This week the chaps start with some Follow Up.FOLLOW UP - UK FACES EU LEGAL ACTIONThe British government is being warned of legal action from the EU, for not tackling Volkswagen over #Dieselgate. This has Andrew and Alan scratching their heads. Again. Neither can find anything that declares what legislation or law VW have broken in the EU. There are circling lawyers, who for over a year, have not taken been able to come up with a reason why VW should be prosecuted or fined. To read more click here.FOLLOW UP - NEW R&D VICE PRESIDENT AT VOLVO HENRIK GREENFollowing the departure of Peter Mertens, to Volkswagen, Volvo have announced Henrik Green as the new Research and Development Vice President. To read more click here.GENESIS APPOINT EX-BUGATTI EXTERIOR DESIGNERAlexander Selipanov, who designed the exteriors of the Chiron and Vision GT in his time at Bugatti, has moved to Genesis, the 'luxury' arm of Hyundai. To read more click here.VAUXHALL DENY FIRE ISSUE WITH CORSAFollowing reports of Corsa's catching fire, on Watchdog, Vauxhall has denied there is an issue with the car. This is unrelated to the issue, earlier in the year, that Vauxhall issued a recall for. To read more click here and click here.FUNDING FOR CLEAN AIR IN LONDON DOUBLEDSadiq Kahn has doubled the funding for clean air initiatives, up to 2021. This raised the total from £425 to £875. To read more click here.TESLA SETTLES NORWEGIAN LAWSUITNorwegian owners were due to go to court against Tesla, as the performance promised was not what they felt they were getting. No details of the settlement were revealed. To read more click here.MICHIGAN ALLOWS AUTONOMOUS CAR TESTINGWell, they do if you're a car manufacturer. But, this demonstrates the fractured nature of US legislation, as states have so much localised power. To read more click here.#PROJECT2CV UPDATEFriend of the show Ian Seabrook has posted an update to #Project2CV, to find out more click here. Also, he has a new car for the princely sum of 4.00! Ian won a Citroën ZX in a raffle. To find out more about this click here.EVO CAR OF THE YEAR 2016EVO Magazine has just released their COTY video. If you remember last year's, then you will know these are wonderfully shot. The location is fab too. To see more click here. LIST OF THE WEEK - WARD'S BEST 10 ENGINES OF 2016The American based Wards Auto has revealed their Top 10 engines of 2016. To read more click here.AND FINALLY - CHRISTMAS GIFTS SORTED!These are the suggestions from the chaps, from a variety of manufacturers.From Ferrari, old-fashioned games.From Bentley, men's scent.From Mercedes, nail polish.From Mercedes, tree baubles.From Lexus, a car bow.YOUTUBE TESTINGWe are undertaking a small experiment, by putting this show on YouTube, to see if anyone prefers to listen via there. Don't worry, you aren't subjected to watching the chaps! We need feedback whether this was something for the podcast to pursue. Do you like this? Is a single static image with the audio over the top good enough? Please let us know! To try it out click here.REAR VIEW PODCASTDon't forget the new show from the team at Motoring Podcast, Rear View, where we talk to fascinating people from the motoring universe. To go listen to the episodes already released on iTunes click here.TO GET IN TOUCH WITH ALAN AND ANDREW...To get in touch with Alan via TwitterTo get in touch with Andrew via TwitterTo get in touch with the Motoring Podcast via TwitterTo follow the Motoring Podcast on Instagram
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