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Motoring Podcast에서 제공하는 콘텐츠입니다. 에피소드, 그래픽, 팟캐스트 설명을 포함한 모든 팟캐스트 콘텐츠는 Motoring Podcast 또는 해당 팟캐스트 플랫폼 파트너가 직접 업로드하고 제공합니다. 누군가가 귀하의 허락 없이 귀하의 저작물을 사용하고 있다고 생각되는 경우 여기에 설명된 절차를 따르실 수 있습니다 https://ko.player.fm/legal.
FOLLOW UP: GOVERNMENT INTERVENES OVER FINANCE SCANDAL
The Chancellor of the Exchequer has written to the Supreme Court to ask them to not penalise car dealers and finance companies too much, for breaking common law. To read more, click this AMOnline article link here. For more context on how we are at this point, click this link here, from The Conversation.
FOLLOW UP: WESTERN AND CHINESE EV MAKERS TAKE EU TO COURT
BMW and Tesla has joined with BYD, SAIC and Geely to challenge the tariffs imposed on EVs made in China that are brought to Europe. They are arguing that the rates imposed are unfair. If you wish to read further on this, click this AMOnline link here.
FOLLOW UP: NHTSA BLUECRUISE INVESTIGATION SHOCKS
The investigation into Ford’s hands-off eyes-on driving system, called BlueCruise, by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in the US, has found that the system does not detect stationary vehicles when the car is going over 62mph. This has been implemented to try and prevent false positives being sensed and thus “phantom braking”. Click this Autoevolution article link for more.
FOLLOW UP: GOVERNMENT BACKS GREATER MANCHESTER PLANS
The UK Government has assessed and approved the proposed plans from Greater Manchester, to reduce the amount of nitrogen dioxide in the air. This will take place without the need to charge drivers for a Clean Air Zone, as so many other cities have chosen. If you would like to learn more, click this article link from BBC News, here.
VW GROUP DITCHES AGENCY MODEL FOR EVS
In the UK, the Volkswagen Group will end its use of the agency model, where they sell directly to customers, for their electric vehicles. They are the latest in a number of companies to make this move. Click this Auto Retail Agenda article to read more.
SUBARU HACKED
Ethical hackers found a vulnerability in Subaru’s StarLink connected service that allowed them to access incredible amounts of data and even control some functions of cars remotely. This has now been patched and we have only found out after the fix was deployed by Subaru. If you want to learn more, click this link to Sam Curry’s post detailing what he did and found.
WAYMO HACKED
Jane Manchun Wong, a security researcher, found a hidden element of the Waymo app that allowed her to change what the top dome, on the roof of their vehicles, displayed. Waymo have now closed this off to ‘normal users’. If you want to learn more, click this TechCrunch article link here.
MANY THINGS HACKED
Pwn2Own Automotive 2025 took place over three days last week and found 49 unknown vulnerabilities in software for head units and EV chargers, including Tesla’s own wall charger. On top of which, some known vulnerabilities were exploited again as companies has not fixed them since being alerted to them previously. To learn more, click this BleepingComputer article link here.
JLR INVESTS IN BESPOKE OFFERINGS
JLR is investing £65 million in Castle Bromwich and Nitra, Slovakia plants, to enable them to offer more bespoke paint options to customers. The company states more Range Rover owners are requesting more personalised options. Click this BBC News article link here, for more.
JLR INVESTS IN RARE EARTH RECYCLING COMPANY
Cyclic Materials, a Canadian company that plans to commercially recycle rare earth material from magnets in electric motors, wind turbines, MRI devices and electronic scrap, according to electrive.com. To read more, click this article link here.
If you like what we do, on this show, and think it is worth a £1.00, please consider supporting us via Patreon. Here is the link to that CLICK HERE TO SUPPORT THE PODCAST
NEW NEW CAR NEWS -
Dacia Bigster
Dacia has revealed their largest SUV, a chunky C-segment vehicle that undercuts the competition with the entire range being under £30,000. There are a couple of trim levels and several powertrain options. To read more, click this Motoring Research article link here.
GWM Ora 03’s new entry level model
GWM Ora has announced a new entry level model for the 03, with a price reduction of £7000, bringing it to £24,995. This will be called the Pure and comes with a range up to 194 miles and much of the kit the Pure+ (which is being retired) did. There will also be a range topping GT, which will be from £32,995 and have more aggressive styling and technology. Click this Autocar article to read more.
LUNCHTIME READ: LET’S HOPE ELON MUSK DOESN’T TAKE EVS WITH HIM
InsideEVs has a piece about the potential for the move to EVs, in the US, to be dealt a significant blow thanks to how the CEO of Tesla is behaving. In the United States the EV industry and adoption is hinged on Tesla, from the visible brand to charging infrastructure, without the company there will be, at best, a stalling and at worst a collapse. If you want to read more, click this article link here.
LIST OF THE WEEK: SHOOT FROM THE HIP
Hagerty is the provider of this week’s list, with it suggesting the 11 coolest shooting brakes, even though some are not technically shooting brakes but estates. Glossing over that, there are some fabulous options for you to pick from, click here to see what they are.
AND FINALLY: GUILTY PLEASURE
PetrolBlog has a series called Guilty Pleasures, where Major Gav shares a car that is a bit of a guilty pleasure. We have chosen to share the Suzuki X-90 as your starter into the series. Do check out the rest of the series on the website. Click here to read about this mad car.
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Motoring Podcast에서 제공하는 콘텐츠입니다. 에피소드, 그래픽, 팟캐스트 설명을 포함한 모든 팟캐스트 콘텐츠는 Motoring Podcast 또는 해당 팟캐스트 플랫폼 파트너가 직접 업로드하고 제공합니다. 누군가가 귀하의 허락 없이 귀하의 저작물을 사용하고 있다고 생각되는 경우 여기에 설명된 절차를 따르실 수 있습니다 https://ko.player.fm/legal.
FOLLOW UP: GOVERNMENT INTERVENES OVER FINANCE SCANDAL
The Chancellor of the Exchequer has written to the Supreme Court to ask them to not penalise car dealers and finance companies too much, for breaking common law. To read more, click this AMOnline article link here. For more context on how we are at this point, click this link here, from The Conversation.
FOLLOW UP: WESTERN AND CHINESE EV MAKERS TAKE EU TO COURT
BMW and Tesla has joined with BYD, SAIC and Geely to challenge the tariffs imposed on EVs made in China that are brought to Europe. They are arguing that the rates imposed are unfair. If you wish to read further on this, click this AMOnline link here.
FOLLOW UP: NHTSA BLUECRUISE INVESTIGATION SHOCKS
The investigation into Ford’s hands-off eyes-on driving system, called BlueCruise, by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in the US, has found that the system does not detect stationary vehicles when the car is going over 62mph. This has been implemented to try and prevent false positives being sensed and thus “phantom braking”. Click this Autoevolution article link for more.
FOLLOW UP: GOVERNMENT BACKS GREATER MANCHESTER PLANS
The UK Government has assessed and approved the proposed plans from Greater Manchester, to reduce the amount of nitrogen dioxide in the air. This will take place without the need to charge drivers for a Clean Air Zone, as so many other cities have chosen. If you would like to learn more, click this article link from BBC News, here.
VW GROUP DITCHES AGENCY MODEL FOR EVS
In the UK, the Volkswagen Group will end its use of the agency model, where they sell directly to customers, for their electric vehicles. They are the latest in a number of companies to make this move. Click this Auto Retail Agenda article to read more.
SUBARU HACKED
Ethical hackers found a vulnerability in Subaru’s StarLink connected service that allowed them to access incredible amounts of data and even control some functions of cars remotely. This has now been patched and we have only found out after the fix was deployed by Subaru. If you want to learn more, click this link to Sam Curry’s post detailing what he did and found.
WAYMO HACKED
Jane Manchun Wong, a security researcher, found a hidden element of the Waymo app that allowed her to change what the top dome, on the roof of their vehicles, displayed. Waymo have now closed this off to ‘normal users’. If you want to learn more, click this TechCrunch article link here.
MANY THINGS HACKED
Pwn2Own Automotive 2025 took place over three days last week and found 49 unknown vulnerabilities in software for head units and EV chargers, including Tesla’s own wall charger. On top of which, some known vulnerabilities were exploited again as companies has not fixed them since being alerted to them previously. To learn more, click this BleepingComputer article link here.
JLR INVESTS IN BESPOKE OFFERINGS
JLR is investing £65 million in Castle Bromwich and Nitra, Slovakia plants, to enable them to offer more bespoke paint options to customers. The company states more Range Rover owners are requesting more personalised options. Click this BBC News article link here, for more.
JLR INVESTS IN RARE EARTH RECYCLING COMPANY
Cyclic Materials, a Canadian company that plans to commercially recycle rare earth material from magnets in electric motors, wind turbines, MRI devices and electronic scrap, according to electrive.com. To read more, click this article link here.
If you like what we do, on this show, and think it is worth a £1.00, please consider supporting us via Patreon. Here is the link to that CLICK HERE TO SUPPORT THE PODCAST
NEW NEW CAR NEWS -
Dacia Bigster
Dacia has revealed their largest SUV, a chunky C-segment vehicle that undercuts the competition with the entire range being under £30,000. There are a couple of trim levels and several powertrain options. To read more, click this Motoring Research article link here.
GWM Ora 03’s new entry level model
GWM Ora has announced a new entry level model for the 03, with a price reduction of £7000, bringing it to £24,995. This will be called the Pure and comes with a range up to 194 miles and much of the kit the Pure+ (which is being retired) did. There will also be a range topping GT, which will be from £32,995 and have more aggressive styling and technology. Click this Autocar article to read more.
