9:55 am, November 13, 2026
The Car Dealer Briefing from James Baggott summarises the week’s most important motor trade headlines for you all in one place.
In this week’s edition of the Car Dealer Weekly Briefing, his dealership has received a disappointing mystery shopping score – but all was not what it seemed.
He explains how his investigations will change his processes forever and wonders how many other dealers have been doing what he has.
Plus:
- Hendy changes
- Motorpoint soars
- Used market buoyant
- EV prices surge
- DVLA could be axed
- JLR legal battle
- SMMT demands support
- Tom Hartley profits up
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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.
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