Talk Auto: An Automotive Podcast
Talk Auto is an automotive podcast hosted by Cox Automotive Europe. It provides expert analysis, industry updates, and future-focused insights on trends shaping the automotive industry, including EV adoption, digital retail, supply chain shifts, and used vehicle values. Each episode features voices from across the sector, sharing market intelligence and practical takeaways for manufacturers, retailers, and fleet operators.
Episodes
The changing dynamics of automotive retail
In this episode of Talk Auto, we discuss:
How the automotive retail landscape has changed over the last decade
The evolving relationship between retailers, marketplaces and OEMs
Lessons from the agency retail model
What retailers can learn from new brands entering the UK market
How partnerships and platforms are shaping automotive retail performance
The skills, technologies and relationsh
Automotive Retailer Profitability Challenges
In the latest episode of Talk Auto, Holly and Ben are joined by Peter Smyth, Director at Swansway Motor Group, and Rich Price, Head of Business Development, Cox Automotive Europe, to explore the growing pressure on automotive retailer profitability in today's market.
The discussion examines tightening profit margins, trends across the used vehicle market, EV residual values, and how retailers ar
Challenger Brands: New Car Brands in Europe
This episode covers the growing impact of new car brands in Europe and what their arrival means for the wider automotive industry.
As more automotive new market entrants such as Chinese EV manufacturers expand into Europe, competition across the market is intensifying. The episode explores why these brands are choosing the region, how they're positioning themselves against established OEMs and wha
EV adoption: Consumer perceptions and the industry impact
In this episode we explore the reality of EV adoption across the UK. From consumer’s attitudes towards making the switch highlighted in our latest EV adoption report, to the impact on retailers and the wider automotive ecosystem.
Key themes discussed:
Myths about EVs and the perception gap: How first-hand experience reshapes assumptions.
EV battery life concerns: Why confidence increases si
AI in automotive: Strategy, skills and implementation
Join Holly and Ben as they chat with Martin Forbes, President of Cox Automotive International, and Priya Lakhani OBE, Founder and CEO of CENTURY Tech, to unpack the realities AI in the automotive industry.This episode moves beyond buzzwords to explore how organisations are framing AI strategy in real-world terms, the impact on the workforce, the skills needed to stay competitive, and how these cha
Autumn Budget 2025: Industry takeaways
Join Holly and Ben as they speak with Zachary Moodie (NFDA) and Furrukh Sheikh (Cox Automotive Europe) to explore how the Autumn Budget 2025 reshapes the automotive landscape. This episode covers the introduction of the EV pay-per-mile tax (EV mileage tax), changes to EV incentives, the updated electric car grant UK, and how the proposed EV road tax UK model could influence consumer adoption.The c
Automotive market outlook 2026
In this episode of Talk Auto, Ben and Holly are joined by Craig Mailey (Cox Automotive International) and Jamie Hamilton (Deloitte), to explore the 2026 automotive market outlook across the UK and Europe. They discuss the rapid rise of new global entrants, shifting consumer behaviour and how electrification is progressing at different speeds across the region.The conversation also looks at used ca
Software Defined Vehicles (SDVs)
In this episode of Talk Auto, we're joined by Karoline Baumann, Strategy and New Growth Director at Cox Automotive Europe, and Nic Thomas, Managing Director and VP at Changan Europe, to discuss how software defined vehicles (SDVs) are changing the face of the automotive. From the difference between 'bad' and 'good' driving technology, to how connected cars are transforming the remarketing industry
Automotive Market Trends 2025
Hosted by Cox Automotive Europe, this episode features two leading voices: Philip Nothard, Insight Director here at Cox Automotive Europe, and Richard Aucock, Director of Motoring Research. Using the latest market data, we unpack the automotive trends shaping the market right now. From supply and demand pressures and new car registrations, to the shifts in the used car market and the fast-moving