LUNCHTIME READ: LET’S HOPE ELON MUSK DOESN’T TAKE EVS WITH HIM
InsideEVs has a piece about the potential for the move to EVs, in the US, to be dealt a significant blow thanks to how the CEO of Tesla is behaving. In the United States the EV industry and adoption is hinged on Tesla, from the visible brand to charging infrastructure, without the company there will be, at best, a stalling and at worst a collapse. If you want to read more, click this article link here.
LIST OF THE WEEK: SHOOT FROM THE HIP
Hagerty is the provider of this week’s list, with it suggesting the 11 coolest shooting brakes, even though some are not technically shooting brakes but estates. Glossing over that, there are some fabulous options for you to pick from, click here to see what they are.
AND FINALLY: GUILTY PLEASURE
PetrolBlog has a series called Guilty Pleasures, where Major Gav shares a car that is a bit of a guilty pleasure. We have chosen to share the Suzuki X-90 as your starter into the series. Do check out the rest of the series on the website. Click here to read about this mad car.
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FOLLOW UP: DAZZLING HEADLIGHT RESEARCH RESULTS The College of Optometrists, working with the RAC, has conducted research into if headlight dazzle is a problem. The results from the first research suggest there is, particularly for under 35s and those not in SUVs. If you wish to find out more, click this article link from the College here . FOLLOW UP: AUTOPIAN THINKS APPLE SHOULD BUY NISSAN Matt Hardigree makes the case, in The Autopian, as to why Apple should buy Nissan. He does however admit that he’s not using logic. Click this link to read more, if you so wish . RENAULT SHARES BATTERY SUPPRESSION SYSTEM WITH INDUSTRY Renault has developed a system to allow for EV and hybrid battery fires to be put out quicker than is currently possible. An access port has been added to the battery pack which will be opened by the pressure of a fire hose, enabling water to get directly into the battery cells and cover them with water. Renault has named this the Fireman Access system and is sharing it with the entire car industry. To read more on this excellent move by Renault, click this Autocar article here . BMW PAUSES INVESTMENT IN OXFORD EV PLANT BMW has paused the planned £600 million investment in the Mini Oxford plant that would enable EVs to be made there. They have cited “multiple uncertainties facing the automotive industry" and not taken up a £60 million grant from the UK Government, as a result. If you want to read more, click this BBC News article link here . BRAKE DUST PARTICULATE TOXICITY Research from the University of Southampton has suggested that brake dust particulates, when the brakes have copper as part of their construction, is more damaging than diesel vehicle emissions. Removing copper from the brakes drops this. Click this Top Gear article link to read more . FAKE SPEAKERS IN SOME CHINESE VOLVOS Customers in China have discovered that some of them have fake Bowers and Wilkins speakers fitted, as the displayed names are Bowers and VVilkins. Not only that but the drive selector is not as advertised by Volvo. This is embarrassing, to say the least. To find out more, click this Ars Technica article link here . TESLA AUTOPILOT RULED DEFECTIVE IN GERMANY A German court has agreed with a Tesla owner and ruled that the company’s Autopilot was defective, due to phantom braking issues. Either the owner is to be fully compensated or have their Model 3 replaced with a car that has non defective Autopilot. You can read further on this, by clicking the link here to a CarScoops article . If you like what we do, on this show, and think it is worth a £1.00, please consider supporting us via Patreon. Here is the link to that CLICK HERE TO SUPPORT THE PODCAST NEW NEW CAR NEWS - Kia EV4 Kia has revealed the Cupra Born, VW ID.3 rival the EV4. Coming in both hatchback and saloon shape but not fastback which is destined for other markets. Details on powertrain and battery options are yet to be revealed, but the expectation is 58kW or 81kW battery packs and front or four-wheel drive. Range should therefore be around the 350 miles maximum. The car will be launched later this year. Click this Autocar article link for more . Kia PV5 The first of Kia’s commercial vehicles has been revealed, the PV5. Details, as with the EV4, are yet to be revealed however it will initially come as a panel van, called the Cargo Van and passenger vehicle, named the Passenger Van. You can find out more by clicking this Professional Van article link here . Peugeot 504 Break Peugeot’s in-house design team have reimagined the classic 504 and produced there distinct versions. One being inspired by Pikes Peaks hillclimb. A second drift capable version. Finally, a homage to the French rap group 113 who drove one onto stage at the French music awards in 2000. To see more, click this Wallpaper article link here . Mazda 2 axed Mazda is cutting the ICE and mild hybrid versions of the 2 from its range in the UK. You can still buy a rebadged Toyota Yaris Hybrid, called the Mazda 2 Hybrid. Click this Autocar article to read more . LUNCHTIME WATCH: FROM CANADA TO ARGENTINA Follow a young couple as they modify a Toyota Chinook and drive from Canada to Argentina. We love an adventure and this video shows some of the experiences they shared in taking such a fabulous journey. Thanks in large part to a car. Click this YouTube link to watch . LIST OF THE WEEK: 25 OF RENAULT’S GREATEST PERFORMANCE HITS Autocar give us 25 options for your favourite fast Renault. Do you agree with the choices? What would you pick? Do let us know. Click here to see what you can select from . AND FINALLY: MOTORING ART - OLGUN KORDAL Classic & Sports Car interview Olgun Kordal about his work and use of vivid and bold coloured backgrounds in his images. There are a stunning set of pictures to view, which you can by clicking this link here .…
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FOLLOW UP: COURTS REFUSE GOVERNMENT REQUEST The UK’s Supreme Court has blocked the Government’s attempt to reduce the compensation due to those sold finance for their car purchase. The fear was it would stop or reduce car loan availability. We now wait until April to find out the final ruling. Click this BBC News article to read more . ASTON MARTIN GIVEN DEADLINE TO BE FIXED Adrian Hallmark, the new CEO of Aston Martin, has outlined that the company must be “going in the right direction’, in terms of towards profitability in the next 12-18 months. Aston will not be following a volume model, but one where they maximise the profitability from each vehicle. If you wish to learn more, click this CarScoops link here . For the more bizarre ideas from Aston Martin, you can click this Top Gear article link to read further . NISSAN CANNOT GUARANTEE SUNDERLAND FUTURE As the fall out of the collapsed merger continues to rain down, one step Nissan is taking is to continue it’s global cost saving exercise. Unfortunately, that means the Sunderland facility is under threat as three international plants are earmarked for closure. This is a step up on November’s original announcement, where only job losses were thought to be enough. If you want to learn more, click this Autocar article link here . PORSCHE TO REDUCE WORKFORCE Another car company not immune from the issues of the industry, Porsche has announced that it will be reducing the workforce by around 1900 staff. The expectation is this will be achieved by natural retirement and turnover. Some reports suggest 1500 positions will also go for temporary staff. This is the latest in a number of announcements from Porsche that show just how badly hit they are. Click this electrive article link to learn more . NEW UK CAR PARK GUIDANCE ANNOUNCED On Monday 17 February new guidance came into affect, from the new organisation, the Private Parking Scrutiny and Advice Panel (PPSAP). They have brought in a rule that offers greater protection to those struggling to pay upon arrival at a car park, if they are privately run and use ANPR or CCTV to enforce and monitor parking. To read more on this, click here for an article link from Motoring Research . CONIGITAL GOES INTO LIQUIDATION Conigital, once heralded as beacon in the UK autonomous vehicle world has called in a liquidator as it voluntarily folds. This is after the company claimed to have raised £500 million from a private equity group. However, the UK Tech News outlet was suspicious of this and published an article back in June 2024 questioning the validity of this claim. Click this article link to read about that . Then, click here , to read about the latest situation. If you like what we do, on this show, and think it is worth a £1.00, please consider supporting us via Patreon. Here is the link to that CLICK HERE TO SUPPORT THE PODCAST NEW NEW CAR NEWS - Subaru Forester Subaru has released the details of the new Forester which is coming to the UK, from late Spring 2025. Revised looks, both inside and out, with power coming from a mild hybrid powertrain combined with their 2.0 litre boxer four petrol engine. Prices start at £38,995 for the entry level Limited model, rising, for the range-topping Touring version to£42,995. Click this link to read more from PistonHeads . Modena MA-01 A restomod that isn’t a butchers 911, well knock us down with a feather. Instead, Modena has decided to bring their interpretation of the Maserati Biturbo and Shamal. This is a very good thing. Okay then, so it is a touch pricey at around £500,000 but that does include the donor car! Click this Evo link here to see these lovely looking cars. Renault 5 GTL A classic Renault 5 GTL has been converted to electric power, giving a range of 50 miles, and updating of some aspects of the vehicle. There is a retro styled digital dash, which came from a company using ‘software code-free approach’ and no, we don’t know what that means either. Not that we care, in this case, as it looks very cool. Click this Top Gear article link to see more . LUNCHTIME READ: SKYLINE OR SIMILAR Antony Ingram went to Japan recently-ish and he chose to hire cars to help him get around. What a brilliant idea! He has written up his experience for Hagerty and click this link to read more . Fabulous. LIST OF THE WEEK: CARS THAT ENDED PRODUCTION IN 2024 As there has been too much nice stuff in the second half of the show, here is a list thanks to Evo, which has all the cars that went out of production in 2024. Do you agree with the choice of what will be missed the most? Click the link here to see what options there are . AND FINALLY: YOU WILL NEED YOUR BIG COAT Top Gear went to the wonderful F.A.T. Ice Race, at Zell am See and they took a lot of gorgeous photos. Click this link , which will bring a smile to your face, which is the whole point of the And Finally section.…
