Episode 39 - A call from Italy, a snap from VW, and an email from Musk.

In this episode James and Mal are joined by Andrew Chesterton to chat about Musk's last minute assembly line in a tent (1:30), his company-wide email about a "saboteur" within Tesla's ranks (2:30), and give an update on the Model 3 production tracker (3:30).
Chesto fills us in on the highlights of his time in Italy so far, including the launch of the new Mercedes C-Class (5:40), Mal is excited about news of the Suzuki Jimny returning to Australia (8:05), and Volkswagen has revealed price and spec details for the Tiguan Allspace (10:00).
Audi has released photos of its new, second-gen A1 Sportback (15:05), while their chief executive Rupert Stadler has been arrested in relation to the manipulation of emissions testing (17:30). Meanwhile Hyundai, Kia and Genesis scored the top three spots in the J.D. Power 2018 U.S. Initial Quality Study (19:05).
Ford Mustang Bullitt pricing and spec have been confirmed (22:00), and Ford has also purchased Michigan Central Station with plans to renovate  by 2022 to anchor a new Corktown campus for its future-facing mobility, autonomy and electrification teams.
James Cleary, Malcolm Flynn and Andrew Chesterton tear down, pressure test and rebuild the issues of the automotive week.
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In this episode James and Mal are joined by Andrew Chesterton to chat about Musk's last minute assembly line in a tent (1:30), his company-wide email about a "saboteur" within Tesla's ranks (2:30), and give an update on the Model 3 production tracker (3:30).

Chesto fills us in on the highlights of his time in Italy so far, including the launch of the new Mercedes C-Class (5:40), Mal is excited about news of the Suzuki Jimny returning to Australia (8:05), and Volkswagen has revealed price and spec details for the Tiguan Allspace (10:00).

Audi has released photos of its new, second-gen A1 Sportback (15:05), while their chief executive Rupert Stadler has been arrested in relation to the manipulation of emissions testing (17:30). Meanwhile Hyundai, Kia and Genesis scored the top three spots in the J.D. Power 2018 U.S. Initial Quality Study (19:05).

Ford Mustang Bullitt pricing and spec have been confirmed (22:00), and Ford has also purchased Michigan Central Station with plans to renovate  by 2022 to anchor a new Corktown campus for its future-facing mobility, autonomy and electrification teams.

James Cleary, Malcolm Flynn and Andrew Chesterton tear down, pressure test and rebuild the issues of the automotive week.

You can get in touch with us on Facebook, Twitter (#CGPodcast)and Instagram, or share your thoughts on what cars are the same as what fruit by emailing [email protected].

You can subscribe to the CarsGuide podcast on iTunes, find us on TuneIn, Stitcher, Spotify, Pocket Casts, Whooshkaa, and, naturally, the CarsGuide website.