7:30 am, January 22, 2026
The latest issue of Car Dealer Magazine has been published – and it’s completely free to read.
With 2026 well underway, the Car Dealer team is busying preparing for our first big event of the year – Car Dealer Live.
The 2026 running of our conference will be our biggest and best yet, with a fantastic line-up of speakers and action-packed day of insight. Find out more information in the magazine as well as ways to book your tickets.
Also, we’ve been behind the wheel of the new Ferrari, and round up all of the latest news in the motor trade.
Sound like something for you? Then why not take a look for yourself? Here is a taste of what you can expect…
Car Dealer Live 2026
Car Dealer Live 20206, sponsored by Auto Trader, is back and bigger than ever: focussing on a broad range of motor industry topics. We’ll be interviewing some of the biggest names in the car dealer business from franchised dealers, to leading independents, to car manufacturer executives.
James’s views on the news
Car Dealer editor-in-chief James Baggott publishes a weekly briefing for time-poor industry executives in which he gives his thoughts on the hottest stories. This month, he outlines what he would do if he were Auto Trader’s CEO.
To get the newsletter, you simply need to be a subscriber on Substack – click on this link to find out how. Meanwhile, we present some of his latest opinions in the new edition of the magazine.
Forecourt: Ferrari Amalfi
Ferrari has given its Roma a big make-over – but is there more to it than just a new name? Jack Evans finds out.
Round-ups
This month’s News Digest is crammed with summaries of some of the biggest stories from across the automotive industry. To read them in full, just click on the boxes!
In addition, we take a look at what car manufacturers have been up to recently.
Also inside…
We have the latest news in the world of finance, highlights from our Car Dealer Live videos and podcasts, and updates on our fleet of long-termers.
This is just a taste of what’s in issue 215 of Car Dealer – which you can read and download for free via Issuu.
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