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FOLLOW UP: NISSAN HONDA DEAL OVER ALREADY Before it even really got going, it appears Nissan are to walk away from the deal as Honda are accused of changing the agreement, with a proposal that made Nissan a subsidiary and not equal partner. When you look at the market evaluations of them, you can see why Honda may suggest they are the bigger company. Click this Autocar article link here to read more . FOLLOW UP: VAUXHALL LUTON TO SHUT BY JUNE 2025 Stellantis has confirmed that the Vauxhall Luton plant will close by June this year. The announcement of the closure came in November 2024, with this one now being the specific date. Ellesmere Port will continue to operate. For more on this story, click this Autocar article link here . JANUARY 2025 NEW CAR REGISTRATION FIGURES The Society of Motor Manufacturer and Traders has revealed the new car registration figures for January 2025. They are down over all, but BEVs are at 21% market share. Unfortunately, Private is still down with Fleet doing all the heavy lifting. Many “commentators” have tried to tie in Tesla’s drop to the CEO’s actions in the US, but this is not the case due to the length of time it takes to get a delivery from order, especially if specific options are wanted. Click this SMMT article link to read more on the state of the market . STELLANTIS RESHUFFLE CONTINUES Linda Jackson, the CEO of Peugeot, will retire as the reshuffling of Stellantis management continues, following the departure of the previous CEO. To read more, including other moves, click this Autocar article link here . MOT CHANGES WORRY INDUSTRY A new change expected to MOTs, where any recalls that have not been completed must be noted as either an advisory or fail, is worrying the industry. The fear is this could overwhelm workshops as there is an estimated 5 million vehicles on the road with recall work to be performed on. If you wish to find out more, click this AMOnline article link here . BID TO STOP GHOST MOTS The DVSA is taking the next step in using photographic evidence, in a bid to prevent ghost MOTs. These are where a workshop gives an MOT without even seeing the car. Following an initial trial they are now working on honing the process of confirming the car is in the garage and being inspected. Click this article link from the UK Government . ELECTRIC VAN MOT PROBLEM Fleet operators are asking for an approved deferral for electric van MOTs as they need to be handled at a commercial vehicle testing station due to their weight. As they fall into the heavy goods vehicle category, they must be tested at one year. However, the Association of Fleet Operators seems to think that the rules need not apply because they’re electric, as somehow physics doesn’t apply when its an EV. Click this Motoring Research article link for more . UK GOVERNMENT FINDS CARS SEND LOTS OF DATA According to reports in the media, the UK Government has warned some employees to be careful when inside their or Government issued cars as what is said could be sent to a foreign Government. Of particular concern are Chinese vehicles. They will be really shocked when they learn what all modern cars can do. To read more, click this electrive article link here . SNAKE PASS UNDER THREAT Derbyshire County Council has called on the Government for help in maintaining the Snake Pass. The threat is that they will not be able to afford to repair the route, which is seeing an increasing number of landslides and damage. You can find out more, by clicking this BBC News article link here . If you like what we do, on this show, and think it is worth a £1.00, please consider supporting us via Patreon. Here is the link to that CLICK HERE TO SUPPORT THE PODCAST NEW NEW CAR NEWS - Arctic Trucks’s Land Cruiser 250 Arctic Truck has sprinkled their magic on the new Land Cruiser. They have raised and widened the vehicle, added chunky tyres and a wide body kit. These will be available later in 2025. To see more, click this Hagerty article link here . Audi naming change. Again. Audi has, once again, changed how it will name its models. No longer will the the odd numbers for ICE and hybrid versions and the even numbers for EVs. This is as a result of “feedback” from customers and dealers. Click this Autocar article link here for more information . LUNCHTIME READ: SEATTLE TO SARATOGA SPRINGS For our recommendation this week we are going on a road trip across America. In some 2CVs. Yep. Really. Follow this amazing journey via this link to the article on Citroënvie . LIST OF THE WEEK: BELLISIMA! FIVE FABULOUS FIATS OF THE 1990S Hagerty supplies this week’s list to select from. It may be small but it is mighty, as someone once almost wrote. The best Fiat’s of the 1990s. Do you agree with the choice? What would you pick? Do let the chaps know. Click here to check out the options . AND FINALLY: FINES, THE FINAL FRONTIER A lady from Long Island, USA, used to have a license plate with the same alphanumeric ID as the Enterprise from Star Trek. That sounds quite cool, except people are buying novelty plates from online stores and fitting them. Even though she handed back the plates four years ago, she is getting fines and citations for driving offences. To find out more, click this Gizmodo article link here .…
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FOLLOW UP: MERCEDES JOINS EU TARIFF LAWSUIT Before we had even managed to publish last week’s show, Mercedes-Benz had joined the lawsuit against the EU over Chinese made EV tariffs. Click this Bloomberg article link to learn more . US PAUSES TARIFFS ON CANADA, MEXICO AND CHINA GOODS The US has paused imposing 25% tariffs on goods from Mexico and Canada, as well as a 10% tariff on Chinese made goods. Even though this has not gone through, the chaps explain the consequences should they come to pass, on the US car manufacturing industry, dealerships and buyers. To find out more, click this electrive article link here . UK GOV INVESTS IN CHARGING AND MINING The UK Government is investing £65 million in Connected Kerb, who provide on street parking charging solutions. On top of this, £28 million is being invested in Cornish Metals, who mine minerals for EV batteries, solar panels and more besides. If you wish to learn more, click this Autocar article link here . JLR PROFITS DROP DUE TO CHANGE OF DOMINANT MARKET JLR’s most dominant market is now the US, instead of China. With a weak pound against the dollar, the two factors have reduced the year-on-year profit for the company. Another impact was warranty costs. However, they did take in a record revenue, along with an improved profit margin. Click this Autocar article link here for more . MOST RECALLED CARS OF 2024 Once again the annual list of shame comes out, where the car brands that were recalled the most in Europe has been published. To find out more, click this Autocar article link here . PROPOSED ASTON MARTIN MUSEUM CANCELLED A proposed Aston Martin museum, in Newport Pagnell, have been cancelled due to the costs of the project. The Aston Martin Heritage Trust could not find a commercial partner for the museum. If you want to learn more, click this BBC News article link here . HALF OF YOUNG PASSENGERS KILLED IN UK WORE NO SEATBELT The shocking statistics from the Department for Transport show that 43% of young people who are killed in vehicle incidents are not wearing a seatbelt. To read more about this horrifying data, click this ETSC article link here . If you like what we do, on this show, and think it is worth a £1.00, please consider supporting us via Patreon. Here is the link to that CLICK HERE TO SUPPORT THE PODCAST NEW NEW CAR NEWS - Fiat Grande Panda Fiat has revealed the full specs and prices for the Grande Panda. It will undercut the sister car from Citroën, the eC3, with a price of £20,975. The 44kWh battery has a maximum range of 199 miles and is able to charge at up to 100kW. There is also a petrol hybrid version. Fiat is making the Panda a model range all of its own, with a new model coming out in the next two years. Click this Autocar article link for more . BMW iX BMW has given the iX a facelift.Cost a mere £74,400 for the entry level, but if you want a maximum of 426 miles you need to pony up £92,200. There is a range of trims, battery packs and power outputs, all to suit the wealthy buyer who needs such a car. If you want to learn more, click this Autocar article link here . Flexis vans Flexis, the joint venture between Renault, Volvo Trucks and the French logistics company CMA CGM, has revealed their first three electric vans. We will have to wait a few years before they appear on our streets, as the end of the decade is the expected timeline. Click this Autocar article link to read more . Genesis ends ICE sales in UK Genesis has announced that it will not be selling pure internal combustion engined vehicles in the UK, for the foreseeable future. To find out more, click this Autocar article link here . Lexus removes LS from sale in UK Lexus is removing the LS saloon from its UK line up. Whilst homologation and legislation are being blamed the fact they have sold just 39 since the start of 2020 has probably made that an easy decision. If you want to read more, click this Autocar article link here . LUNCHTIME READ: HISTORY OF LANCASTER (FORTON) SERVICES This week we recommend reading about one of the most iconic service stations in the UK, Lancaster (Forton), positioned on the M6 between Preston and Lancaster. Click this link to a Motorway Services Online article here , to read more. LIST OF THE WEEK: TOP GEAR’S TOP 9 - CARS WITH DODGY WOOD TRIM Thanks to listener Dan Hall, that sent us this list, from Top Gear and their Top 9 cars with dodgy wood trim. Oh boy, are there some crackers too! Click this link to be amazed and horrified . AND FINALLY: A FILM THAT BROKE THE RULES Fifty years ago the original Gone in Sixty Seconds came out and it was unlike anything previously. This article from Hagerty tells the story of the film and the man who made it happen. Click this link to read more .…
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FOLLOW UP: GOVERNMENT INTERVENES OVER FINANCE SCANDAL The Chancellor of the Exchequer has written to the Supreme Court to ask them to not penalise car dealers and finance companies too much, for breaking common law. To read more, click this AMOnline article link here . For more context on how we are at this point, click this link here, from The Conversation . FOLLOW UP: WESTERN AND CHINESE EV MAKERS TAKE EU TO COURT BMW and Tesla has joined with BYD, SAIC and Geely to challenge the tariffs imposed on EVs made in China that are brought to Europe. They are arguing that the rates imposed are unfair. If you wish to read further on this, click this AMOnline link here . FOLLOW UP: NHTSA BLUECRUISE INVESTIGATION SHOCKS The investigation into Ford’s hands-off eyes-on driving system, called BlueCruise, by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in the US, has found that the system does not detect stationary vehicles when the car is going over 62mph. This has been implemented to try and prevent false positives being sensed and thus “phantom braking”. Click this Autoevolution article link for more . FOLLOW UP: GOVERNMENT BACKS GREATER MANCHESTER PLANS The UK Government has assessed and approved the proposed plans from Greater Manchester, to reduce the amount of nitrogen dioxide in the air. This will take place without the need to charge drivers for a Clean Air Zone, as so many other cities have chosen. If you would like to learn more, click this article link from BBC News, here . VW GROUP DITCHES AGENCY MODEL FOR EVS In the UK, the Volkswagen Group will end its use of the agency model, where they sell directly to customers, for