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My week in cars
Haynes museum, Horse engines, Morris Minor, MG, Baja Bugs

My week in cars

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2025 37:49


On this week's My Week In Cars podcast Matt Prior and Steve Cropley talk about the Morris Minor, Prior's Baja Bug, Cropley's visit to the British Motor Museum, Caterham's new engine from a manufacturer called Horse, and more besides, including your correspondence on Rivian and NCAP ratings Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

My week in cars
The dream £100k car, wheel cleaning, JLR insurance, Goodwood member's meeting

My week in cars

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2025 36:08


On this week's My Week In Cars podcast Matt Prior and Steve Cropley wonder what car one would buy as a £100,000 dream daily, ponder cleaning a wheel with 60 apertures, visit the Goodwood Member's Meeting and more, including your correspondence Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

My week in cars
1990s cars, Morgan Supersport review, Nathalie McGloin, Jeep Wrangler, Cones

My week in cars

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2025 58:36


On this week's My Week In Cars podcast Matt Prior and Steve Cropley get into cars from the 1990s, a defining era for the motor car. Cropley talks interviewing Nathalie McGloin, racing driver and the FIA's disability commission president, while Prior reviews the Morgan Supersport, and the pair talk cones and Jeep Wranglers, the Ineos Grenadier, plus more besides including your correspondence. You can make sure you never miss an Autocar podcast by subscribing wherever you get your podcasts. And if you'd be wiling to rate and review the Pod, we'd appreciate it more than you know, too. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

My week in cars
Autocar visits Morgan and interviews the gaffer

My week in cars

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2025 54:13


On this week's My Week In Cars podcast Matt Prior and Steve Cropley visit the Morgan factory in Malvern and chat all things Mog with recently appointed MD, formerly technical director, Matt Hole. They chat the new Supersport, existing models, countering legislation, making bespoke models, and all other things Morgan. You can make sure you never miss an Autocar podcast by subscribing wherever you get your podcasts. And if you'd be wiling to rate and review the Pod, we'd appreciate it more than you know, too. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

My week in cars
Bonus: Autocar meets Ineos Automotive CEO Lynn Calder

My week in cars

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2025 18:37


In this bonus podcast, Autocar's Editor-at-large, Matt Prior, meets the Ineos Automotive CEO Lynn Calder. Speaking at Ineos's Hambach factory, Calder tells Prior about the Grenadier 4x4, why its Fusilier follow-up is paused, and why running a car company is 'ageing'. You can make sure you never miss an Autocar podcast by subscribing wherever you get your podcasts. And if you'd be wiling to rate and review the Pod, we'd appreciate it more than you know, too. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

My week in cars
Nissan GT-R, we buy a new engine, 'spirit of MG'

My week in cars

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2025 50:09


On this week's My Week In Cars podcast Matt Prior arrives on the scene with an engine in the boot of his car. Steve Cropley talks the 'spirit of MG' artwork, why you can feel elements of carmakers in someone else's cars, and more besides, including your correspondence. You can make sure you never miss an Autocar podcast by subscribing wherever you get your podcasts. And if you'd be wiling to rate and review the Pod, we'd appreciate it more than you know, too. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

My week in cars
Bonus: Rolls-Royce CEO Chris Brownridge

My week in cars

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2025 20:03


In this bonus podcast, Autocar's Editor-at-large, Matt Prior, meets the Rolls-Royce CEO, Chris Brownridge. Speaking at the launch of the Spectre Black Badge, of which you can find a written and video review elsewhere on the channel, Brownridge tells us about Black Badge Rolls-Royces, how many cars Rolls should sell, what it's like working in the luxury sector, and more besides, including private islands.You can make sure you never miss an Autocar podcast by subscribing wherever you get your podcasts. And if you'd be wiling to rate and review the Pod, we'd appreciate it more than you know, too. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

My week in cars
Mini Cooper, Ford Explorer, MG S5 Suzuki Swift, Rolls-Royce Spectre

