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Motoring Podcast - News Show

Motoring Podcast

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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32:10

The PetrolBlog Episode - 13 October 2020

Motoring Podcast - News Show ·

2020/10/14

FOLLOW UP: SEPTEMBER REGISTRATION FIGURES ANALYSISJim Holder has looked at the September registration figures of the UK and sales figures of Europe for a deeper analysis of what the industry looks like. He also noted the weak performance of Subaru and several other brands. To read more, click the Autocar article here.CLEAN AIR ZONES FOR BATH AND BIRMINGHAMBath has announced the date for their Clean Air Zone (CAZ), which will be 15 March 2021, also it is not for private cars or motorbikes. To read

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57:42

More Exercise Than Being Dead - 6 October 2020

Motoring Podcast - News Show ·

2020/10/07

NEW CAR REGISTRATION FIGURES - SEPTEMBER 2020As we all know, September is a ‘new-plate’ month which traditionally is a higher registration month. There are some surprises, including who is Number 1 of the Top 10! Another interesting point was how close the number was to last year, even though there is the current global situation. To read more, click the SMMT article here.UK EU DEAL BLOW TO MANUFACTURERSFollowing the latest round of negotiations between the UK and the European Union, manufacturers

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46:33

That's Not The Title - 29 September 2020

Motoring Podcast - News Show ·

2020/09/30

FOLLOW UP: EX-CEO WINTERKORN FINALLY FACES TRIALProceedings have finally started against Martin Winterkorn over accusations of fraud and market manipulation, connected with #dieselgate. To read more, click the Autblog article here.FOLLOW UP: FURTHER EIGHT VW EMPLOYEES CHARGEDEight more employees of the Volkswagen Group have been charged in connection with the #dieselgate scandal, concerning either encouraging, supporting or not preventing the defeat device from being fitted, amongst other charges

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21:20

Special Edition - Milton Keynes E-Scooter Trial Test

Motoring Podcast - News Show ·

2020/09/25

Alan took a trip to sunny Milton Keynes to try out as many of the trial e-scooter services as he could.In the course of one afternoon he tried scooters from Ford-owned Spin, established street-mobility contender Lime and UK-based Ginger. Did this two-wheeled cocktail leave his views on urban mobility shaken or stirred?There will also be a video version of this podcast out very soon.

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41:47

Dad Jokes - 22 September 2020

Motoring Podcast - News Show ·

2020/09/23

FOLLOW UP: SUPERVISING DRIVER OF UBER TEST CAR CHARGEDThe supervising driver of the Uber test bed car, that killed Elaine Hertzberg, has been charged with negligent homicide. A reminder that Uber will not be charged with any wrong doing, in connection with the collision, by the local sheriff’s office. To read more, click the BBC News article here.PRODUCT DESIGN AWARD FOR STUDENT’S TYRE PARTICLE COLLECTORImperial College London and Royal College of Art students have created a device that will collect

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44:15

Gloss Over That - 15 September 2020

Motoring Podcast - News Show ·

2020/09/16

FOLLOW UP: WINTERKORN AND FOUR OTHERS CHARGED WITH FRAUDA court in Braunschweig, Germany, has allowed a case to move forward charging Winterkorn and four other former VW managers with fraud. Additionally, the court has allowed an amendment to add additional criminal gang charges. To read more, click the Autocar article here.FOLLOW UP: MERCEDES AGREE DEFEAT DEVICE SETTLEMENT IN USMecedes-Benz owner, Daimler, has agreed to pay £1.17 billion to the U.S. Government and State of California for installing

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35:42

God of War - 8 September 2020

Motoring Podcast - News Show ·

2020/09/09

FOLLOW UP: GREEN NUMBER PLATE TRIALLast week we discussed the news that Nissan dealers were trialling, the soon to be introduced, green number plates that indicate the car is an EV. Alan and Andrew were confused by why only Nissan and why a trial, turns out that these are only mock-ups and not actually road legal. The chaps apologise for not doing enough research to have established the full facts. We will do better in the future.NEW CAR REGISTRATION FIGURES FOR AUGUST 2020August is traditionally a

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53:34

Special Edition - Toyota Corolla Touring Sports Review

Motoring Podcast - News Show ·

2020/09/04

Alan left his own car for a fortnight’s holiday “Chez Toyota” and took a Corolla Touring Sport on holiday instead. How did Toyota’s handsome, hybrid C-estate challenger cope with long motorway journeys and a minimal amount of urban start/stop?To hear Alan’s chat with Richard Seymour about how the Toyota hybrid system works and has evolved, listen to the dedicated Special Edition in episode 200.

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39:56

Great Panacea - 1 September 2020

Motoring Podcast - News Show ·

2020/09/02

FOLLOW UP: INEOS SET TO BE SMART ABOUT THEIR FACTORYIneos is in advanced talks with Daimler, over purchasing their Smart factory in France. A bid has been tabled, with the expectation that a deal will be reached soon. This means that the Portugal and Bridgend plants will be shelved. To read more, click the CarScoops article here.FOLLOW UP: CYBERSECURITY FIRM HIRED TO TEST NISSAN IN 2018Hari Nada, Nissan Senior Vice President, brought in French cybersecurity firm Waveform, to run a pentest on Nissan

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39:36

Not In A Healthy Way - 25 August 2020

Motoring Podcast - News Show ·

2020/08/26

FOLLOW UP: GERMAN PROSECUTORS AGREE DEAL WITH POETSCH AND MUELLERParent company Porsche Automobil Holding SE has paid Stugartt prosecutors €1.5 million for them to drop further investigations into the claim of market manipulation levelled at Hans Dieter Poetsch and Matthias Mueller. They reiterate that the pair have done nothing wrong. To read more, click the Reuters article here.FOLLOW UP: CLEAN AIR ZONES ON HOLDLeeds and Bristol have announced that their planned Clean Air Zones are now postponed,

