Stellantis & You losses, job cuts at Bentley and Close Brothers, and all the latest from Car Dealer Live – with Ian Plummer, episode 249

About this episode

The episode discusses significant job cuts and financial losses in the automotive industry, featuring insights from Ian Plummer.

Motor finance scandal and £85m of cost savings forces Close Brothers to cut 600 jobs Stellantis injects £35m into its dealer group after a staggering £47.9m loss in 2024 Bentley announces plans to cull hundreds of UK jobs as carmaker sees profits slump Lack of EV confidence is ‘a problem that we can’t seem to solve’ – Electrifying founder

People in this episode

Guest: Ian Plummer

Topics covered

• job cuts
• financial losses
• automotive industry
• electric vehicles
• company announcements

Keywords

• Stellantis
• Close Brothers
• Bentley
• job cuts
• financial losses
• electric vehicles
• automotive news

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Stellantis, Close Brothers, Bentley

Places: UK

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