My week in cars

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2025 53:39


On this week's My Week In Cars podcast Steve Cropley and Matt Prior have a busy week trying a plethora of new metal, including a Mini Cooper, Ford Explorer, Subaru Solterra, Suzuki Swift, Rolls-Royce Spectre Black Badge and more. You can make sure you never miss an Autocar podcast by subscribing wherever you get your podcasts. And if you'd be wiling to rate and review the Pod, we'd appreciate it more than you know, too. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

My week in cars
What's up at Ford?, Tesla boycott, Morgan Supersport

My week in cars

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2025 41:33


On this week's My Week In Cars podcast Steve Cropley and Matt Prior wonder what's going on at Ford in Europe, riff on whether people are buying (or not) Teslas, discover the upcoming Longbow electric sports car, the Morgan Supersport, and much more besides, including your correspondence.You can make sure you never miss an Autocar podcast by subscribing wherever you get your podcasts. And if you'd be wiling to rate and review the Pod, we'd appreciate it more than you know, too. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

My week in cars
Ioniq 5 N on track, Ukraine convoys, used car values

My week in cars

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2025 49:24


This week Steve Cropley and Matt Prior talk Ukraine aid convoys, used Porsche prices, springtime driving and more Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

My week in cars
Prior buys an A2; trapped in a Lexus; 3-wheeled designs

My week in cars

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2025 50:07


On this week's My Week In Cars podcast Matt Prior tells us about his new Audi A2, which cost him £500. Steve Cropley has been out visiting a company called Fellten and three-wheel obsessed designer Andy Plumb. You can make sure you never miss an Autocar podcast by subscribing wherever you get your podcasts. And if you'd be wiling to rate and review the Pod, we'd appreciate it more than you know, too. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

My week in cars
Subaru Forester, Fiat Bravo, parking wins, Polestar

My week in cars

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2025 41:48


On this week's My Week In Cars podcast Steve Cropley and Matt Prior talk about the new Subaru Forester, a reader's 2001 Fiat Bravo on a road trip in New Zealand, overturning a parking fine, why the Polestar network needs to be expanded, and much more besides, including your correspondence. You can make sure you never miss an Autocar podcast by subscribing wherever you get your podcasts. And if you'd be wiling to rate and review the Pod, we'd appreciate it more than you know, too. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

My week in cars
ICE ban for all, potholes, Ian Callum

My week in cars

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2025 48:21


On this week's My Week In Cars podcast join our hosts Matt Prior and Steve Cropley talk about the 2035 combustion ban on all cars, including micro manufacturers, pothole problems, The Concrete Club, listening to Ian Callum, and much more besides, including your correspondence. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

My week in cars
Polestar, Alpine, cloth vs. leather interiors, Morgan Plus 8

My week in cars

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2025 48:43


On this week's My Week In Cars podcast, join our hosts Matt Prior and Steve Cropley as Polestar's new boss talks going into a car-selling mode, Steve goes to look at some specialist sports cars, Prior doesn't talk about driving the new GT3 and both agree they like cloth over leather seats. There's much, much more besides, too, including your correspondence. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

My week in cars
Lewis Hamilton sideways, Ineos Grenadier, Alpine, Jaguar

My week in cars

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2025 40:58


On this week's My Week In Cars podcast join our hosts Matt Prior and Steve Cropley as they talk about the first time Lewis Hamilton's first time behind the wheel of a car, in Autocar's sideways challenge, plus talk the Genesis G80, upcoming Alpine sports cars, the Ineos Grenadier, a bit more on Jaguar, and much, much more besides, including your correspondence.You can make sure you never miss an Autocar podcast by subscribing wherever you get your podcasts. And if you'd be wiling to rate and review the Pod, we'd appreciate it more than you know, too. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

