In the last episode of this series of The Motor Sector podcast, Zeus’ Mike Allen talks to Robert Forrester, CEO of Vertu Motors. Robert and a small group of colleagues founded Vertu Motors in 2006 to acquire and consolidate UK motor retail businesses. It is now the fifth largest automotive retailer in the UK employing 6000 people. Prior to this, Ro…

In this episode of The Motor Sector podcast, Zeus’ Mike Allen talks to Owen Edwards, Automotive Expert at Grant Thornton. Owen is part of the automotive advisory mergers and acquisitions team at Grant Thornton. He has a large range of experience in: Automotive distribution and retail, global composite, dashboard and KPI analysis, company and financ…

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In this episode of The Motor Sector podcast, Zeus’ Mike Allen talks to Bill Bexson, Director at Savills and expert in the UK automotive property market. Bill established Automotive Property Consultancy (APC), a specialist property consultancy dedicated to the franchised motor retail sector in 2005. In January 2023, APC was acquired by Savills, form…

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In this episode of The Motor Sector podcast, Zeus’ Mike Allen talks to Steve Greenfield, Founder and CEO at Automotive Ventures. Steve Greenfield has spent more than 20 years of his professional career in automotive industry leadership roles at organisations such as Manheim, AutoTrader.com, CarLingo TrueCar. An expert in mergers, acquisitions, stra…

In this episode of The Motor Sector podcast, Zeus’ Mike Allen talks to Jordan Brompton, Co-Founder and CMO of myenergi. myenergi are at the forefront of British renewable eco smart technology innovation and manufacturing. Founded in 2016, their zappi product was the world’s first solar and wind compatible EV car charger. Jordan and Mike discuss the…

In this episode of The Motor Sector podcast, Zeus’ Mike Allen talks to Richard Hoggart, CEO at DSG Finance Group. DSG Finance Group leading innovator in the UK automotive finance market, with a collection of forward-thinking brands. It’s a business with a great heritage, first-class people and strong values. Richard and Mike discuss the history of …

This week Mike Read some of Glenn's thoughts on his Substack page This content is issued by Zeus Capital Limited (“Zeus”) (Incorporated in England & Wales No. 4417845), which is authorised and regulated in the United Kingdom by the Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) for designated investment business, (Reg No. 224621) and is a member firm of the L…

In this episode of The Motor Sector podcast, Zeus’ Mike Allen talks to the Automotive expert Glenn Mercer. Glenn is a veteran auto expert, having worked for the Oli Industry, the CIA and Ex-McKinsey Partner with 35 years of experience. They discuss the differences between US and UK market focusing on US dealer performance, prospects and potential c…

In this deep-dive motor sector podcast, Zeus’ Mike Allen talks to Ian Plummer, Commercial Director at Autotrader. Ian joined Autotrader in 2017 where he’s been responsible for growing Auto Trader’s new car business. Ian discusses his background and career path in the automotive industry, Mike and Ian also discuss the key supply and demand dynamics …