Motoring Podcast - News Show

Apr 15 2025 300 ep. 43 mins 187
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Motoring enthusiasts Alan and Andrew discuss their takes on the week's motoring news in this 45 to 60 minute audio podcast.

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A little creepy - 15 April 2025

Apr 15 2025 34 mins  
LOTUS CUTS MORE JOBSFollow the announcement in November last year, Lotus are cutting a further 270 jobs in the UK. The proposal is claimed to be to “enhance competitiveness”. The jobs will be lost from the Hethel production facility and not the other two sites in the UK. If you want to learn more, click this Autocar article link here. ASTON MARTIN RESTRUCTURING FINANCES Lance S

Wasting your time - 9 April 2025

Apr 09 2025 45 mins  
NEW CAR REGISTRATION FIGURES MARCH 2025The March 2025 new car registration figures have been revealed by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). They show an increase that you have to go back to 2019, to find bettered. Electric vehicles, unsurprisingly, increased as buyers tried to avoid the new VED and luxury car tax. Private, on the one hand, had a surprising jump

Newsvalanche - 1 April 2025

Apr 01 2025 32 mins  
FOLLOW UP: SUNDERLAND NISSAN FUTURE SECUREFrançois Bailly, who is head of planning for Nissan, in Europe, has stated that the Sunderland plant’s future is “very safe” as they reveal images of the next Leaf and Juke EVs to be built there. However, the Qashqai EV is being delayed for market uncertainty reasons. To read more, click this Autocar article link here. US TO IMPOSE 2

Tough on - 25 March 2025

Mar 24 2025 36 mins  
FOLLOW UP: RECALL FAILURE HIGHLIGHTEDAuto Data Solutions (ADS), data analysts, have reported on their Freedom of Information request regarding how many cars and vans have been repaired following manufacturer recalls. Between 2018 and 2023 announced recalls, 3.2 million vehicles are still to be fixed. ADS suspects the number is actually higher. Click this Motor Trade News article li

Wombles and Hobbits - 18 March 2025

Mar 17 2025 33 mins  
FOLLOW UP: NISSAN LEADERSHIP CHANGESThe turmoil at Nissan continues, as CEO Makoto Uchida announces he will resign and Ivan Espinosa, the chief planning officer, will step up into the vacated role. That is the fourth CEO in six years. Click this AMOnline article link to read more. FORD INJECTS $4.8 BILLION INTO EUROPEAN OPERATIONSFord has been forced to help the European division,

Perfectly reasonable - 11 March 2025

Mar 10 2025 42 mins  
NEW CAR REGISTRATIONS FEBRUARY 2025The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has published the latest new car registration figures. Once again it is not great news overall, with a 1.0% decrease. However, BEVs are up 42% year-on-year but this is just 6253 extra electric cars. For the first time since October 2023 Private rose, but only marginally as Fleet decreased but i

Please sir - 4 March 2025

Mar 04 2025 43 mins  
FOLLOW UP: A CORRECTIONLast week, during the discussion on the Kia PV5 Andrew moved onto a matter that was tangentially related as it concerned the coverage of the Government announcing the extension of the plug-in grant for electric vans. However, in how he moved to that and the editing after, Andrew inadvertently gave the impression he was attacking the Professional Van outlet an

And the handcuffs - 25 February 2025

Feb 24 2025 39 mins  
FOLLOW UP: DAZZLING HEADLIGHT RESEARCH RESULTSThe 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

Easy to say - 18 February 2025

Feb 18 2025 25 mins  
FOLLOW UP: COURTS REFUSE GOVERNMENT REQUESTThe 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 FIXEDAdria

Written in crayon - 12 February 2025

Feb 11 2025 41 mins  
FOLLOW UP: NISSAN HONDA DEAL OVER ALREADYBefore 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