My week in cars
Brooklands & Bicester, Dacia Spring, pronouncing Hyundai

My week in cars

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2025 33:52


On this week's My Week In Cars podcast join our hosts Matt Prior and Steve Cropley as they talk about Brooklands Museum and Bicester Motion's first events of 2025, just days into the new year. Steve has a nose around a Dacia Spring, we advise a listener which cars come with spare wheels, and Prior gets unreasonably annoyed with a Hyundai advert. You can make sure you never miss an Autocar podcast by subscribing wherever you get your podcasts. And if you'd be wiling to rate and review the Pod, we'd appreciate it more than you know, too. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

My week in cars
Renault 5, new Honda Prelude, Cadillac F1

My week in cars

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2025 36:37


On this week's My Week In Cars podcast join our hosts Matt Prior and Steve Cropley as they talk about how much Steve liked the new Renault 5, a compact retro EV city car that also has a sporty hot hatch variant from Alpine, the A290. Cropley talks Pat Symonds, the engineer who'll be instrumental to Cadillac's upcoming new Formula 1 entry, while Prior explains why he's more enthusiastic than some about the forthcoming Honda Prelude which has an engine and yet still a fake gearbox with it. You can make sure you never miss an Autocar podcast by subscribing wherever you get your podcasts. And if you'd be wiling to rate and review the Pod, we'd appreciate it more than you know, too. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

My week in cars
Your questions, Suzuki Jimny, a bit more Jaguar

My week in cars

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2025 45:50


On this week's My Week In Cars podcast your hosts Matt Prior and Steve Cropley get through some of your recent correpsondence, talking Jaguar (a little), touchscreens, two Mercedes, Gordon Murray's cars, the Suzuki Jimny, dogs with their ears flapping in the breeze, and much more besides.You can make sure you never miss an Autocar podcast by subscribing. And if you'd rate and review the My Week In Cars pod, we'd appreciate it more than you know, too. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

My week in cars
Gordon Murray exclusive interview

My week in cars

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 25, 2024 68:30


On this week's My Week In Cars podcast join our hosts Matt Prior and Steve Cropley as they interview Gordon Murray, the world renowned designer of some of the greatest ever sports and racing cars: from his latest T50 and T33 supercars, to the McLaren F1, to world-championship winning Formula One cars. Murray takes us on a journey from his roots in South Africa to the present day, including his thoughts on EVs, urban transport and much more besides. You can make sure you never miss an Autocar podcast by subscribing wherever you get your podcasts. And if you'd be wiling to rate and review the Pod, we'd appreciate it more than you know, too. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

My week in cars
Interview special: Road Test Editor Matt Saunders on cars and upsetting the industry

My week in cars

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2024 51:02


On this week's My Week In Cars podcast your hosts Matt Prior and Steve Cropley welcome Autocar's road test editor, Matt Saunders, to the studio (aka the storeroom). The trio talk everything from great cars to great canteens, explain how Autocar tests cars and how it (sometimes) upsets the industry.You can be sure to never miss an Autocar podcast by subscribing, wherever you get your podcasts. And if you'd be willing to rate and review the pod, we've appreciate that more than you know, too. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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My week in cars
Britain's Best Driver's Car, Batmobile, electric MX-5

My week in cars

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2024 37:22


Matt Prior and Steve Cropley talk about Britain's Best Driver's Car, free Batmobiles, and an electrified Mazda MX-5On this week's My Week In Cars podcast our hosts Matt Prior and Steve Cropley talk about Autocar's Britain's Best Driver's Car 2024 shootout, the results of which are in the latest issue of Autocar. There's also good news for people called 'Bruce Wayne', while Electrogenic have started offering an electric kit for Mazda MX-5s. Plus they talk your correspondence. You can make sure you never miss an Autocar podcast by subscribing wherever you get your podcasts. And if you'd be wiling to rate and review the Pod, we'd appreciate it more than you know, too. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

