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

Podcast: Car Dealer Podcast
Published: Mar 22, 2026
Duration seconds: 3752
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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