their electric vehicles. They are the latest in a number of companies to make this move. Click this Auto Retail Agenda article to read more . SUBARU HACKED Ethical hackers found a vulnerability in Subaru’s StarLink connected service that allowed them to access incredible amounts of data and even control some functions of cars remotely. This has now been patched and we have only found out after the fix was deployed by Subaru. If you want to learn more, click this link to Sam Curry’s post detailing what he did and found. WAYMO HACKED Jane Manchun Wong, a security researcher, found a hidden element of the Waymo app that allowed her to change what the top dome, on the roof of their vehicles, displayed. Waymo have now closed this off to ‘normal users’. If you want to learn more, click this TechCrunch article link here . MANY THINGS HACKED Pwn2Own Automotive 2025 took place over three days last week and found 49 unknown vulnerabilities in software for head units and EV chargers, including Tesla’s own wall charger. On top of which, some known vulnerabilities were exploited again as companies has not fixed them since being alerted to them previously. To learn more, click this BleepingComputer article link here . JLR INVESTS IN BESPOKE OFFERINGS JLR is investing £65 million in Castle Bromwich and Nitra, Slovakia plants, to enable them to offer more bespoke paint options to customers. The company states more Range Rover owners are requesting more personalised options. Click this BBC News article link here , for more. JLR INVESTS IN RARE EARTH RECYCLING COMPANY Cyclic Materials, a Canadian company that plans to commercially recycle rare earth material from magnets in electric motors, wind turbines, MRI devices and electronic scrap, according to electrive.com. To read more, click this article link here . If you like what we do, on this show, and think it is worth a £1.00, please consider supporting us via Patreon. Here is the link to that CLICK HERE TO SUPPORT THE PODCAST NEW NEW CAR NEWS - Dacia Bigster Dacia has revealed their largest SUV, a chunky C-segment vehicle that undercuts the competition with the entire range being under £30,000. There are a couple of trim levels and several powertrain options. To read more, click this Motoring Research article link here . GWM Ora 03’s new entry level model GWM Ora has announced a new entry level model for the 03, with a price reduction of £7000, bringing it to £24,995. This will be called the Pure and comes with a range up to 194 miles and much of the kit the Pure+ (which is being retired) did. There will also be a range topping GT, which will be from £32,995 and have more aggressive styling and technology. Click this Autocar article to read more . LUNCHTIME READ: LET’S HOPE ELON MUSK DOESN’T TAKE EVS WITH HIM InsideEVs has a piece about the potential for the move to EVs, in the US, to be dealt a significant blow thanks to how the CEO of Tesla is behaving. In the United States the EV industry and adoption is hinged on Tesla, from the visible brand to charging infrastructure, without the company there will be, at best, a stalling and at worst a collapse. If you want to read more, click this article link here . LIST OF THE WEEK: SHOOT FROM THE HIP Hagerty is the provider of this week’s list, with it suggesting the 11 coolest shooting brakes, even though some are not technically shooting brakes but estates. Glossing over that, there are some fabulous options for you to pick from, click here to see what they are . AND FINALLY: GUILTY PLEASURE PetrolBlog has a series called Guilty Pleasures, where Major Gav shares a car that is a bit of a guilty pleasure. We have chosen to share the Suzuki X-90 as your starter into the series. Do check out the rest of the series on the website. Click here to read about this mad car .…
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FOLLOW UP: BT ENDS EV CHARGER PILOT After converting just a single junction box to enable EV charging, BT has pulled the plug on their project. Originally touted as having a potential to convert up to 90,000 cabinets, the company is focusing on improving wifi provision for EV chargers. To learn more, click this Autocar article link here . FOLLOW UP: FTC SUES JOHN DEERE OVER REPAIR MONOPOLY In the US, the Federal Trade Commission along with Illinois and Minnesota, have taken John Deere to court over claims of a monopoly on repair to their equipment. The claims explain how due to only John Deere being able to fix farm machinery their is a loss of earnings as the farmers have to wait for a technician. This has potential knock on for the motoring industry. Click this 404 Media article link , to read more. EV POWERTRAIN FACTORY TO BE BUILT IN SUNDERLAND A company owned by Nissan, Jatco, will build a factory in Sunderland that will produce the car company’s next generation EV powertrains. The UK Government is investing £50 million in the project. If you want to read more, click this Autocar article here . STELLANTIS UK MANAGEMENT CHANGES Stellantis UK have made changes to their management team, again. This time Nicola Dobson will head up Peugeot. Giuseppe Cava will be the MD for Fiat, Fiat Professional and Abarth. Damien Dally will lead the Leapmotor brand. Nick Richards will be the director of pre-owned vehicles. Tom Ray is in charge of business-to-business for all brands. To learn more, click this AMOnline link here . FTC BANS GM FROM PASSING DRIVER DATA ON For the next five years, GM is banned from passing driver data onto consumer reporting agencies, in the United States. Additionally, they must make it clear what data they do collect and give people choice over if it is collected and used. Click this article from the Federal Trade Commission for more details. HINO SETTLES US EMISSION BATTLE In the United States, the Toyota subsidiary Hino, has settled with regulators an emission scandal involving their diesel engines. Fined $1.6 billion, plead guilty and banned from importing their engines to the country for five years. Amazing what happens to non-US companies, compared to their own. Click this BBC News article link for more . CANOO FILES FOR BANKRUPTCY The EV startup, Canoo, has filed for bankruptcy after it failed to find further funding. To find out more, click this TechCrunch article here . CHARGE CAR HAS BEEN BOUGHT The collapsed EV restomod company, Charge Car, has been bought and resurrected, by a consortium who plan to follow through on the program of building electric Mustangs. If you wish to read more, click this Autocar link here . If you like what we do, on this show, and think it is worth a £1.00, please consider supporting us via Patreon. Here is the link to that CLICK HERE TO SUPPORT THE PODCAST NEW NEW CAR NEWS - KGM Actyon KGM has revealed details of their new SUV, the Actyon. Aimed at the likes of the Skoda Kodiaq and Honda CR-V, it will initially come with a 1.5 litre turbo petrol engine producing 161bhp. Prices are expected to start from £31,995. Click this Autocar article to learn more . Toyota Urban Cruiser The Urban Cruiser name returns, on a new electric SUV from Toyota. Due to arrive later this year, with a rumoured price over £30,000. This is very similar to the eVitara we covered recently. Click this Top Gear article link to read more . BYD Atto 2 BYD is launching the Atto 2 SUV in Europe. Sitting between the Dolphin and Atto 3, in their range. Rivals are expected to be the likes of the Vauxhall Frontera and Renault 4. Range, for the 45.1kWh battery, is expected to be around 194 miles. Prices are thought to be around the mid £20,000s, in line with the competition. Click this Autocar article to read more . DS plans DS has bold plans. No, you don’t seem to understand, we really do mean BOLD. Not content with not competing with Mercedes, BMW and Audi they now are aiming higher and looking to challenge the likes of Bentley. They seem to like the thinking from Jaguar and are following suit, although we have to wait for the rebrand and adverts. Click this Autocar article to read more . LUNCHTIME WATCH: WILL THE MINI JEEP MAKE IT TO AREA 51? EP.3 The third instalment of the insane journey by Ed March and a mini Jeep he has modified, to Area 51. Hope you like snow and tank tracks! Click this YouTube link to watch this brilliant video . LIST OF THE WEEK: HOW TO ESCAPE YOUR CAR IF THE ELECTRONIC DOOR HANDLE FAILS Consumer Reports has listed all the ways to get out of cars that have electronic door handles, if they fail. There is a lack of consistency in how brands enable you to use and override, let alone where it is located. Click this article link to read more on this dangerous and stupid door handle evolution. AND FINALLY: VISIT POTHOLE LAND The enterprising residents of a village near Wrexham have decided to try and cash in on the state of their roads by setting up a tourist attraction called Pothole Land. Once again, people using humour to point out the ridiculous state of the UK’s infrastructure. And no, AI won’t make a difference. Click this BBC News article to read more .…
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DFT CLAIMS NO FINES FOR ZEV MANDATE IN 2024 The Department for Transport has stated it is confident no car maker will be hit with fines, for failing to meet the requirements of the Zero Emission Vehicle mandate of 2024, due to the many different ways a brand can be compliant. If you want to read more, click this AMOnline link here . JLR STATE GEAR SELECTOR SETUP STAYS FOLLOWING TRAGEDY A coroner has urged JLR to change their gear selector system by including an “intermediary step” to engage the drive as required. A tragic accident occurred when the driver of an electric Jaguar relied on feel to pick correctly but ultimately failed, which led to the death of a child. JLR, whilst expressing sympathy over the incident, stated they comply with all legal requirements. You can learn more, by clicking this BBC News link here . ROLLS ROYCE INVESTS £300M IN NEW PRODUCTION CAPACITY Rolls Royce will be upgrading their Goodwood production facility, with a £300 million investment, ahead of a second electric model reveal. More important, perhaps, than the second ev model, is that this will allow even more personalisation of cars being sold. To read more on this, click the link here to an Autocar article . TESLA BEATS FORD TO MOST RECALLED BRAND IN 2024 In the US, Tesla has taken the dubious crown of the brand with the most recalls, from Ford in 2024. The latest is 700,000 for tyre pressure sensors not working as hoped. That brings the total of 15 recalls. Click this San Antonio Express News article link for more . TESLA DRIVER ASSISTANCE COMPUTERS FAILING The computers controlling Tesla’s ‘Self Driving’ ADAS system are failing. This is causing serious issues, including disabling other aspects and technology in cars. Getting replacements is tricky and there is a long lead time due to how the company likes to do business. If you want to read more, click this Jalopnik article link here . WAYMO TAXI GOES IN CIRCLES TRAPPING OCCUPANT A Waymo in Arizona, trapped an occupant whilst circling the airport car park, which he could not stop or get help. The man nearly missed his flight as it took so long to rectify the situation. You can see more, by clicking this BBC News article link here . DRIVERLESS SCOTTISH BUS ROUTE SHUT DOWN The much heralded