 months ago

Streaming tickets: Watch all of Car Dealer Live from home if you can’t make our big event

What we're looking forward to at Car Dealer Live

News 2 months ago

Here’s what our team are looking forward to the most at Car Dealer Live

Hunting scam car dealers

AI Car Dealer 2 months ago

VIDEO: Watch as we catch scamming used car dealer conmen in the act

Aston Barclay auction during pandemic

News 2 months ago

CMA rubber stamps BCA’s takeover of rival car auction Aston Barclay

Car Dealer Live headline speakers 2026

CDL 2026 2 months ago

What do consumers REALLY want from car dealers when it comes to EVs?

Huxley Stewart Google

CDL 2026 2 months ago

Google to reveal how AI search is changing the way consumers look for cars

Tom Leathes Car Dealer Live 2026

CDL 2026 3 months ago

Learn how used car dealers are making a success of Motorway with boss Tom Leathes

AI Car Dealer 3 months ago

Rivian: Can this American Tesla rival crack the UK? Watch our exclusive video

Panel dents on a used car

News 3 months ago

Dealerway’s top tips for selling part exchange vehicles when they have an issue

Ian Plummer Car Dealer Live

News 3 months ago

Supply, EVs and how dealers can use tech to succeed on Car Dealer Live agenda

Car Dealer Weekly Briefing v9

News 3 months ago

Weekly Briefing: Are US car dealers really that more advanced than the Brits?

NADA reports

News 3 months ago

Cargurus AI used car search function could be rolled out to the UK

Car Dealer Weekly Briefing slate V8

News 3 months ago

Weekly Briefing: A look behind the scenes of two giant American car dealerships

News 3 months ago

American car dealers want to block Chinese manufacturers from gaining a foothold in the US

News 3 months ago

Amazon Autos UK launch ‘lined up for 2026’ as web giant to go head to head with Autotrader

News 3 months ago

Does anyone really know what they’re doing when it comes to using AI?

News 3 months ago

TikTok: Car dealers should encourage everyone to create video content

News 3 months ago

Chinese car makers: What car dealers really need to think about when choosing which to back

Car Dealer Weekly Briefing

News 3 months ago

Weekly Briefing: How have Chinese car brands grown so quickly?

Chinese Cars and the UK

News 3 months ago

The rampant rise of Chinese car brands – and how they’ll change the UK car market for good

Autotrader price rises

News 4 months ago

Autotrader boss confirms package prices will rise AGAIN – and explains why in Car Dealer Podcast

Weekly briefing 8

News 4 months ago

Weekly Briefing: How dangerous is a sale or return model for car dealers?