{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/631f3b92b4aca6001290ac09/68e8d68dd798804c9e2d79ae?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Bonus: Autocar meets Volvo UK MD Nicole Melillo-Shaw","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/631f3b92b4aca6001290ac09/1760089730855-e837368f-591f-40f8-a75f-2221bf5e7305.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Volvo just had its best-ever sales month in the UK this September - and UK boss Nicole Melillo-Shaw says it’s no accident.</p><p><br></p><p>The brand’s move to a direct-to-consumer model, the buzz around the new EX30 – which has doubled orders in recent months – and a sharper retail experience have all powered the surge, she has told the Autocar podcast.</p><p><br></p><p>Tune into this episode of the Autocar Meets podcast to get the full lowdown on Volvo's secret sauce for success, hear why a radical new way of selling cars has been a big hit with customers and dealers, and how the firm will learn from some of the EX90's hiccups as it lines up a new family of Audi-chasing EVs.</p>","author_name":"Autocar"}