Vertu's £3.4m JLR insurance payout, Cazoo ditches Motors, and Hendy's huge losses – with Jason Cranswick & Ian Plummer, episode 256

Vertu's £3.4m JLR insurance payout, Cazoo ditches Motors, and Hendy's huge losses – with Jason Cranswick & Ian Plummer, episode 256

May 1, 2026 · 1h 8m · Season 2 · Episode 256

About this episode

The episode discusses significant financial losses in the automotive industry, including Hendy Group's losses and Cazoo's market positioning, alongside updates on insurance payouts and new electric vehicle releases.

Hendy Group falls to huge loss as late accounts finally posted – plus 2025 will be bad too Cazoo positioned as ‘credible challenger’ to Autotrader as Motors ditches brand Autotrader’s AI tools write 2.5 million car adverts in first 12 months Vertu Motors to receive £3.4m insurance payout after JLR cyber attack disruption Volkswagen finally reveals its new electric supermini – the 282-mile ID. Polo

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Guests: Jason Cranswick, Ian Plummer

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Organizations: Hendy Group, Cazoo, Autotrader, Volkswagen, Vertu Motors

Products: ID. Polo

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