This week Matt Prior meets Skoda's CEO Klaus Zellmer, as both Autocar and Skoda celebrate their 130th anniversaries.But the pair tend to look forwards rather than backwards, as they talk about the third best-selling brand in Europe, its future in estate cars, how EV sales are progressing, how it makes 8.5% profits when some mass market makers make none, and the personal touch that Zellmer thinks will ensure its desirability for years to come.For more on Skoda, and Autocar, join us at autocar.co.uk. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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130th anniversary special: a new home for the Autocar archive
On Autocar's 130th anniversary, the physical archive of our magazines has a new home: the British Motor Museum in Gaydon.To mark the occasions, this week Steve Cropley and Matt Prior visit the British Motor Museum in Gaydon and take a tour with Head of Collections Stephen Laing, stopping by cars and exhibits old and new as they make their way from the museum entrance to the archive rooms. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Bonus: Autocar Meets Ian Callum and David Fairbairn of Callum Designs
Recorded live at the Royal Automobile Club, this week Autocar’s Steve Cropley and Matt Prior meet Ian Callum, director of design, and David Fairbairn, managing director, from Callum Designs.The pair’s working relationship – and friendship – stretches back to their time at Jaguar together. On leaving JLR, they established Callum Designs as an industrial design studio, which has released all-new models like the Callum Skye, restores and modifies classics like the Mini and Aston Martin Vanquish, made a one-off roadgoing Jaguar C-X75, and – shhh – does top secret work for clients. Callum and Fairbairn spill the beans on all things Callum plus their previous lives in this lively debate recorded during London Motor Week.Cropley and Prior are back with their regular My Week In Cars podcast every Wednesday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Corvettes, the Can-Am Lotus, luxury MPVs
The latest episode of My Week In Cars finds Steve Cropley and Matt Prior back in the Autocar store room as they talk about a Can-Am Lotus - yours for a million quid - the helpfulness of an old tractor if you've lost your licence, the GM President on driving Corvettes, luxury people carriers and much more besides, including your correpsondence.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 Nissan's James Taylor
In this week's Autocar Meets podcast, Deputy Editor Felix Page meets Nissan GB's managing director James Taylor.Appointed in May of this year, Taylor brought to Nissan a raft of experience within the automotive industry, including most recently being managing director of Vauxhall UK, as well as senior roles within Stellantis.He joined Nissan at an important time, too, just ahead of launching the all-new Micra and an all-new Leaf. Felix Page caught up with him to find out how the brand will get back to the front of the EV race, having spearheaded the electric movement, and how its positioning and customer base are changing. 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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