Lithia buys BMW dealers, Peter Waddell and Available Car rumours, and Ulez part exchanges go unloved – with John Veichmanis, episode 123

Jardine Motors’ American owner Lithia swoops on UK BMW dealer group Big Motoring World boss refuses to rule out rumours he’s buying used car supermarket rival Available Car BYD to delete ‘Build Your Dreams’ badging after dealer feedback Used car dealers react to Ulez expansion as they say they are now turning away non-compliant part-exchanges New electric car prices are being slashed by car manufacturers to ‘stimulate’ demand – Vertu Used car sellers find job interviews and exams less stressful than selling their vehicle John O’Hanlon on managing Daksh Gupta, building car dealer groups and his secret to success