Car Dealer Podcast

Huge £112.9m loss revealed for auction firm BCA and We Buy Any Car’s ownerWeekly Briefing: How did Constellation lose so much money in 2025?Video: The car manufacturer winners and losers of 2025New car market topped two million in 2025, but EV discounts can’t continue – SMMT

In this special festive edition of the Car Dealer Podcast, hosts James Baggott, Jon Reay, James Batchelor, Joe Wallington and Rebecca Chaplin pick the Car Dealer stories they think were the most important of the year.And in the second half they take on The Car Dealer Big Fat Christmas Quiz of the Year. Play along with them too and see if you can beat our experts. Merry Christmas to you all and a very happy New Year from the Car Dealer team.

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