{"version":"1.1.0","producer":"fm.getcarcurious","layer":"official","episode":{"title":"Ep 109: Chery's UK production plans, EV sales… and Toyota electrifies the Hilux","url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/ep-109-chery-s-uk-production-plans-ev-sales-and-toyota-electrifies-the-hilux","audioUrl":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/64de47832cfe0100110394f8/e/6a292f3fc022d9c4fe56a05e/media.mp3","description":"Chinese cars are having a big moment in the UK, and this week we're asking whether some of them could soon be built here too.Vicky, Batch and Lucas discuss Nissan's talks with Chery about using spare production capacity at Sunderland, the latest customer satisfaction data which suggests Chinese brands are winning over British buyers, and another record month for EV sales as electric cars take more than 27% of the UK new-car market.There's also a look at what we've been driving, including the Alpine A390 GTS and the Kia EV2, plus the latest Electrifying videos featuring the Polestar 5, Toyota Hilux BEV, Zeekr crash testing and a Kia EV2 range test.As always, we welcome a new pair of Electric Virgins, answer a listener question about whether rear-wheel drive is really a problem on British roads in winter, and dive into your comments on everything from the Ferrari Luce to Mercedes-AMG styling and the brilliance of YASA's axial-flux motors.All that, plus Bargain of the Week and the usual collection of comments, questions and moans.Follow, subscribe and leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts. 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