8:37 am, December 19, 2025
In his end of year Car Dealer Briefing, James Baggott asks car dealers, manufacturers and industry experts what they think 2026 will bring for the motor trade.
In the Car Dealer Weekly Briefing, his subscriber-only newsletter, he chats to automotive industry experts about where they think the opportunities, and dangers, lie for the next 12 months.
He hears:
- From car dealers who are ‘cautiously’ planning for 2026
- Why one car maker thinks the EV targets need a rethink
- Why 2026 could be the year for even more dealer closures
- There’s a hard fight ahead despite a boost to new and used car sales
- About several opportunities our experts have spotted
To read the weekly briefing, you need to be a subscriber on Substack.
Subscriptions to the Substack newsletter cost £10 per month, or £100 per year, and there are discounts for companies who want multiple subscriptions for their staff.
You can sign up to read your first newsletter for free today – visit the Substack website and subscribe.
There’s also a list of the top 10 most popular stories on the CarDealerMagazine.co.uk website this week which always makes for interesting reading as you can see what has piqued everyone else’s interest too.
Find it on the Substack website now.