driverless bus project, set up with Stagecoach, called CAVForth, has shut down 18 months after beginning. The claim is a lack of passengers. To read about this, click this link to an article from The Scotsman . AFTER 23 YEARS A ROAD UPGRADE IS SET TO FINISH A project, started in 2002, to upgrade the A465 Heads of the Valleys is set to be finished. Seemingly an example of how not to do things, the team has finally overcome all the issues which will enable communities to be easily linked to the rest of the country and no longer ‘cut off’. Click this BBC News article to see the details of this enormous project, the mess and the hope for the future. If you like what we do, on this show, and think it is worth a £1.00, please consider supporting us via Patreon. Here is the link to that CLICK HERE TO SUPPORT THE PODCAST NEW NEW CAR NEWS - Mazda 6e Mazda will be bringing their electric saloon, which is known as the EZ-6 in China, to the UK under the 6 name. As we said when we covered EZ-6, it is a very good looking car and importantly it IS a car and not a SUV. 300-345 mile range, depending on spec, this is expected to be priced from just under £40,000 when it arrives in 2026. Click this Autocar article link for more . Afeela 1 The Sony Honda collaboration is due to produce a car, under the brand name Afeela. The Afeela 1 is another (nice to say that) electric saloon. You’d better really want one and have really deep pockets as prices will start at the merest sliver under $90,000. Question is, will anyone want a bland looking EV that offers nothing the market already gets and usually for a lot cheaper? You can see more by clicking this Top Gear article link here . Honda 0 Saloon and 0 SUV Also at CES, Honda revealed their Series 0 cars, the Saloon 0 and SUV 0. We’ve seen, for so many years now, an iteration of the Saloon 0 design, whilst the SUV seems to be influenced by Polestar’s 3. The chaps fail to be excited by either and perhaps are indicative of how far behind Japanese companies are. Even now. Click this Autocar article to read more . LUNCHTIME WATCH: EVO CAR OF THE YEAR 2024 That time of the year has come around again, the EVO Car of the Year video is now out. Watch as the team show off the contenders and pick their ultimate car of 2024. Click this YouTube link to watch the fabulous film . CONFIGURATOR OF THE WEEK: ROLLS ROYCE SPECTRE We return to fantasy shopping, with the Rolls Royce Spectre configurator. Click this link to have a go your self . To see Alan’s choices, click this link here . To see Andrew’s selections, click this link here . AND FINALLY: BODY KITS Liberty Walk, the company that likes to bolt on an arch extension, has revealed one kit that is not that, the Silhouette Works GT Lamborghini Miura. It looks good too. However, if you do miss the exposed rivets look, they also have a new MX-5 kit that will warm your cockles. Click this Hagerty link to read more .…
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FOLLOW UP: VW AND UNIONS AGREE ON CUTS As a result of the intense negotiations between Volkswagen and the unions, agreement has been reached on cuts that are hoped will create $4 billion in savings. Voluntary redundancies, selling one plant, reducing production lines and repurposing other plants are all measures being taken. Click this Autocar article link , to find out more. You can also click this link here to an AP article explaining other aspects of the steps being taken. FOLLOW UP: HONDA AND NISSAN OFFICIALLY CONFIRM MERGER We covered the rumours of this a few weeks ago, yet it has still caught many by surprise. Nissan and Honda has announced that they intend to merge in an attempt to fight for an increased market share. We cannot work out what the companies will gain from this as they seem to be effectively identical in terms of products and markets. To find out more, you can click this Autocar article link here . FOLLOW UP: UK GOV STARTS FRESH ZEV MANDATE CONSULTATION The new Transport Secretary, Heidi Alexander, has opened a fresh consultation with stakeholders regarding the zero emission vehicle mandate, as the reality of the economy and the market hit home. SMMT is pushing for financial help for private buyers and pushing the charging industry to do better. The charging industry is in a flap over the potential to slow down the move to EVs. To learn more, click this Autocar article link here . DECEMBER AND 2024 NEW CAR REGISTRATION FIGURES SMMT has released the data for December and the entire year, with regards to new car registrations. Surprising no one, or it really shouldn’t, BEVs had a bumper month as the fear of fines loomed over brands. Fleet buyers completely propped up the market in 2024. The question of the ZEV mandate and economy, going into 2025, will impact the market heavily. Click this SMMT article link to read more . WHISTLEBLOWER ACCUSES JLR AND TATA OF BLACKLISTING Hazar Denli, who was heading up the chassis design element of VinFast’s car for Tata Technologies, raised concerns over parts and quality internally but was ignored. Feeling he had no option he went public, was fired by Tata and subsequently found a new job, via an agency, with JLR. He is claiming that he was blacklisted and unfairly fired by JLR who were told to let him go. To read more, click this BBC News article link here . LOCAL AUTHORITIES GIVEN EXTRA POTHOLE REPAIR FUNDS The Government has added £500 million to the pothole repair fund and is pushing local councils to get on with sorting the roads. However, to receive the full funding they will need to demonstrate they are tackling the problem to a standard expected. If you would like to read more, click this BBC News article link here . VW CUSTOMER CAR DATA LEAK Volkswagen Group has now fixed a misconfigured cloud storage area that was open to everyone. 800,000 customer’s car’s data was accessible by anyone, including location history, battery charge level and car status, amongst others. Politicians, security service personnel and high profile owners are thought to be hit in Germany and elsewhere in the world. Trust is a fragile thing, which the car industry keeps destroying. Click this Carscoops article link for more . US DIGITAL LICENSE PLATES JAILBROKEN In a couple of states in the US, you can purchase or pay a hefty subscription for a digital license plate. Apparently this has many advantages over normal ones, but we can’t see any unless you can jailbreak them and put someone else’s details on it and have them pay your road tolls and more. Which is exactly what has happened. To learn more about this daft product, click here for a Wired article link . If you like what we do, on this show, and think it is worth a £1.00, please consider supporting us via Patreon. Here is the link to that CLICK HERE TO SUPPORT THE PODCAST NEW NEW CAR NEWS - Nio to launch in the UK in early 2025 Nio, the Chinese EV maker, will be launching early 2025 in the UK market, with the L60 SUV coupe. This is a direct competitor to the Tesla Model Y. Expected to be around £40,000 it will undercut the Model Y on price. In order to find out more, click here for the link to an Autocar article . GWM Ora to rebrand GWM Ora will now be known as GWM, in the UK, as it expands the brands it will be bringing to this market. Adding to the Ora 03 (formerly the Funky Cat) they will launch the Haval Jolion Pro Hybrid SUV in early 2025. Click this AMOnline article link for more . Nio bringing budget brand Firefly to Europe Nio will be bringing it’s budget brand, Firefly, to Europe in 2025 with their small EV hatchback. Visually it is astonishingly similar to the Honda-e. No news on whether it will be brought to the UK yet. To read more, click this Autocar article link here . Arnold Clark the exclusive Corvette dealer for Glasgow and the North of England Corvette are coming to the UK, with right hand drive versions of their latest sports cars. Arnold Clark is the dealer for their Glasgow and North of England sites. If you want to find out more, click this AMOnline article link here . LUNCHTIME READ: HOW AN ARMOURED CAMARO AND A SPECIAL FORCES OFFICER KEPT CIVILIANS ALIVE IN WAR-TORN BOSNIA This is the remarkable story of the special forces officer who modified a Camaro and went unarmed into conflict areas to bring humanitarian relief for civilians caught in the horrific civil war of Bosnia. To read about his heroism and more, click this Hagerty article link here . LIST OF THE WEEK: EVO CAR OF THE YEAR - EVERY WINNER We have managed to source a list for you to select from this week and it is a cracker. All of the winners of the EVO Car of the Year awards. There are some brands who feature more heavily than others, but click this link here to see if you agree with the choices made by the chaps. AND FINALLY: RICH NEW YORKERS LEARN ABOUT WALKING New York is the first city in the US to introduce congestion pricing, thus catching up to most of the rest of the world. However, the shock has reverberated around many who live and work there. They’ve been introduced to a new concept called “walking” as a way to avoid paying the charge. Click this Jalopnik article link to see one man’s reaction to this news.…
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FOLLOW UP: ANOTHER ROUGH WEEK FOR VW Volkswagen are continuing to endure more challenges. Workers were on strike last week, with the threat of more in the new year as unions and management continue to talk but appear no closer to agreement. You can click this HTAutos article link to learn more . Meanwhile, VW’s CFO Arno Antilitz, stated that factories must get more efficient. Which is code for cut costs. Unless they haven’t bothered to optimise efficiency up to now. Click this MSM article link here , to read further. To round out the Volkswagen news, they are being sued in Brazil for treating farm workers, on a farm they owned, like slaves. This is a historical claim, which it is claimed took place between 1974 and 1986. If you want to find out more, click this MSM article link here . CRUISE AV PROJECT CANCELLED BY GM General Motors has announced that it is ceasing to fund Cruise and will fold elements of the company, including technology, into GM. The news has shocked some, including staff, but that is not surprising considering how poor reporting has been and how the industry has used PR and legal moves to obfuscate reality. You can read more on this, by clicking this link from TechCrunch here . Honda will be saving roughly $100 million per year, as they will no longer need to pay a licensing fee for the Origin vehicles that never made it to service. Click this Nikkei Asia article link here , for more. For some extra context, click these two links to John Berry posts on Bluesky. Link one can be found here . For the second, click here . CYVN HOLDINGS AGREES TO BUY MCLAREN AUTOMOTIVE The Abu Dhabi based investment group, CYVN Holdings, has agreed with Bahrain's sovereign wealth fund, Mumtalakat, to purchase McLaren Automotive. They already have invested in Gordon Murray Technologies, Forseven and NIO. If you wish to learn more, click this Autocar link here . MUSK TRIES TO INFLUENCE UK GOVERNMENT POLICY The BBC has see attempts by Musk and Tesla to change the UK’s zero emission vehicle mandate by pushing for ICE drivers to be charged more, if they buy a petrol or diesel car. If you wish