My week in cars
Jag reaction, smaller faces, ZEV mandate, reverse parking

My week in cars

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2024 43:08


In this week's My Week In Cars podcast our hosts Matt Prior and Steve Cropley talk about Jaguar's new Type 00 concept car, unveiled earlier this week. They also talk their respective Autocar columns, which means in Steve's case they talk the Renault Scenic and its frontal area, ground effect, the ZEV mandate and more serious stuff aside; and in Prior's case they talk reverse parking. You can make sure you never miss an Autocar podcast by subscribing wherever you get your podcasts. And if you'd be wiling to rate and review the Pod, we'd appreciate it more than you know, too. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

My week in cars
Interview special: Dario Franchitti and Phil Lee from Gordon Murray Automotive

My week in cars

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2024 80:45


On this week's My Week In Cars podcast our hosts Matt Prior and Steve Cropley visit Gordon Murray Automotive, makers of the limited-edition T50 and T33 sports cars, to talk to two of the people behind the project.Dario Franchitti is a four-time Indycar champion and three-time Indy 500 winner, who has now nearly full-time transitioned to being GMA's director of brand, performance and product. Also joining us is Phil Lee, the CEO of Gordon Murray Group.Prior and Cropley also talk a little about their latest columns and the week's car news, including their thoughts on Jaguar's re-brand ahead of a new car unveiling next week.You can make sure you never miss an Autocar podcast by subscribing wherever you get your podcasts. And if you'd be wiling to rate and review the Pod, we'd appreciate it more than you know, too. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

My week in cars
Alpine A290 review, electric car tax changes, Genesis

My week in cars

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2024 38:35


On this week's My Week In Cars podcast our hosts Matt Prior and Steve Cropley review the new Alpine A290 hot hatchback, chat about upcoming changes to hybrid vehicle taxes, the big Genesis saloon that looks like a Bentley, their lunch menu and more besides.You can make sure you never miss an Autocar podcast by subscribing wherever you get your podcasts. And if you'd be wiling to rate and review the Pod, we'd appreciate it more than you know, too. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

My week in cars
Driving a 122 year-old car; a new flat-8 engine

My week in cars

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2024 35:12


On this week's My Week In Cars podcast our hosts Matt Prior and Steve Cropley drive from London to Brighton in the 1902 Albion Dog Cart, talk a new flat eight-cylinder engine, fix Cropley's Mini Cooper, and talk much more besides, including your correspondence. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

My week in cars
Live with Jonathan Palmer, talking F1, Senna, Tom Cruise and making his own car

My week in cars

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2024 67:37


On this week's My Week In Cars podcast our hosts Matt Prior and Steve Cropley are joined live at the Royal Automobile Club in London by Jonathan Palmer, CEO of MotoSport Vision. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

My week in cars
Good news! Mayoral cars, new Duster

My week in cars

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2024 44:27


This week your My Week In Cars hosts Steve Cropley and Matt Prior talk about the new Dacia Duster, mayors being deprived of their vehicles, and some excellent news from three parts of the UK motor industry. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

My week in cars
Aston art, spiritual homes, JLR Classic

My week in cars

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2024 39:46


This week Steve Cropley and Matt Prior spend quality time with the new Morgan MD, talk about visiting JLR Classic, talk to an artist about a brilliant new Aston Martin picture. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

My week in cars
Exclusive new AC Cobra review, Morgan gets a new boss, small car prices

My week in cars

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2024 50:51


This week your My Week In Cars hosts Steve Cropley and Matt Prior talk about the all-new AC Cobra, which Prior has driven exclusively, that Morgan has a new managing director, a shift in small used car prices, the Renault Symbioz, Bicester's final Scramble of 2024 and much more besides, including your correspondence. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

My week in cars
New Bentley boss, Aston's warning, Chris Goffey in a Moskvitch

My week in cars

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2024 48:55


This week your My Week In Cars hosts, Steve Cropley and Matt Prior, talk about Aston Martin's production warning, how a new boss has settled in at Bentley, and how McLaren named its new W1 hypercar. There's extreme hands-free cornering from ex-Top Gear host Chris Goffey in a Moskvitch and your correspondence, including our hosts recommending the right car for wafting into retirement.You can make sure you never miss an Autocar podcast by subscribing wherever you get your podcasts. And if you'd be wiling to rate and review the Pod, we'd appreciate it more than you know, too. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

