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Motors History will be made later today when Team Qatar takes the start of the famous 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race for the first time.
Motors Team Qatar’s debut entry in the 24 Hours of Le Mans began in earnest with a busy day of on-track action.
Motors Theon Design has unveiled its latest bespoke Porsche 911 (964) commission – a fully re-engineered, carbon-bodied coupe built around a naturally aspirated 4.0-litre flat-six producing 421 bhp.
Motors BYD, the world’s leading manufacturer of new-energy vehicles, presents the DOLPHIN G DM-i, a revolutionary entry into Europe's B-segment.
Motors Drivers, parents, guardians and carers must pay extra attention to children playing by the road over the Bank Holiday and half-term break, urges leading breakdown provider Start Rescue.
Motors Britain's motorists and businesses will get help with rising prices at the pumps with a targeted package to keep taxes down and support people with the impact of...
Motors Broad Arrow Auctions, driven by Hagerty (NYSE: HGTY), is celebrating the success of its second annual Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este Auction.
Motors Milton Keynes – Škoda has announced a limited time offer in collaboration with Forest Holidays, to celebrate the 10-year anniversary of the Kodiaq.
Motors KGM Motors UK was proud to support serving RAF Regiment personnel from Field Support, IFPT, as they completed the UK Three Peaks Challenge in aid of Combat Stress, the UK’s leading charity for...
Motors CHERY UK, one of the UK’s fastest growing car brands, has today launched a new campaign with Sir Mo Farah CBE - one of the world’s most celebrated athletes.
Motors Audi is making its electric bestseller, the Q4 e-tron, more versatile than ever with a range of new features.
Motors Broad Arrow Auctions, driven by Hagerty, presents the exceptional catalogue of collector cars for its second annual sale as the official auction partner of the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este...
Motors Dacia is supporting endurance cyclist Dr Sarah Ruggins on her ambitious One Way North 2026 (OWN2026) world record attempt, which will see her ride 6,500km (4,039 miles) across Europe from southern...
Motors Aston Martin triumphed in the opening round of the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup – the Paul Ricard 6 Hours – thanks to a brilliant fightback from partner team Comtoyou Racing and works...
Motors The car world’s most prestigious Awards for books on motoring and motorsport are back for 2026, and entries are now invited from authors and publishers across this vibrant and varied publishing...
Automatics now make up as much as 72% of the used car market in parts of the UK1, with their numbers bolstered by the increasing prevalence of Electric Vehicles (EVs), new research by AA Cars, the AA’s used car website, has found. Across the UK, automatics now make up 41% of the used cars for sale on the AA Cars site, up from 30% in 2020.
Brits are urged to 'stick within the speed limits' this Easter as research reveals the North West has more fixed speed cameras than any other region of the UK.
Data analysed by car leasing comparison website LeaseLoco on speed camera locations1, reveals there are 657 roadside fixed speed cameras across the North West - this compares with 137 cameras, a fifth of that number, across the North East. South East England, with 639 fixed cameras, is the only other region with more than 600 devices.
Residents are being given advice on what to look for when buying part-worn tyres following an inspection of traders across the city. Officers from City of Wolverhampton Council’s Trading Standards team joined forces with the Driver Vehicle Standards Agency to ensure businesses are selling road-legal tyres.
A total of 1,650 tyres were inspected across 16 businesses. A number of issues were found, in particular around the age of tyres inspected, some of which were up to 21 years old.
Research by Birmingham City University academics shows that proposals to open the UK’s largest electric vehicle battery production facility will expose a ‘marked gap’ in the national supply chain.
The report, based on research funded by the British Academy and produced and led by economist and regional automotive industries expert Professor Alex de Ruyter with colleagues from across the UK and Australia, assesses the capacity of supplier firms and perspectives of automotive workers in transitioning to manufacturing for Electric Vehicles (EV). The research team received input from the late Jack Dromey, MP for Birmingham Erdington, who passed away in early January 2022.
Car colour names are becoming so ridiculous, that Brits can’t tell the difference between their Norfolk Mustards and their Elephant Breaths. And even as BMW unveiled its colour changing concept at CES in Las Vegas, consumers still can’t distinguish between a car colour and a decorative paint.
A survey by Leasing.com research found that the descriptions provided by automotive manufacturers have become so ethereal as to become baffling.
New research1 from breakdown provider, Green Flag, reveals 1.1 million UK motorists have either been given penalty points or involved in an accident due to illegal tyres.
A reported 16.5 million drivers have lost control on the road due to issues with their tyres. Drivers with worn tyres are the most vulnerable in cold and wet weather, with 7.6 million drivers (18 per cent) finding it hard to gain traction on icy or snowy roads, 4.7 million (11 per cent) losing grip on wet roads and 3.5 million aquaplaning (eight per cent).
