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In this episode, Mandy is joined by Scott Collie and William Stopford, with Tony Crawford, Paul Maric and Mike Costello chiming in to run through the latest in automotive news and what’s happening at the CarExpert offices around Australia.
This week in car news, the team talks about January new car sales figures, the 2023 Ford Ranger Raptor’s new petrol V6 engine, the imminent local launch of the BYD Han electric sedan, and staggering auction prices for a HSV GTSR W1 Maloo ute and Holden VF Commodore SS-V Redline sedan.
Scott Collie also talks about his time with the Mercedes-AMG GLA45 S, while Tony Crawford shares his thoughts on the updated 2021 Hyundai Kona.
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William Stopford is an automotive journalist based in Brisbane, Australia. William is a Business/Journalism graduate from the Queensland University of Technology who loves to travel, briefly lived in the US, and has a particular interest in the American car industry.
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