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Weekly Briefing: Japanese import headaches, Perrys and Cambria profits and mechanics set to strike

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Time 9:05 am, June 20, 2025

In this week’s Car Dealer Briefing James Baggott rounds up the motor trade news you cannot afford to miss.

In the Car Dealer Weekly Briefing, his subscriber-only newsletter, he has been feeling his way through the dark trying to get his Japanese imports sorted and registered. Find out what’s involved.

Elsewhere, we get a look at two more dealer group results with Perrys and Cambria submitting their accounts and there’s trouble at Hedin as mechanics threaten to walk out.

Also featured in this week’s briefing are:

  • Will Lithia buy Hatfields?
  • Peugeot boss on China threat
  • V12’s unusual customers
  • Podcast Live guest revealed
  • Luca de Meo quits
  • MX-5 the most reliable
  • Trump deal welcomed
  • Potts gets IMI role

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