Driver"s Republic Podcast

Paddy takes the wheel of the A6 e-tron, while Nobby tests the Skoda Elroq, Alfa Romeo Junior Veloce 270bhp, and the XPeng G6. The lads also dive into an important discussion on road safety messaging in Ireland—what’s working, what isn’t, and what we can do to make a real impact.Plus, we’re joined by Alan Bateson, Brand Director of Passenger Cars at Volkswagen Ireland. Alan opens up about his career journey, life at VW Ireland, the value of his dealer network, and shares some insightful leadership

Nobby has been travelling again, this time to Dusseldorf to catch the new Volkswagen ID.1.FIAT CEO Olivier Francois chats to us at the launch of FIAT Grande Panda.Dubliner Lee Fitzpatrick who is sales manager at Spirit Skoda in Sandyford gives an insight into the world of car sales!

This week, Nobby travels around Europe to look at new Kia models including EV4 and looks at the 7 seater Volkswagen Tayron. Paddy visits mechanic and EV repair specialist David Corbally at his Service Stop Limited workshop to set the facts straight about EV battery repair, failure and the true cost of battery or module replacement!

In this first episode, the lads chat about some of the latest models in Ireland including the Hyundai Inster and the Peugeot 5008.Ray Leddy, Head of Marketing at Skoda Ireland talks about the extraordinary growth of the Skoda brand in Ireland and Paddy proves that there's actually some true used EV bargains out there.Hosted by Mark Noble and Paddy Comyn.Brought to you in association with DoneDeal Motors.www.youtube.com/NobbyOnCarsPaddy can be found @cartalkirlPod music by www.hawkjupiter.com