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26:39

Special Edition - Raduno Events

Motoring Podcast - News Show ·

2020/08/22

Alan chatted to Tim Oldland about his new venture, Raduno Events, a single-point car event listing service. Tim tells us all about how the idea came about, what it aims to provide for both attendees and organisers as well as some of the challenges of launching the service in 2020.Raduno Events launches on Monday 24th August 2020.We also talked about some of the other things Tim does, so links to everything discussed are below.Raduno Website: www.raduno.eventsRaduno Instagram: @raduno_eventsRaduno

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42:10

September Thursday - 18 August 2020

Motoring Podcast - News Show ·

2020/08/19

FOLLOW UP: RENAULT NEW CAR REGISTRATION FIGURESDuring last week’s discussion about the SMMT New Car Registration figures the chaps remarked at how impressive the increase by Renault was. Alan has donned his deerstalker and polished his magnifying glass in an effort to investigate why. They had an increase in their core fleet business but also their best-ever month as part of the Motability scheme.END OF BAILOUT TALKS BETWEEN JLR AND UK GOVERNMENTJLR and parent company TATA’s talks with the UK

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51:14

Close Personal Friend - 11 August 2020

Motoring Podcast - News Show ·

2020/08/12

FOLLOW UP: FOUR EX-AUDI EMPLOYEES CHARGED IN GERMANYIn Germany, three ex-Audi executives and a retired engineer have been charged over #dieselgate. Ulrich Hackenberg, Stefan Knirsch, Bernd Martens and Richard Bauder are accused of fraud, false certification and criminal advertising. To read more, click the Automotive News Europe article here.FOLLOW UP: VW LOSES UK APPEAL AGAINST GROUP ACTIONVolkswagen has lost its appeal against the attempt of a group action lawsuit for compensation to those who

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48:29

It's News, Jim - 4 August 2020

Motoring Podcast - News Show ·

2020/08/05

FOLLOW UP: VW ASKS FOR REVIEW OF EMISSIONS UPDATE PENALTIESVolkswagen has asked the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals to review the penalties being imposed by two counties after their emission system updates. To find out more visit the Automotive News article here.THOMAS SCHAFER IS NEW SKODA BOSSThomas Schafer succeeds Bernard Maier as the new boss of Skoda. Unsurprisingly, Schafer has been appointed from within Volkswagen. To read more, click through to the Autocar article here.FORD CEO JIM

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43:16

The Battle Is Lost - 21 July 2020

Motoring Podcast - News Show ·

2020/07/22

FOLLOW UP: OLIVER SCHMIDT TO FINISH SENTENCE IN GERMANYFormer VW executive, Oliver Schmidt, has been granted permission by a Detroit judge to complete the rest of his sentence in a German prison. To read more, click the Reuters article here.FOLLOW UP: AUDI TO RUN SOFTWARE ARM OF VWDirk Hilgenberg will replace Christain Senger as the head of VW Group’s Car.Software division. This will also coincide with the main office of the division moving to Ingolstadt and Audi. To read more, click the Reuters

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42:31

Anarked - 14 July 2020

Motoring Podcast - News Show ·

2020/07/15

FOLLOW UP: VW FACES DIESELGATE CLAIMS WHERE CARS ARE BOUGHTAn Austrian court sought confirmation from the EU Court of Justice, if it had jurisdiction to proceed on a class action claim. In essence, these cases can take place where the damage has taken place as opposed to where the defendant is domiciled. This potentially opens the floodgates for claims across the EU. To read more, click the Reuters article here.FOLLOW UP: JUDGE THROWS OUT GM CLAIM AGAIN FCAThe judge presiding over the claim, by

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42:01

Special Edition - Rotodama

Motoring Podcast - News Show ·

2020/07/10

Alan had a chat with Thomas Cowley about the Rotodama, a forward control cab kit for the Land Rover Discovery chassis dreamt by him and three friends. We talk about how it came about and the challenges of designing and building a vehicle with production in mind.To find out more about the Rotodama you can visit the website and follow them on Facebook or Twitter.

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48:33

Fences and Sitting On - 7 July 2020

Motoring Podcast - News Show ·

2020/07/08

FOLLOW UP: NORTH EAST ENGLAND TRIALLING E-SCOOTERS FIRSTThe first location for trialling e-scooters will be in the North East of the UK, the Tees Valley Mayor announced. Ben Houchen was delighted to be able to provide a location where 100 scooters can test the viability and practicalities of renting e-scooters to the public. To read more, click the BBC News article here.JUNE 2020 NEW CAR REGISTRATION FIGURESThe June New Car Registration figures have been released by SMMT and they’re not as bad as

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30:55

Special Edition - Kia Stinger GT-S Review

Motoring Podcast - News Show ·

2020/07/03

Alan spent nine weeks with a Kia Stinger decorating his driveway during the lockdown. When restrictions eased and allowed him to go further than the supermarket, how did he get on?To listen to Alan chat with Wolfgang Zieglmeier, one of the Principal Audio Engineers from Harman on the Stinger project, click here.

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42:11

McOff - 30 June 2020

Motoring Podcast - News Show ·

2020/07/01

FOLLOW UP: MCLAREN FINDS FUNDINGMcLaren has secured £150 million in funding after it got into difficulties due to the Covid-19 crisis. This does not cause all of the company’s issues to disappear, as they are still trying to raise more funds via a bond against its factory. To read more, click the Autocar article here.FOLLOW UP: RENTAL E-SCOOTERS TO BE LEGALISEDThe Government has announced that e-scooters will be legalised from Saturday, as long as they from a rental company. The idea is to offer

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