Bonus: Autocar meets Volvo UK MD Nicole Melillo-Shaw
Volvo just had its best-ever sales month in the UK this September - and UK boss Nicole Melillo-Shaw says it’s no accident.The brand’s move to a direct-to-consumer model, the buzz around the new EX30 – which has doubled orders in recent months – and a sharper retail experience have all powered the surge, she has told the Autocar podcast.Tune into this episode of the Autocar Meets podcast to get the full lowdown on Volvo's secret sauce for success, hear why a radical new way of selling cars has been a big hit with customers and dealers, and how the firm will learn from some of the EX90's hiccups as it lines up a new family of Audi-chasing EVs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Is this thing on? Live from inside an Alpine
The latest episode of My Week In Cars finds Steve Cropley driving an Alpine A290 and Matt Prior beside him, so the duo talk their respective Autocar columns while they're there. They talk sprint or hillclimb cars, cars getting old, books, hot hatches 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.
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Bonus: Autocar Meets Citroen CEO Xaiver Chardon
In this bonus episode of the Autocar podcast, editor Mark Tisshaw meets the recently appointed boss of Citroën, to hear how this iconic French brand will inject its "DNA and spirit" into its upcoming cars. Ahead of a big brand showcase in December, Xavier Chardon gives us clues about his battle plan, which includes a tight line-up of spacious, comfortable cars - and maybe even an e-2CV! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Sprinting in a Renault, restomod MGBs Dolphin Surf
The latest episode of My Week In Cars finds Steve Cropley driving a Renault 5 at the Watergate Bay sprint. Matt Prior drives an MGB restomodded by the excellent people of Frontline. Cropley has a VW T-Roc on loan, they've both driven a BYD Dolphin Surf, we have correspondence from an American in Ireland and some pigeons begin nesting in Prior's garden.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.
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Under pressure, re-tests, Zenos, Ineos Quartermaster, petty gripes
The latest episode of My Week In Cars finds Steve Cropley driving the Ineos Quartermaster and Matt Prior at the wheel of the reborn Zenos E10 in prototype form. The pair also talk Swedish trailers, software updates, re-tests, MGBs 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.
Join Autocar's Steve Cropley and Matt Prior as they delve into their motoring weeks, with subjects ranging from what they have been driving and where they have been, to what has caught their eye or been on their mind.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.
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