7:24 am, January 16, 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, the subscriber-only newsletter, he asks a colleague to find out if Geely will be just another Chinese also-ran after a trip to China.
Elsewhere, the team ponders over the future of Jeep following an interview with the firm’s boss in Brussels. Is it curtains for the brand?plus lots more.
Also featured:
- Lithia results
- Scammers target dealers
- EU Chinese car plans
- Lexus ‘most profitable’
- Car dealer jailed
- Cheeky Girls get Audi gig
- Skoda names new car
- Vertu dealer closures
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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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