# Ecstatic partying - 24 March 2026

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Podcast: [Motoring Podcast - News Show](https://stenobird.com/podcast/motoring-podcast-news-show-216342)
Published: 2026-03-25T06:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.motoringpodcast.com/episodes/2026/03/24/676-ecstatic-partying
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## Resource

FOLLOW UP: MCGOVERN OFFICIALLY LEAVING JLR Following an ‘is he/isn’t he’ saga which started back at the beginning of December 2025, Gerry McGovern is officially leaving JLR at the end of March 2026. He will be starting his own consultancy. Details are almost non-existent outside of that. Click this Autocar article for the story . AUDI MAKES £2.9 BILLION PROFIT As expected, more brands from within the Volkswagen Group have been announcing their financial results for 2025. Audi, despite it being a difficult year, managed to make a £2.9 billion profit, from a revenue of £56.6 billion. This was all done whilst fewer overall vehicles were delivered. To read more, click this Autocar article . BENTLEY TO CUT JOBS Bentley had a difficult 2026 and as a result are going to shed 150 jobs. Some are open positions they won't fill but the rest will come from office based roles. Additionally they have had to tweak their product plans partly due to Porsche postponing their platform development. If you want to learn more, click this Autocar article link here . ROLLS ROYCE NOT GOING 100% EV FROM 2030 Rolls Royce has announced that it will no longer be producing EVs exclusively, from 2030. They state that customer wishes mean that they will still offer internal combustion engine options. For more on this, click this link here to take you an EV Powered article . THATCHAM SPLITS FROM EURONCAP Thatcham, after 22 years in partnership, are splitting from EuroNCAP and developing their own systems for testing car safety systems. They mention real world safety quite a bit and also how they believe the technology should not be intrusive and annoying. Time will tell if they can deliver on this. Click this link here to read more from Autocar . EU RELAXES CO2 RULES FOR LORRIES The EU has listened to…

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