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The CarExpert team is back for another podcast, looking at the topics that made car news over the past week.
News Editor
News Editor
In this episode, Mandy is joined by Anthony Crawford and William Stopford, with Alborz Fallah dialling in to discuss the latest in automotive news and what’s happening at CarExpert’s offices around Australia.
In car news:
- The MG 4 briefly became Australia’s cheapest electric vehicle (Note: it has since been undercut)
- Its petrol-powered MG 5 showroom-mate has been priced
- BYD has declared its ambitious sales goals in Australia
- Skoda has released initial details of its first electric vehicle for Australia
William Stopford talks about the Australian launch of the Mahindra XUV700, while Alborz Fallah dials in to chat about his local drive of the all-electric Nissan Ariya.
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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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