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In this episode, Mandy is joined by Scott Collie and Mike Costello, with James Wong chiming in to run through the latest in automotive news and what’s happening at CarExpert’s offices around Australia.
In car news, the Toyota HiLux has been given an update, Nissan has revealed pricing for the 2023 Qashqai, Mitsubishi has priced the Outlander PHEV, and Australia’s biggest EV charging network has changed hands.
Scott talks about his review of the new-generation Kia Niro, and James Wong discusses his international launch drive of the upcoming Mercedes-AMG EQE 53.
Mike Costello talks about the VFACTS sales results for June 2022.
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Scott Collie is an automotive journalist based in Melbourne, Australia. Scott studied journalism at RMIT University and, after a lifelong obsession with everything automotive, started covering the car industry shortly afterwards. He has a passion for travel, and is an avid Melbourne Demons supporter.
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