for your blood pressure to be raised, click this BBC News article link here . AMAZON AUTOS ROLLS OUT TO 48 CITIES IN THE US Amazon Autos is now rolling out to 48 cities, in the US, where you can use their platform to view, order, pay and arrange to collect your Hyundai. More locations are expected to added as time goes on. Key element to this, is knowing exactly what you’ll be paying without low moves by a dealer suddenly adding a cost, out of the blue. Click this Amazon article link to learn more . If you like what we do, on this show, and think it is worth a £1.00, please consider supporting us via Patreon. Here is the link to that CLICK HERE TO SUPPORT THE PODCAST This week we talked about how to add Apple Podcasts service, to your Android homescreen, following a revised article from James Cridland and Podnews. If you use Android or know someone who does and are struggling to find a likeable player you can try it. Click this link here to see more . NEW NEW CAR NEWS - Renault 5 Turbo 3E Renault has announced that they will be reviving another back catalogue car, just after telling us they would only be looking to the future with their vehicles. They will be bringing to production an electric 5 Turbo, with 500bhp and promises of breathtaking performance. Makes us wonder what the point of Alpine is. What was that? The price? Apparently in excess of £100,000. Click this Autocar article for more . Aston Martin Valhalla Aston Martin has confirmed the plug in hybrid, Valhalla, will be in production, finally, next year. With a starting price of only £850,000, this 1064bhp will take on the likes of the Ferrari SF90. There will be a maximum of 999 vehicle built and the company expects most of them to go through their personalisation program which will make the price jump significantly. Click this Autocar article to read more . Farizon Supervan Geely will be bringing a competitor to the EV van market, in the form of the Farizon SV (for Supervan). Price is expected to be less than that for the Ford E-Transit and Vivaro Electric. Range, from the largest battery that will initially be available, is a maximum of 225 miles. Click this Autocar link to learn more . Toyota Urban Cruiser Toyota are bringing back the Urban Cruiser name. This time it will adorn the Japanese car maker’s version of the Suzuki e-Vitara that was jointly developed by the two companies, although the project was led by Suzuki. For more information on the car, click this Autocar article link here . LUNCHTIME READ: THE BRIXMIS OPEL SENATOR WAS THE RIDE OF REAL SECRET AGENTS DURING THE COLD WAR During the Cold War, British agents would go and poke around areas of East Germany in modified Opel Senators. This Hagerty article tells you all about it, click here to read a fascinating story . CONFIGURATOR OF THE WEEK: BENTLEY CONTINENTAL GT MULLINER This week we have chosen to play with Bentley’s configurator and specifically the one for the Continental GT Mulliner. Unfortunately, we cannot establish just how eye-wateringly expensive our vehicles would be but we do have the links below to play along at home to, as well as check out Alan and Andrew’s choices. Click here to go to the blank configurator . For Alan’s choices, click this link here . For Andrew’s choices, click this link here . AND FINALLY: VW HONOURS DECADES OLD IMPORT PROGRAM Volkswagen US had a program where people could order a US spec car, have it delivered to Europe, drive it around and then have it shipped back to the United States for the owner. One such participant never made it home, until very nearly forty years later, where VW honoured their part of the deal even though it has been shut for decades. Click here to see more, from Volkswagen’s own press release . Well done all involved. AND FINALLY FINALLY: SUMMER IN THE TETONS YouTuber Jonny Roams, has a short two minute video that is a beautifully shot teaser to longer film, about his time in the Teton mountains over the summer in his overland 944. Have a couple of minutes of calm and peace, whilst thinking about the adventures you’ll have next year in your car. It is nearly time again. Click here to watch the video .…
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FOLLOW UP: RECARO SAVED Some good news, for a change, as Ricaro, the seat manufacturer, being saved by an Italian parts maker called Proma Group. Unfortunately, many will lose their jobs as production will move to Italy. However, some technical and sales people will remain. You can learn more by clicking this Auotcar link here . FOLLOW UP: ARAMCO BUYS 10% STAKE IN HORSE Aramco has finally bought the 10% stake in Horse which Geely and Renault were hoping for, after signing a letter of intent earlier in the year. Click this Yahoo Finance link for more . FOLLOW UP: JUDGE BLOCKS MUSK PAY PACKAGE AGAIN The appeal by Musk, to be awarded a ridiculous $56 billion pay package, has failed. The judge cited that the many arguments Musk’s legal team used to change the ruling were full of flaws, anyone of which could have led to dismissing the appeal, let alone all of them together. Tesla will appeal. Again. To learn more, do click this link to a TechCrunch article here . NEW CAR REGISTRATION FIGURES FOR NOVEMBER 2024 The November new car registration figures were released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), and they’re not great. A 1.9% decline in registrations overall, but BEVs increased again, with over 14,000 extra registrations than for the same month in 2023, amounting to a 25.1% market share for the month. Petrol and diesel fell, as did PHEVs. What will be concerning is that Fleet numbers fell, on top of Private continuing to decline. The SMMT called on the Government to help the industry out as the levels of price cutting and incentives was not sustainable. To read the SMMT post and information, click this link here . AMOnline have an article discussing EV depreciation, which we have discussed many times on this show, that you can read by clicking this link here . For context on why registrations are not increasing at a rate many hoped and expected, click this link to a post about research into the financial well being of UK adults in 2023 . TESLA PAUSES CYBERTRUCK PRODUCTION Last week Tesla paused Cybertruck production, which is on top of reducing hours earlier in the year. They are, for now, back to normal. You can read more, by clicking this Yahoo Finance article link here . OX DELIVERS AFRICAN CONTRACT JOY OX Delivers, which is an electric truck mobility service company, has created a new franchise partner that signed a $163 million agreement to expand their services in Rwanda and some neighbouring countries. Customers can either contract an electric truck including the servicing costs or book space on one of the OX trucks to collect and deliver their products, increasing the reach for businesses. If you want to learn more, click this EV Powered link here . NEW RURAL WALES EV CAR CLUB LAUNCHED TrydaiNi, a community owned car club, has expanded operations to cover parts of mid Wales (apologies to all Welsh speakers for Andrew’s pronunciations). People can apply to join, once approved are able to book a car to use. We applaud this sort of initiative. We need more of this, as well as improved public transport services. Click this link here to learn more . If you like what we do, on this show, and think it is worth a £1.00, please consider supporting us via Patreon. Here is the link to that CLICK HERE TO SUPPORT THE PODCAST NEW NEW CAR NEWS - Ford Puma Gen-E Ford have finally announced a car they should have, when they ended the Fiesta and Focus, an electric Puma. Starting price is just under £30,000 and the specs seem pretty good. If you want to find out more, click this Motoring Research article link here . Cupra Terramar Cupra are brining a new SUV to market, with a variety of powertrain train options, from internal combustion engine, to hybrid to plug in hybrid. Power output is also varied. Click this Motoring Research article link to find out more . Lamborghini Temerario Lamborghini has revealed the details of their V8 hybrid supercar, the Temerario. Heaps of power, hugely fast, very Lamborghini. You can read more, by clicking this Motoring Research article link here . LUNCHTIME READ: VIN DIESEL IS RIGHT The Autopian discusses the highbrow Fast and Furious movie series, agreeing with Vin Diesel’s assertion that when it was about car races and the likes it was much better. Alan puts forward his suggestion for the best of the series, whilst Andrew admits to not watching more than half an hour of the first one before never returning. And do check out the podcast Automovie, who the chaps refer to by clicking this link to their website here . CONFIGURATOR OF THE WEEK: PORSCHE E-MACAN Thanks to a suggestion from listener Jamie Stokes, when we asked what we could replace the List of the Week as it becomes increasingly more difficult to find ones good enough to include, we now have the Confirgurator of the Week . We bring you the Porsche e-Macan to start this off. Click here to go to the blank configurator . For Alan’s choices, click this link here . For Andrew’s choices, click this link here . AND FINALLY: PHOTOGRAPHER’S TOKYO CAR SPOTS The Tokyo based photographer, Alfie Goodrich, has captured random cars on his walks around the city and compiled some of them into a small gallery for us to enjoy. Click this link to his website to see more and then check out what other excellent work he does by mooching around the rest of the site.…
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FOLLOW UP: PRICES FOR LONDON TUNNEL TOLLS REVEALED Transport for London (TfL) has announced the prices, including how there will be peak and non peak prices, for using the new Silvertown tunnel and the Blackwall tunnel. £4.00 for peak use of either, dropping to £1.50 in off-peak, which requires signing up to the auto-pay TfL system. if you wish to find out more, click this link here to an article from The Standard . CARLOS TAVARES RESIGNS WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT Carlos Tavares surprised all by resigning as CEO of Stellantis, with immediate effect over the weekend. Reports indicate there was a growing rift between the board, shareholders and the vision Tavares had, following the reduction in expected dividend. The company will appoint a successor in early 2025. Click this Autocar article to read more . STELLANTIS TO CLOSE LUTON VAN FACTORY Stellantis announced, that they would be closing the Luton van factory, whilst blaming the UK Government and the zero emission vehicle (ZEV) mandate, for this only weeks after saying they were not going to be hurt by the ZEV to investors. 