My week in cars
Bentley Continental, new Lotus Theory concept, Ferrari 12Cilindri

My week in cars

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2024 50:45


This week your hosts Matt Prior and Steve Cropley talk everything from basic vehicles to the most exotic supercars. It seems that a large percentage of young people are driving vans instead of cars. Which is no bad thing, think our duo, who are both on board with practical vehicles. Meantime, they've both been driving decidedly impractical exotic vehicles, in the shape of the new Bentley Continental GT and Ferrari 12Cilindri. Plus there's stuff on the Bluebird K7, Subaru Forester and, of course, your correspondence.You can make sure you never miss an Autocar podcast by subscribing wherever you get your podcasts. And if you'd be wiling to rate and review the Pod, we'd appreciate it more than you know, too. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

My week in cars
Design competition, Mazda MX-5, defining a hybrid

My week in cars

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2024 42:33


This week your hosts Matt Prior and Steve Cropley meet to talk about a Coventry University design challenge with Riversimple, the Mazda MX-5 turning 35 years old, and wonder what range a plug-in hybrid needs to remain on sale after pure ICE cars are banned. Then we have your correspondence: why aren't cars more colourful? What car should a reader buy?You can make sure you never miss an Autocar podcast by subscribing wherever you get your podcasts. And if you'd be wiling to rate and review the Pod, we'd appreciate it more than you know, too. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

My week in cars
RIP Grand Tour, the classic (?) Frontera, the new Toyota Prius reviewed

My week in cars

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2024 55:58


This week your hosts Matt Prior and Steve Cropley catch up properly after a hectic few weeks by talking Morgan special editions, how the Vauxhall Frontera isn't a classic, the best-of-the-best concours, the end of the The Grand Tour, spotting one's old Ferrari, buying a Caterham, the new Toyota Prius and much more besides, including lots of your correspondence.You can make sure you never miss an Autocar podcast by subscribing wherever you get your podcasts. And if you'd be wiling to rate and review the Pod, we'd appreciate it more than you know, too. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

My week in cars
Exclusive interview: Adrian Newey on Aston Martin and Red Bull

My week in cars

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2024 69:09


Just 24 hours before Aston Martin announced the world's most successful F1 design engineer, Adrian Newey, would be its new technical director, Autocar crammed into his office beside his famous drawing board for an hour-long interview about all things Aston, Red Bull, and much, much more besides. From modern road car regulation, what he'd do with F1 rules, and why he was disappointed with the Aston Valkyrie, join Autocar's Matt Prior and Steve Cropley as they talk to the man behind more than 200 F1 race wins. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

My week in cars
AI comes for our hosts

My week in cars

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2024 36:26


Is this the last pod presented by real people? Episode 104 of the Autocar podcast My Week In Cars finds your hosts Steve Cropley and Matt Prior threatened by AI, the duo talk about the cancelled Stonehenge tunnel, dream cars and dream roads, the luxury car tax, and much more besides including your correspondence. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

My week in cars
New Panda and a bendy factory

My week in cars

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2024 33:08


This week's Autocar podcast My Week In Cars finds your hosts Matt Prior and Steve Cropley talking about the shortly upcoming Fiat Panda, Suzuki's decision to drop some cars in the UK, a cut-price Toyota GR Yaris alternative, and a potentially apocryphal story about what caused some British cars to leak. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

My week in cars
Meet the Caterham boss

My week in cars

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2024 39:44


Episode 102 of the Autocar podcast My Week In Cars finds your hosts Matt Prior and Steve Cropley visiting the brand new, all singing, all dancing* (*may not sing or dance) Caterham factory in Dartford, just a stone's throw from the old place, but much bigger, much brighter, much better. They talk to Bob Laishley, the CEO, who reveals all on the Seven's future, its new engines, the firm's upcoming electric coupe, expanding sales volumes, and more besides. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

