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The CarExpert team is back for another week of podcasting, looking at the topics that made car news over the past week.
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In this episode, Mandy is joined by Mike Costello and Scott Collie, 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, Toyota has hit out at people cashing in on supply shortages, BYD has delivered its first car in Australia, Volkswagen has confirmed the ID.3 EV will arrive in facelifted guise, and Mercedes-Benz has been fined $12.5 milliondue to how it communicated with customers during the Takata airbag recall.
Scott talks about his Ford Ranger Raptor review, James discusses the updated Volkswagen T-Roc SUV, and Mike talks about the latest VFACTS sales data.
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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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