How do you solve a problem like Japanese imports? Plus: Perrys and Cambria profits rise and Hedin mechanics to strike

Here are the most important Car Dealer headlines all rounded up in one place

Hello and welcome to your weekly round-up of the motor trade headlines that matter the most.

Over the last few weeks I’ve been attempting to get six Japanese imported cars ready for sale – and it’s been a lot harder than I originally thought it would be. But good news: Two have sold. I reveal the headache below.

Elsewhere, we get a look at two more dealer group results with Perrys and Cambria submitting their homework to Companies House. Do they get top marks? And there’s trouble at the mill over at Hedin as mechanics threaten to walk out.

Also featured this week are:

• Will Lithia buy Hatfields?

• Peugeot boss on China threat

• V12’s unusual customers

• Podcast Live guest revealed

• Luca de Meo quits

• MX-5 the most reliable

• Trump deal welcomed

• Potts gets IMI role

Ok, let’s get into the headlines and my take on the week’s news.

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What’s happening?

When I first started to get really interested in cars – around the mid-90s – Japanese imports were everywhere and quite a big deal.

Back then my brother ran a used car site and he would often be rocking around in a very loud Mazda RX-7 or Mitsubishi 3000GT. I loved them. Exchange rates and shipping prices back then killed imports off, but now they are gradually making a return.

If you’ve been following my journey at the Clever Car Collection over on YouTube you’ll have seen I’ve imported six cars from Japan, but they have comes with their pros… and their cons.