My week in cars
Jaguar i-Pace, Toyota Hilux

My week in cars

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2024 31:49


Episode 101 of the Autocar podcast My Week In Cars finds your hosts Matt Prior and Steve Cropley back in the studio* (*Steve's dining room) for a chat about Jaguar's upcoming rejuvenation, a rather exceptional unexceptional Toyota Hilux, and much more besides including your correspondence. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

My week in cars
Episode 100! Special guest: David Richards, Prodrive chairman

My week in cars

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2024 58:04


It's Episode 100 of the Autocar podcast My Week In Cars, and our hosts Matt Prior and Steve Cropley have celebrated by heading off to interview a special guest, Prodrive and Motorsport UK chairman David Richards. Prodrive is a world-leading motorsport engineering company celebrating its own 40th anniversary this year, and Richards opens up on its creation, his time as a world rally championship winning co-driver and how F1 changed him for the worse. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

My week in cars
Interview: F1's Fernando Alonso, small Italian cars, shrinking Jaguar

My week in cars

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2024 51:56


Episode 98 of the Autocar podcast My Week In Cars finds Matt Prior interviewing Fernando Alonso about his perfect Aston Martin (the Valiant), plus his long-term future with the brand. Steve Cropley has a ride up the Goodwood Festival of Speed hillclimb in the new Ford Capri, while the pair also discuss Jaguar's shrinking model range, find out why the PM is driven in an Audi, talk Autobianchi and Innocenti, and much more besides, including your correspondence. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

My week in cars
Ford Capri, Dacia Spring, insurance solved

My week in cars

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2024 39:08


Episode 97 of the Autocar podcast My Week finds Matt Prior and Steve Cropley talking about what's in a name, as Ford announces the new Capri EV, while Prior tests Britain's cheapest EV, the sub-£15,000 Dacia Spring, and the pair talk 4x4s to Ukraine, vehicle-to-load batteries, Cropley's insurance woes and more besides, including your correspondence. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Motoring Podcast - News Show
Negative Nelly - 9 July 2024

Motoring Podcast - News Show

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2024 52:52


FOLLOW UP: CHINESE BUILT EV TARIFFS COME INTO EFFECTThe interim tariffs, from the EU on Chinese built EVs, has come into effect. Some of these have been tweaked, with Geely's penalty dropping a fraction. The EU also published a document to explain who was hit by what and why. To find out more, click this Reuters link here. SAIC have asked for a special hearing with the EU as it states some of its evidence has been ignored. SAIC are the hardest hit of all companies, with a 37.6% additional cost added to all their vehicles. To read more, click this Reuters article link here. China has imposed stricter control on some rare earth material, which might impact those importing from China. Click this electrive article link here, to read further on this. There are signs that the tariffs are having one intended consequence, with Smart considering building a production plant in Europe. You can read more, by clicking this Autocar article link here. BYD are ahead of all others though, as they announce an agreement to open a factory in Turkey, a deal worth $1 billion. Click this BBC News article link to read more. EUROPEAN GSR2 COME INTO FORCEThe European General Safety Rules 2 (GSR2) have come into force now, with systems such as intelligent speed limiters being fitted to all cars in the EU, including Northern Ireland. This will mean that UK cars will also have them fitted but they are not legally required. If you wish to read more, click this EVO article link here. JUNE 2024 NEW CAR REGISTRATIONSJune saw another month of flatline registrations, with a 1.1% increase on 2023. However, BEVs did take a market share of 19% for June, raising it to 17.9% for the year to date. However, Private registrations are dropping, worryingly so, yet again as the market share decreases 15.3% for the month, with it now down 12% for the year to date. A reminder, salary sacrifice is not a private registration, no matter how hard you really wish it was. Click this link from the SMMT to read more. To read the article from Matt Prior explaining who will end up paying for the mandate policy, click this Autocar link here. Autocar also have an Editor's letter for the new UK Government, with recommendations on how they can help the car industry. Click this link to read that. EVS TO PAY LONDON CONGESTION CHARGE IN 2025Since 2020 Transport for London (TfL) have confirmed that EVs will pay the congestion charge from the end of 2025. Apparently, many have discovered this widely known news and are shocked. If you wish to learn more,

