Ecstatic partying - 24 March 2026

About this episode

The episode discusses recent corporate changes and financial results in the automotive industry, including Gerry McGovern's departure from JLR and Audi's profit amidst challenges.

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…

Topics covered

• automotive news
• financial results
• job cuts
• electric vehicles
• corporate changes

Keywords

• Gerry McGovern
• JLR
• Audi
• Bentley
• Rolls Royce
• job cuts
• financial results
• electric vehicles

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: JLR, Audi, Volkswagen Group, Bentley, Porsche, Rolls Royce, Thatcham, EuroNCAP

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