9:05 am, January 29, 2026
Car Dealer Live has added additional networking opportunities for suppliers wanting to meet dealers at our March event.
A networking breakout area has been added to this year’s headline event where suppliers can set up their stall to chat to others in the motor trade.
During welcome coffee, morning, lunch and afternoon tea breaks, the breakout area has space for networking tables for suppliers who wish to show off their companies. Spaces are strictly limited and selling out fast.
Car Dealer Live – sponsored by Auto Trader – takes place on March 19 at the British Motor Museum in Gaydon and brings together automotive professionals from across the industry.
Tickets are available now for both dealers and suppliers on the official Car Dealer Live website.
Networking table packages come with two tickets to the event and give suppliers the opportunity to show off their products and services at our event.
You can book a place by emailing [email protected] or call 020 8125 3880.
Car Dealer Live 26 is hosted by James Baggott, James Batchelor and Rebecca Chaplin and this year’s event has been redesigned to pack even more into it.
Baggott said: ‘This is a great opportunity for those firms who want to attend and show off their products or services to our attendees. The breaks are designed for networking while people are relaxing and this gives them the chance to chat to new businesses and take away even more ideas for their dealerships.’
Car Dealer Live features a packed agenda to inspire the motor trade with interviews and research sessions and lots of networking opportunities.
Exclusive sessions with key research carried out for the event will be hosted by headline sponsors Auto Trader, as well as Google, Motorway, Impel, Keyloop and Cox Automotive.
Car Dealer Live 26 is hosted by James Baggott, James Batchelor and Rebecca Chaplin. Headline interviews with Peugeot MD Nicole Dobson and the boss of used car dealership Infinity Motors, Sohib Ghafouri have so far been lined up.
Our franchised car dealer panel features Hedin CEO Richard Ennis, Snows Group COO Alex Domone and Luscombe Motors MD Sam Luscombe.
While the independent car dealer panel features IMDA chairman and used car dealer Umesh Samani, Steven Douglas the founder of dealership Really Easy Car Credit and George Manning, director of car supermarket Hilton Garage.
And we’ll host a special session on car dealers using social media to sell vehicles – with one guest having sold more than 3,000 cars via Meta alone.
A Chinese car manufacturer challenger session will feature executives from BYD, Geely, Omoda & Jaecoo and Chery as we discuss their entrance to the UK market and their plans for the future.
Tickets to the event are available now and cost £165 for trading car dealers. Supplier tickets are £335.
Hotel room packages are also available with a room the night before the event. A social get together will be held the evening prior to the event for those attending to catch up with colleagues and network with like-minded professionals.
Pricing:
- Dealer ticket: £165
- Supplier ticket: £335
- Streaming ticket: £225
- Dealer + Hotel package: £325
- Supplier + Hotel package: £495
- (prices ex vat)
Stay tuned for further announcements in the coming weeks and to book your tickets log on to the website.
