2026-04-09
40 分钟Welcome to Big Boss Interview.
I'm Fliss Hanna and Sean Farrington is in the driving seat this week.
Who have you been speaking to, Sean?
Yeah, I've been chatting to the boss of the UK's biggest online car buying platform.
It is, of course, AutoTrader.
The chief executive there is Nathan Coe.
There was lots to chat about changing worlds of car purchasing that there's been in recent weeks.
Because of the increases in petrol and diesel prices.
They've seen changes there, but just also over a broader length of time.
He was very interested on the changes in particular of Chinese cars and the options that we have now to buy Chinese cars.
It was very, very strong on the impact that has had on the UK market and where that might go next.
We delved into where the world of AI might take the world of a company like Autotrader, how we engage with it.
Back in the day, decades ago, it would have been flicking through a magazine that came out once a week.
Fast forward to today and in the next decade,
will there even be the website that we 're chatting to or will it be through other means as well?
Recently, Autotrader has had to engage with the competition regulator because of some investigation that the regulator
is pursuing into reviews, whether they 're misleading, whether they 're fake reviews, some questions about moderation.
Of reviews and negative reviews for Autotrader to have to have a look at as well.
So we heard his response to that situation.
There was lots to talk about, so let's get into it.