{"version":"1.0.0","episode":{"title":"What happened at Car Dealer Live 2026 Part 2 – with James Baggott, episode 250","url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/what-happened-at-car-dealer-live-2026-part-2-with-james-baggott-episode-250","audioUrl":"https://anchor.fm/s/45e120cc/podcast/play/117519993/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-2-26%2F6e5893b0-75d4-153a-c85d-2223168d271a.m4a","description":"Join us for more best bits from Car Dealer Live 2026. The event took place on March 19 at the British Motor Museum. In a second special podcast, James Baggott rounds up some of the highlights from our headline speakers and some of the brilliant research sessions. 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