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.
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Hosting your own car show, new Porsche boss, Polestar v Volvo
The latest episode of My Week In Cars finds Steve Cropley wondering if he should host his own car show, Prior thinking Polestars and Volvos, and the pair talking Saabs, Renault 4s, Autocar's Japanese publication 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 Malcolm Wilson of M-Sport
In this week's Autocar Meets, Steve Cropley and Matt Prior meet Malcolm Wilson OBE, former rally driver, founder of leading motorsport engineering company M-Sport, and Deputy President for Sport at the FIA. Based in Cumbria, M-Sport has a rich heritage engineering Ford's World Rally Championship competitors, the Bathurst 12h winning Bentley Continental GT3, special Fords, BTCC engines, and much more besides. Join us as we talk about all of this and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Bicester Scramble, Alpine A290 v Renault 5, the cyclorn
The latest episode of My Week In Cars finds Steve Cropley and Matt Prior inside a Hyundai during a photoshoot to talk cars and more, including the last Bicester Motion Scramble of 2025, the Alpine A290 vs Renault 5, the T Plate, the cyclorn, 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 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.
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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