My week in cars
Live from Ariel: Nomad 2 and interviews

My week in cars

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2024 43:15


Episode 96 of the Autocar podcast My Week In Cars comes at you from Ariel Motor Company, where our presenters Matt Prior and Steve Cropley interview Ariel's Simon Saunders and Chief Engineer Jim Mckechnie, talking all things Nomad 2, Atom 4, electric bicycle and much more besides. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

My week in cars
Small events, carbon taxes, solid states

My week in cars

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2024 43:55


Episode 95 of the Autocar podcast My Week In Cars finds our resident car hacks Matt Prior and Steve Cropley talking about Meccano, motorcycles, Jet Provosts, air shows and, er, how about some cars? Yes, some cars, and solid state batteries, and carbon taxes, and much more besides, including your correspondence. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

My week in cars
Autocar Awards Special (Plus Fisker, superchargers, Konzepthaus)

My week in cars

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2024 57:26


Episode 94 of the Autocar podcast My Week In Cars finds our resident car hacks Matt Prior and Steve Cropley celebrating the 2024 Autocar Awards, with winners as diverse as Martin Brundle, the Renault Clio and the Catesby Tunnel; plus they discuss Fisker, access to Tesla's supercharger network, a century-old Autocar Handbook, and much more besides, including your correspondence. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

My week in cars
Shiny new Ford, expired old Hyundai, The £10k Ariel

My week in cars

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2024 48:43


Episode 93 of the Autocar podcast My Week In Cars finds our resident car hacks Matt Prior and Steve Cropley talking about how to replace an old Hyundai i10 - if its owner can bear it - the new Ford Explorer, the range of an electric MG, the Triumph Bonneville, EV brakes, ceramic coatings and much more besides, including your correspondence. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

My week in cars
Pick a brand, the new beach buggy, Geneva show no show

My week in cars

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2024 40:54


Episode 92 of the Autocar podcast My Week In Cars finds our resident car hacks Matt Prior and Steve Cropley picking one single car brand to drive forever, talking about the new Mika electric beach buggy, the £180,000 per hour air tool, a trip to see the new Bugatti, the Geneva motor show's demise and much more besides, including your correspondence. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

My week in cars
Modified classics, the 1.1m-mile taxi, McLaren's future

My week in cars

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2024 44:28


Episode 91 of the Autocar podcast My Week In Cars finds our resident car hacks Matt Prior and Steve Cropley talking McLarens, an artistic Lotus XI, racing driver Katherine Legge's fast Indy laps, encouraging you to have your say on classic cars, and much more besides, including your correspondence. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

My week in cars
Stop! Steve Cropley has BOUGHT A CAR

My week in cars

Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2024 38:11


Episode 90 of the Autocar podcast My Week In Cars finds our resident car hacks Matt Prior and Steve Cropley talking about the fact that Steve's long search for a new car is finally over, a Kia EV9 with a very unsettling braking issue, a clever Renault Scenic feature, the Distinguished Gentlemen's Ride, and much more besides, including your correspondence. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

My week in cars
The Pininfarina Morgan, Young Drivers, and the best mornings

My week in cars

Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2024 49:42


Episode 89 of the Autocar podcast My Week In Cars finds our resident car hacks Matt Prior and Steve Cropley talking about the new £200,000 Morgan designed by Pininfarina, the fantastic Young Driver training programme, Renault's self-driving car plan and much more besides, including your correspondence. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.