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March is Guaranteed Irish month. We’ve already seen a great surge in pride in our rugby team and our actresses and of course the world went green on Tuesday. But does your business consider where a product or service comes from before it buys? Or is price the main determinant? Al ...  Show more

Joe was joined in studio by Sam the Robot. He belongs to the Meath based company Fusion Tech and he and robots like him may soon become a regular sight in homes and offices doing the kind of chores that we’re not so keen on. His owner for now at least is Gerry McDonnell, the Chie ...  Show more

Today, I’m talking with Polestar CEO Thomas Ingenlath, whom I first interviewed on the show back in 2021. Those were heady days — especially for upstart EV companies like Polestar, which all seemed poised to capture what felt like infinite demand for electric cars. Now, in 2024, ...  Show more

The great tragedy of the Concept Coupe was that it was never meant to be built. Drawing on the style of the vintage P1800 with a helping of American muscle—healthy haunches, slim windows—the two-door won much praise when Volvo brought it to the 2013 Frankfurt Motor Show. It was l ...  Show more

Theo Leggett reports on the latest trends and concerns preoccupying the automobile industry at this year’s Paris Motor Show. Chinese electric vehicle manufacturers have established that they can manufacture vehicles more cheaply than their European counterparts, and now they are ...  Show more

China produces more than half the world's electric vehicles and is scaling up exports, but there are concerns its manufacturers would have an unfair advantage in the UK, which could spell disaster for domestic firms.Evan Davis and guests discuss the UK's dilemma around Chinese EV ...  Show more