How Car Planet went from 30 cars to over 2,000 in just four years – with Faheem Miah, episode 278
Car Dealer PodcastShow Notes
Jon and James are joined by Faheem Miah, one of Car Planet's three co-founders. Faheem, along with his brothers Taslim and Tamim, set up Car Planet in 2022, and the trio have since scaled the business from 30 cars to over 2,000 across several sites.
Faheem also touched on the difficulties of keeping customers happy, particularly in a business with such a large volume of sales.
Stories discussed include the reveals of the Paris Motor Show, Tesla's 'flying' car, and the latest results from dealer groups including Chorley, Lithia and Eden.
Links to stories: Weekly Briefing: How the Chinese car invasion will hit the used car market hard Tesla launches a ‘flying’ car as it unveils Roadster 2 with SpaceX thrusters Paris Motor Show 2026: All the biggest new cars and concepts revealed Chery to launch another UK car brand as iCAUR confirms 2027 arrival Lithia UK profits almost treble to £60m as dealer group hails turnaround in performance Chorley Group shuts dealerships and focuses on core brands after posting another loss Painful restructuring leads to profits surge at Eden Automotive Group Renault’s UK finance arm plunges to £110m loss as car finance scandal bill hits £219m £9.1bn car finance compensation scheme court battle pushed back to February
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