Peter Vardy sells final dealerships, Vertu profits dip, and EV consideration hits record high – with Danny Bond, episode 258

About this episode

The episode discusses Peter Vardy's sale of his final dealerships, Vertu's profit dip, and the rising consideration for electric vehicles.

Peter Vardy sells last remaining dealerships to Dutch dealer group Van Mossel Peter Vardy’s CarMoney eyes expansion after sale to Japanese trading group ITOCHU Vertu profits drop despite strong used car and aftersales performance EV consideration hits record high as nearly one in four expect to make switch Video: Used EV market rose in April as high petrol prices pushed buyers to electric Lotus scales back pure-electric future – and announces new hybrid V8 supercar

People in this episode

Host: Car Dealer

Guest: Danny Bond

Topics covered

• dealership sales
• automotive profits
• electric vehicles
• market trends
• hybrid technology

Keywords

• Peter Vardy
• Vertu
• Van Mossel
• electric vehicles
• used car market
• hybrid supercar
• automotive news

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Peter Vardy, Van Mossel, ITOCHU, Vertu

Products: EV, Lotus

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