Motor Trade Radio

@RobinLuscombe of Luscombe Suzuki & Mitsubishi  in Leeds joins in on today's #MTRquiz Can he beat John O'Hanlon? Find out now!

Lots of discussion between Derek and Phil around the car classified sites, with a guest appearance form Alastair Campbell of Carsnip.com plus new marketing technologies, March results and much, much more.

Adam Chambers of Automotive Trade Database joins Derek today to discuss best practices, top tips and absolute NO-NO's when creating email marketing for your dealership. 

Returning guest Lauren Cooke of BlueSky Interactive joins Derek to discuss mobile responsive websites, the unification of services, video, a bit about SEO and exciting new developments for dealers.

Curtis Hutchinson, Editor of MotorTrader.com & Robin Luscombe of Luscome Mitsubishi & Suzuki in Leeds join Derek & Phil LIVE(ish) from NADA16 in Las Vegas. We talk about the 'next big thing', opportunities and threats for UK car dealers.

Alastair Campbell, CEO of industry disrupter startup Carsnip.com joins Derek Blair to try his hand at cracking the #MTRquiz. Can Alastair be the one to topple John O'Hanlon off the top of the leader board?

This week we discuss the weeks episodes from Hamilton Leigh and SsangYong GB, plus how iVendi and Code Weavers finance tools are proving even more popular.  Also, ex-Manheim manager to head up Search Optics in the UK plus consumer complaints to the FCA fall in the second half of 2015. Cambria's video imaging system proves to boost distance sales and we cover The Sun's exsposé on vehicle clocking. Lastly we cover the announced changes in vehicle excise duty and give an update on the #MTRquiz.

Paul Williams, CEO of SsangYong GB, shares the fascinating events that have happened over last 5 years to turn the business around. Paul also documents the business opportunity for independents & medium dealer groups to join this ambitious manufacturer.

Your business is 10x more likely to suffer a Cyber attack than a fire. While it's not a sexy subject, you do need to be aware of the risks to your dealership.

Guest #5 on the #MTRquiz is Umesh Samani of Specialist Cars of Stoke. Can Umesh top @johatridgeway? Listen to find out is Umesh knowns his specialist subject: #Volkswagen models produced from 1983 -1997

Robert Forrester, CEO of Vertu Motors plc drops in to chat about the new car market, NextGear Capitals new Franchise+ service, Tesla and recent developments within Vertu Motors plc.

Today is Good Friday and Nona Bowkis of Lawgistics returns to share some good news about a recent court win. She also advises dealers of a potential exposure to fraud charges regarding finance agreements plus a host of other topics. 

Mike Best, Head of Sales with ContractHireandLeasing.com discusses why dealers need to wake up to the opportunity PCP & PCH offer their businesses. Switched on dealerships can not only benefit from working with Mike and his team but by creating a profit strategy.

Shaun Del Grande, President of Del Grande Dealer Group in San Jose, California tackles this week's quiz. Will Shaun be the leader of the pack? Listen in now to find out!

Philip Nothard and Derek Blair announce our new partnership with MotorTrader.com, we welcome Daksh Gupta and Mark Raban of MMH plc on a call and we recap the week's episodes and the rest of the weeks industry news.

Previous podcast guest Rob Watson, MD of Driven Marketing Services, joins me today to discuss the pitfalls dealers need to be aware of in their marketing activities.

Join me and Shaun Del Grande - the President of Del Grande Dealer Group in Silicon Valley and find out how WHY they have sold over 100,000 cars since 2011. I bet you will be inspired!

Phil Hayes, Chief Executive of BuyersCompared.com rejoins the show to test his knowledge of LCV's on MotorTradeRAdio.com. Will Philip Nothard move up from bottom position or will John O'Hanlon be knocked off the top spot?

Today we're chatting about the IMI annual dinner on Thursday night, our new partnership with MotorTrader.com, Vertu's £35 million acquisition fund plus much, much more!

After a lot of blood, sweat and tears, today Phil Hayes launches BuyersCompared.com - the most credible service to challenge the auctions and cash for cars market. Built for car dealers, you cannot afford to ignore this!