1,100 people will be losing their jobs. We have a link to an Autocar article explaining the situation, click here to read that . For some context, including how the company has operated, click this post from Nick Gibbs . More context is provided by The Guardian, which you can read by clicking this link here . TRANSPORT SECRETARY RESIGNS The Transport Secretary, Louise Haig, has resigned over an incident with police in 2013. This has caused concern in the industry as she had just been talking to leaders about the ZEV mandate and possible changes to it. Click this Autocar article link here for more . UK GOVERNMENT TO REVISE ZEV MANDATE Following extensive lobbying by the car industry, the UK Government is looking at how it can revise the zero emission vehicle mandate, in the light of the current market reality. The language, from the Government, has switched to putting the blame on the previous incumbents, whilst hoping we all forget they pledged to ‘bring back the 2030 ban’ that was never a thing in the first place. If you want to read more, click this Autocar article link here . ASTON MARTIN ISSUES ANOTHER PROFITS WARNING For the second time in quick succession, Aston Martin has issued a warning on its profits. China and supply chain issues are being blamed. On top of which, the company is seeking to raise more money. To learn more, click this Autocar article link here . VW LEAVES CONTROVERSIAL CHINESE PLANT Volkswagen has confirmed it has sold it’s factory in Xijiang, which is an area linked to forced labour practices. VW, following several investigations, never found evidence of such in their plant. However, they have been lobbied for some time over this issue. You can read more, by clicking this Yahoo article link here . VOLKSWAGEN REVIEWS UK AGENCY SALES PLAN VW is undertaking a "review of its sales model", in the UK. They intend to complete this by March 2025. The German company are the latest to consider pausing their plans as the current market conditions remain tough. Click this AMOnline article link for more . SCOTLAND CONSIDERS REDUCING SOME RURAL SPEED LIMITS Transport Scotland is proposing a cut to certain road’s speed limits. However, it also recommends increasing the speed of HGVs. Deaths on Scottish roads fell last year, with speed being linked to roughly one in five road incidents. A reminder, that compliance is not the same as safety. Click this BBC News article link here , for more information. If you like what we do, on this show, and think it is worth a £1.00, please consider supporting us via Patreon. Here is the link to that CLICK HERE TO SUPPORT THE PODCAST NEW NEW CAR NEWS - Follow Up: DS 8 will be called No8 DS, even before fully revealing their new flagship model, that we discussed last week, has changed the name and confirmed a rethink of their interiors. Now the DS 8 is to be known as the No8. Click this Autocar article for more . Jaguar Type 00 Concept We finally get to look at a car, from Jaguar, but don’t get too excited as its only a concept. But at least there’s something to show for the years they’ve been working on this. How much will make the road cars? Maybe the overall shape and dimensions, but not much else in all likelihood. Some have pointed out the similarities to other concept cars, such as the recent Lancia Aurelia GT . You can read more, by clicking this Autocar article link here . Also, here is a link to a Top Gear video . Now we wait once more, this time for something real. Jaecoo 7 The latest Chinese brand to come to the UK is bringing, what is claimed to be a premium quality vehicle for around £30,000. They are aiming at a broad range of competitors, such as the Kia Sportage and Range Rover Evoque. It will come in petrol and petrol plug-in hybrid forms and a variety of off-road technology. Click this Autocar article to find out more, including the pronunciation guide. Toyota GR Supra Toyota is sending the GR Supra into retirement, with one last ultra rare track focused version. More power, more wings, more roll cage, just a lot more of more. Only 300 examples will be made. You can find out more, by clicking this Autocar link here . LUNCHTIME READ: FRENCH DESIGN DESERVES BETTER THAN THE CITROËN SM TRIBUTE Matteo Licata has written for Hagerty, a piece on the SM Tribute we were not very kind about, a few weeks ago. However, he brings a design perspective to his argument. To read this recommendation, click the link here . LIST OF THE WEEK: 37 GLORIOUS PICTURES OF 37 GLORIOUS JAGUARS As Jaguar has done such a great job of being in the limelight over the last couple of weeks, Autocar has brought us a slideshow of some of their past glories. Click this link here to check out if you agree with Alan’s choice. AND FINALLY: HOT WHEELS LEGENDS TOUR 2024 OVERALL WINNER The overall Hot Wheels Legends Tour 2024 winner has been announced. Check out this link, from Design News , to see a video on the event and find out who and what won, overall.…
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FOLLOW UP: £30B POTENTIAL FALLOUT FROM FINANCE RULING After the surprise Court of Appeal’s ruling, that not only must commission for brokers must be explicitly made clear, including the rate they receive, the potential fall out could be up to £30 billion. Even Martin Lewis, the consumer campaigner, has said the ruling appears to be going much further than expected. Click this AMOnline article link here , to read more. FOLLOW UP: INEOS TO RESTART PRODUCTION Following the collapse of their seat supplier, Ineos has been hit by a halt to production. They now say they will restart in January. This will be a relief as an expansion into China and Mexico was about to take place when they were hit by the issue. If you want to learn more, click here for a link to an Autocar article . JAGUAR REIMAGINING BEGINS Unless you lived under a rock, and had no contact with any person or the internet, then you will know that Jaguar produced their first glimpse at the reimagining of the brand. This has caused the internet to lose its mind, in various ways. Some through confusion, some because ‘change is bad’, some because their firmly held beliefs are being challenged, some because they just want to dunk on anything. We have compiled some links below that explain what Jaguar have done as well as more thoughtful pieces trying to explain aspects of the information. The Jaguar rebranding article from Autocar, click here . For CarDealer’s explanation of the launch event, click here . Creative Bloq discuss what the logos and visuals are meant to represent, click here to read that . Rory Sutherland has a discussion about the rebrand, from an advertising professional’s perspective, click this Spectator TV YouTube link . Mostly About Driving’s take on the more technical aspects of the branding can be read by clicking this link here . To read comments regarding the hateful reactions to the rebrand, click this link to a Driven article . Seemingly Jaguar have been caught off guard by the reaction, click this BBC News article link where they are asking for people to hold off and wait in judgement. FORD TO LAY OFF 4000 WORKERS IN EUROPE AND UK Ford has announced a restructuring of its European business, by making 4000 workers redundant, including 800 in the UK. We have mentioned how bad their figures have been for new car registrations, over the last few months. You can read more, by clicking this Autocar link here . NISSAN APPEALS TO THE UK GOV FOR HELP OVER ZEV MANDATE Nissan, who’s dire situation we discussed a couple of weeks ago, is asking for help from the UK Government, with the zero emission vehicle mandate. As their sales drop they are struggling to hit the targets laid out. If you want to learn more, click this article link from The Japan Times . LOTUS PULLS BACK FROM EV ONLY 2028 DATE Lotus will introduce hybrid powertrains to some of their cars, in an attempt to increase sales. This also means that the plan to be EV only by 2028 is being pushed back towards 2030. Click this Autocar article for more information . TESLA AND RIVIAN CONCLUDE TRADE SECRETS LEGAL FIGHT Tesla has announced that they have reached a ‘conditional’ agreement with Rivian with regards to claims that staff were poached and trade secrets were handed over. To read more about this story, click this TechCrunch link here . HONDA TRIALLING SOLID STATE BATTERY PRODUCTION LINE In another, what is hoped by Honda, step towards production ready solid state batteries for EVs they are creating a trial production line. This is to help them work through issues that they cannot see in the making of the batteries at scale. In the meantime, they are still working on making solid state batteries a viable ‘thing’ for electric vehicles. If you want to learn more, click this SAE International article link here . NORTHVOLT FILES FOR BANKRUPTCY Northvolts has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy as the effects of BMW pulling their huge contract hit. The hope is that the restructuring of their debt will allow them to be a viable business moving forward. On top of this, the CEO Peter Carlsson, has resigned. Click this article link from The Guardian for more . If you like what we do, on this show, and think it is worth a £1.00, please consider supporting us via Patreon. Here is the link to that CLICK HERE TO SUPPORT THE PODCAST NEW NEW CAR NEWS - Hyundai Ioniq 9 Hyundai has taken the wraps off their range topping EV, the Ioniq 9. Similar in dimensions to the sister brand Kia EV9, this is a big car. They have high aspirations for where they want it to sit in the market. Prices are expected to start in the low £60,000 but end up at a smidgen under £80,000 for the top of the model range. Click here to read about the details, from an Autocar article . DS 8 DS has shown us their new range topper, although it is heavily disguised in pictures. Apparently taking inspiration from the DS Tribute concept we were not fans of a few weeks ago. Technology wise, claims are of 466 miles range, thanks to help from active aerodynamics. There are also claims about drag coefficient numbers, which are like a red rag to bull with Alan. Click this Auotcar link here , to read more. Renault 5 Renault has finally revealed full specifications and prices, for the very cool looking Renault 5 EV. Starting at £22,995 it undercuts some rivals. Prices go up as you move through the range but also technology improves, such as range. You can learn more, by clicking this Autocar link here . LUNCHTIME READ: HOW THE BMW E36 3-SERIES CAME TO BE Hagerty has published a fascinating article explaining how the BMW E36 3-Series, which was filling some awfully popular shoes of the E30 version, happened. Hear from someone who was part of the team that brought the car to market. To read about this story, click here . LIST OF THE WEEK: LONGEST LASTING CARS TO REACH 250,000 MILES A US-based list, of vehicles that have made it over 250,000 miles and more. Do you agre with the choices made or would you pick something else? Let us know. Click here to check out the options, from iSeeCars . AND FINALLY: BEAR NECESSITIES OF INSURANCE An owner has tried to claim a bear got into their Rolls Royce and damaged the interior. The company was suspicious and investigated, including reviewing the supplied video evidence. Turns out, if you wear a bear suit and use garden tools to replicate an animal attack, this can be worked out. Click this link here to an article from The Autopian , to read more.…
