{"podcast":{"title":"Motoring Podcast - News Show","slug":"motoring-podcast-news-show-216342","podcast_index_feed_id":216342,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/mpnewsshow/","website_url":"https://www.motoringpodcast.com/episodes/","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/152166e3-12c5-4a1b-9e47-b6781b371a91/motoring-podcast-logo-apple-titanium-background.png","author":"Motoring Podcast","episode_count":300,"summary":"Motoring enthusiasts Alan and Andrew discuss their takes on the week's motoring news in this 45 to 60 minute audio podcast.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-18T12:21:48.103141+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/motoring-podcast-news-show-216342"},"episode":{"title":"Midsummer murder - 30 June 2026","slug":"midsummer-murder-30-june-2026","published_at":"2026-07-01T06:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/motoring-podcast-news-show-216342/midsummer-murder-30-june-2026","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/motoring-podcast-news-show-216342","url":"https://www.motoringpodcast.com/episodes/2026/06/30/693-midsummer-murder","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/2cd4d9d9-dc37-4387-989f-c676481954c5.mp3","summary":"FOLLOW UP: UK GOVERNMENT CANS CAR PARK SOLAR CANOPIES After reviewing a consultation on new outdoor large car parks should be required to fit solar panel canopies the Government has decided to shelve the idea. Costs and differing site conditions were used as excuses, in the responses, to the concept. To read more, click this East Anglia Bylines article link here . VW NOW CONSIDERING 100,000 JOB LOSSES According to reports, Volkswagen Group is now considering doubling the job losses to around 100,000 and the shutting down of four German plants. Additionally they are considering spinning off the Volkswagen brand and the components division. If you wish to read more, click this Yahoo!News article link here . PORSCHE’S NEW STRATEGY EXPLAINED The CEO of Porsche, Michael Leiters has outlined the company’s new strategy to investors, whilst asking for patience. Called Strategy 2035 it is hoped it will dramatically improve their fortunes as right now their profit margin is 1.1 percent. The strategy is targeting customers, cars to be offered and costs. For more on this story, click this CarScoops article link here . POLESTAR BANNED FROM SELLING CARS IN THE US Polestar has been banned from selling cars in the US, despite having a factory in country, due to the Connected Vehicle Rule which restricts Chinese (and Russian) linked hardware and software. It must be remembered that recently Volvo, their sister company, was granted a waiver of this rule. To read more, click this Auotcar article link here . FERRARI LOSE AND FIND NEW HEAD OF MARKETING Chief Marketing and Commercial Officer, Enrico Galliera, has left Ferrari after 16 years. He is to be replaced by Massimiliano Di Silvestre. This has occurred a few weeks after the launch of the Luce, which cause quite the stir. Click this Y…","meta_description":"FOLLOW UP: UK GOVERNMENT CANS CAR PARK SOLAR CANOPIES After reviewing a consultation on new outdoor large car parks should be required to fit solar panel…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3042,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/motoring-podcast-news-show-216342/episodes/midsummer-murder-30-june-2026/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/motoring-podcast-news-show-216342/midsummer-murder-30-june-2026.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}