AM News Show podcast
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Latest News 3 Feb
AM News Show: former Inchcape CEO James Brearley ‘flattered’ by Marshall links
Former Inchcape chief executive James Brearley has told the AM News Show podcast that he was “quite flattered” to be linked with the Marshall Motor Group CEO role formerly held by Daksh Gupta.
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Latest News 16 Dec
AM News Show: Waylands’ John O’Hanlon with eBay Motors’ Phill Jones
Leveraging a start-up culture in car retail emerged as a key topic in this episode of the AM News Show podcast, featuring Waylands Automotive CEO John O’Hanlon and eBay Motors chief operating officer Phill Jones.
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Latest News 20 Oct
AM News Show: Used car shortages will ‘stick with us’ says Auto Trader’s Ian Plummer
The automotive retail sector’s used car shortages “will stick with us” for some time to come but it is not altogether bad news, Auto Trader commercial director Ian Plummer has told the AM News Show.
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Latest News 23 Sep
AM News Show: Car retailers must adopt ‘recessionary mindset’, says Suzuki GB’s Dale Wyatt
Suzuki GB director of Automobile Dale Wyatt has told car retailers that it is time to stop the back-slapping and start planning ahead with a “recessionary mindset” to succeed in a cost-of-living crisis.
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Car Dealer News 20 Sep
AM News Show: Steven Eagell Group CEO's focus to recruit ‘better than me’
Steven Eagell Group chief executive Steven Eagell has told AM how his role in the AM100 car retail business recruits “better than me” to ensure it has the skill set to succeed.
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Latest News 26 Aug
AM News Show: Tech-led supercar sales with HR Owen’s Brett Ward
Expectations of a seamless digital journey are set to be exceeded with new technology at HR Owen’s new multi-brand supercar showroom in Hatfield, chief technical officer Brett Ward has told the AM News Show.
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Latest News 23 Aug
AM News Show: Carwow CEO James Hind insists online car marketplace is ‘not e-commerce’
In the latest episode of the AM News Show carwow founder and chief executive James Hind explains how the online remains a lead generator rather than an ecommerce platform.
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Latest News 1 Jul
AM News Show: car retailers must ‘constantly turn the dials’ to maximise marketing
Car retailers must ‘constantly turn the dials’ of their marketing strategy to avoid being over-reliant on a single provider, maximise conversion and minimise cost-per-sale, the AM News Show has been told.
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Latest News 29 Jun
AM News Show: Franchised car retail must find new ‘middle ground’
Franchised car retail needs to find a new “middle ground” to retain profitability and high levels of customer service when vehicle supply crisis finally ends, the AM News Show has been told.
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Latest News 10 Jun
AM News Show: Customer data key to making ‘the right offer at the right time’
Motorists should expect a positive return from sharing of their personal data with retailers and manufacturers, Keyloop senior product marketing manager Charlotte Morgan has said.
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Car Dealer News 19 May
Perrys delivers 275% pre-tax profit rise in ‘excellent’ 2021 results
Perrys Motor Sales managing director Darren Ardron has expressed his confidence at tackling the car retail sector’s headwinds after the business posted a 275% pre-tax profit rise from “excellent” 2021 trading.
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Latest News 18 May
AM News Show: Mazda UK’s online retail launch and agency model’s imperfect fit
Mazda UK sales director Peter Allibon has discussed the Japanese brand’s challenging launch of online retail, its direct vehicle imports to the UK and agency model retail in a wide-ranging interview with the AM News Show.
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Latest News 16 May
AM News Show: Making automotive retail a ‘home from home’ for apprentices
JCT600 apprentices have told the AM News Show how they overcame stigma about the automotive sector to find a new ‘home from home’ in Aston Martin and Mercedes-Benz franchised dealership roles.
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Latest News 14 Apr
AM News Show: Sandicliffe’s Kat Lord and Waylands Automotive’s April Wyatt
Car retailers are having to get “more creative” in their customer communications as limited vehicle supplies call for a more flexible sales strategy, the latest AM News Show Podcast has been told.
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Latest News 8 Apr
AM News Show Podcast: ‘affluence is central to car buyers' EV interest’
Auto Trader brand director Marc Palmer asserted that “areas of affluence” are the UK’s hotspots for interest in electric vehicles (EV) as the cost-of-living crisis continues to squeeze car buyers’ purse strings.
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Opinion 21 Mar
Perrys MD Darren Ardron tells AM News Show it’s ‘back to reality’ in 2022
Perrys Motor Group managing director Darren Ardron told the AM News Show Podcast that it felt like the car retail sector was getting “back to reality” in 2022 – but highlighted reasons for optimism.
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Market Insight 17 Mar
AM Podcast: ‘Agency is the most water-tight way to deliver omnichannel car retail’
ICDP managing director Steve Young has asserted that the agency retail model is the “most water-tight” way to deliver the omnichannel retail experience that modern car buyers expect.
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Latest News 24 Feb
AM News Show: Automotive sector needs ‘cultural competence’ to drive D&I agenda
The automotive sector needs to drive its “cultural competence” to deliver levels of diversity and inclusion which could help solve its skills crisis.
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Latest News 16 Feb
New AM News Show explores Constellation, agency model & car supply shortages
Constellation’s car retail rise, OEM’s agency model strategies and vehicle supply shortages were among the hot automotive retail topics up for discussion in the new AM News Show Podcast.
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Car Dealer News 19 Nov
AM News Show Podcast: Waylands CEO John O'Hanlon still has 'lots of work to do'
Waylands Automotive CEO John O'Hanlon has spoke to AM about returning to the motor retail industry and his ability to pick winners in the franchises he represents.