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UK GOVERNMENT INVESTIGATES NEW EMISSIONS CONCERN The Department for Transport (DfT) is investigating claims that 47 car models emissions are not the same as the official test figures, with the accusation that they are manipulating the emissions. The DfT is attempting to establish if a defeat device is being used. You can learn more, by clicking this FleetWorld article link here . RIVIAN AND VW SIGN PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT After announcing they would partner up, Rivian and Volkswagen have signed the partnership agreement. This will include extra investment from VW, taking the full price up to $5.8 billion. Click this EV Powered article link to read more . If you like what we do, on this show, and think it is worth a £1.00, please consider supporting us via Patreon. Here is the link to that CLICK HERE TO SUPPORT THE PODCAST NEW NEW CAR NEWS - Caterham Seven CSR Twenty Caterham bring us the most “luxurious” and pricey Seven variant yet, with a price tag of a smidgen under £80,000. Celebrating 20 years of the CSR chasis, which allowed for those of us on the slightly larger side of things to be more comfortable, this bespoke model will come with features, fittings and materials not available elsewhere. Click this EVO article link to read more . Toyota Kayoibako Toyota showed off an electric van that truley is a multipurpose vehicle. They have imagined it as an urban centric vehicle providing transport for people, being a mobile retail area, a coffee shop and more. Not content with that, the outdoor activities market get a version too, which added chunky tyres and obligitory stuck on elements. Both look fab, we want both and we want them now. But they have been cleverly thought out too. You can see more, by clicking this Yanko Design article link here . Old Car Dead News: Jaguar F-Pace ends global sales in 2026 If you remember, Alan asked why the wording of the end of UK sales of the F-Pace was so specific. We now know that the rest of the globe will no longer be able to buy one from 2026. Click this Autocar article link here , which clears up the issue. LUNCHTIME READ: IT’S ALL A BIT MUCH Do you too feel that modern supercars are all a bit much? Let alone hypercars and even hyper hatches are becoming too extreme for UK roads. Well, you are not alone, check out this link from Mr Jalco’s Mostly About Driving to possibly find an answer to it all. LIST OF THE WEEK: TOP GEAR - TOP 9 VIRAL CAR ADVERTS We are increasingly struggling to find good List of the Week article to share with you. If you find one, please do send it our way and if its good enough we’ll put it on the show! Top Gear have nine adverts for you to check out, which are bound to bring back memories. Do you agree with Alan, on his choice and/or his comments about Andrew, and what about Andrew’s choice? Let us know. Click here to see what is on offer . AND FINALLY: THE JOY OF RATS A neuroscientist found that rats could drive. Not only that, it appears to be bringing them joy, which they even have begun to anticipate. This all has lots of implications for us humans. Click this link from The Conversation . Alan reminds everyone why the podcast is called what it is too. VW UK GET A NEW MD Volkswagen UK will have a new managing director, in Damien O’Sullivan, following the request by Alex Smith to leave the company. O’Sullivan moves from Audi Ireland. If you wish to learn more, click this article link from AMOnline . HYUNDAI GET A NEW GLOBAL CEO Hyundai announced that Jose Muñoz will be the new global CEO of the brand, as Jaehoon Chang is promoted to vice chair. Muñoz has been heading up Europe, the US, India, the Middle East and Africa. To read more, click this Autocar link here . XPENG TO LAUNCH IN THE UK Xpeng will be launching in the UK, by bringing their G6 electric SUV coupe early 2025. More models are due to follow. You can learn about their plans, by clicking this AM Online article link here . LEAPMOTORS OUTLINES UK PLANS Leapmotors are being brought to the UK, by Stellantis. They will be in 50 dealerships by the end of 2024. Offering their city EV, the T03 that frightens Alan, and an EV SUV, the C10. Expect prices to be very competitive. AM Online has more, which you can read by clicking this link here . SIXTH RECALL FOR THE CYBERTRUCK THIS YEAR Tesla has announced the sixth recall for the Cybertruck, this year. Which is an astonishing feat. This time, some vehicle’s drive inverter could manfunction meaning a loss of drive. Click this TechCrunch article link to read more . TESLA HAS WORST FATALITY RATE FOR OCCUPANTS A study in the United States has found that Tesla has the worst fatality rate for occupants of its cars, narrowly beating Kia and Buick. A Top 3 of shame there. To read about the research and results, click this Road&Track article link here .…
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Andrew was invited, by Hyundai UK, to try out the new Santa Fe, their large hybrid SUV. What has changed? How have they executed those changes? Will it be successful? Listen to the Alan and Andrew discuss the first impressions of the car, following the amount of driving they crammed in. To find out more from Hyundai, about the Santa Fe, click this link to their website here . If you like what we do, on this show, and think it is worth a £1.00, please consider supporting us via Patreon. Here is the link to that CLICK HERE TO SUPPORT THE PODCAST…
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OCTOBER 2024 NEW CAR REGISTRATIONS The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has revealed the new car registration figures, for October 2024. They are not good. For the month of October the market is 6% down on 2023. Even Fleet dropped, for the first time in a long while. One bright spark, no pun intended, is that EV registrations grew to 20.7% market share for the month. This is to be expected as the end of 2024 approaches and so do the fines for not hitting the mandated levels. Click this link to read more, from the SMMT’s own article . FOLLOW UP: FINANCE INDUSTRY THROWN INTO TURMOIL Following a court ruling regarding commission on finance agreements, the industry has been thrown into turmoil as there are questions on what they need to do in order to be compliant. Some companies have halted all offerings for car finance until the situation is clarified. You can find out more, by clicking this AMOnline article link here . MANY MANUFACTURERS REVEAL STRUGGLING RESULTS The number of brands that are reporting challenging results, after Q3, has grown. There is a real problem for the industry, globally, and it might not get better anytime soon. Expect a lot of management word salads, littered with the likes of “efficiencies” and “cost-cutting” etc. BMW’s woes thanks to the ongoing brake recall and huge profit drop, can be read about by clicking this Reuters article link here . To read about Audi’s problems, click this Autocar link . Audi plan to cut jobs to help save money, click this Reuters article link here , to find out what that means. Toyota are also hit by problems, with quality issues, safety recalls, plant stoppages and a Chinese market that is proving tough for all but the home grown brands. Click this Yahoo Finance article link to read more . Honda announced a surprise drop in profits, thanks in large part to the ongoing issues in the Chinese market as their economy struggles. Click here to read more from a Yahoo Finance article link . Nissan are not immune to the industry wide slump. They announced the cutting of around 9,000 jobs and dramatically that they are entering “emergency mode” as profits drop 304%. You can read more, from Autocar, by clicking this link here . JLR profits hall 10%, which is being blamed largely on the aluminium supplier issue discussed a few weeks ago, click this Liverpool Business News article link for more . Lotus are far from immune to the problems the industry are suffering from, as they announce they will be shedding around 200 jobs at their Hethel site, ahead of the Lotus Technologies (Chinese sister brand that brought out the Emeya and Eletra EVs) financial results announcement later in the month. If you wish to find out more, click this Autocar article link here . Rivian, the EV maker who recently signed a deal with VW Group, lost just over $39,000 per car sold in the last quarter. You can read more, by clicking this article link from The Autopian . For context and more information about what is going on, click this article link from The Autopian , which discusses Nissan, Audi and Stellantis, but from a mainly US perspective. HEADLIGHT GLARE BEING RESEARCHED Transport Research Laboratory (TRL) are beginning an investigation into the complaints over modern headlight glare. They will set up monitoring devices to establish if the anecdotal reports are valid and if so, what is causing the issue. If you wish to learn more, click this BBC News article link here . FISKER CLAIM NORTH KOREAN AGENT STOLE THEIR MONEY Fisker, who is being investigated by the SEC in the United States over their collapse into bankruptcy, has made the claim that they lost $6 million due to a hired remote member of staff, who turned out to be a North Korean agent that funnelled the money to the regime’s missile projects. They are not the only car maker to be targeted. Click this Torque News article link to learn more . Thank you, to Damien Scully for sending us this fascinating item! If you like what we do, on this show, and think it is worth a £1.00, please consider supporting us via Patreon. Here is the link to that CLICK HERE TO SUPPORT THE PODCAST NEW NEW CAR NEWS - Suzuki eVitara Suzuki has revealed their first own developed EV, the eVitara. They have chosen to use a familiar name, which will come with two batteries. The larger giving an estimated 250 mile range. The vehicle is expected to sell from just under £35,000 in the UK. Click this Autocar article to read more . Bentley ‘Urban SUV’ Bentley announced that their first EV, which is due in 2026, that will be the world’s first “true luxury urban SUV”, whatever that is. With little other details the chaps are left to speculate about “urban SUV” and “true luxury”. They also stated that their EV only goal has been pushed back to 2035. If you want to hear more, click this Autocar article link here . Kia EV9 ADVNTR and PV5 WKNDR At the US customisers show, SEMA, Kia unveiled two rugged, go anyway variants on their EV car and van the EV9 and PV5. They have been suitable raised up, had chunky tyres added and a number of off-road adventure accessories fitted. They look great. But the PV5 is what caught the attention of the chaps the most. We are now hoping that the PV5 becomes a people carrier. Click this EV Powered link to read more . LUNCHTIME READ: SWORDS AND PLOUGHSHARES Friend of the show, Nir Kahn, tells us a bit about his history, his philosophy for future vehicles and what he is going to be working on next. Very much worth your time in reading this LinedIn piece from him, which can be accessed by clicking here . LIST OF THE WEEK: EPIC STARS OF THE SEMA SHOW 2024 We are increasingly struggling to find good List of the Week article to share with you. If you find one, please do send it our way and if its good enough we’ll put it on the show! Autocar have another slideshow for you to run through, this time with a selection of vehicles from SEMA. Do you agree with Alan and Andrew’s choices? Click this link to find out . AND FINALLY: TACO BELL COMING TO A MOTORWAY NEAR YOU Taco Bell is expanding their footprint in the UK by opening at five locations on the UK’s motorway network. Click this link to a Motorway Services article , listing each of the places you can get Mexican food from soon.…
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