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Car insurance to soar after compensation shake-up

Warning over car insurance premium increases

Drivers are being warned of a potential rise in insurance premiums this year, despite new consumer protection regulations.
Published 14 January 2022
Ford reveals updated Fiesta

Uncertain future for Ford Fiesta and Focus?

2021 was the first year since 1971 that neither top spot was occupied by Ford or one of its products.
Published 14 January 2022
Drivetribe website closing down

DriveTribe is shutting down

DriveTribe, the automotive website founded by Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May, is to shut down at the end of January.
Published 12 January 2022
Rolls-Royce models

Rolls-Royce recorded best-ever sales in 2021

Rolls-Royce posted the highest ever sales figures in its 117-year history in 2021 according to a report released by the company.
Published 11 January 2022
Aston Martin Valkyrie

Aston Valkyrie deliveries begin

Aston Martin has begun deliveries of its £2.4 million Valkyrie hypercar, though delays have hit the company's profits.
Published 10 January 2022
Tesla Model 3 UK delivery event

Tesla Model 3 second best-selling car of 2021

The UK's top 10 most popular cars of 2021 according to the official sales data from the SMMT.
Published 06 January 2022
Diesel demand continues to drop as new UK car sales stabilise

Are UK car dealers still open under Plan B?

New measures are being implemented in the UK to halt the spread of Covid-19, but what does that mean for car buyers and dealers?
Published 15 December 2021
Tesla stops accepting Bitcoin as payment

Hertz deal not signed, says Musk

Tesla’s stock price has fallen sharply in response to a tweet from CEO Elon Musk saying that a contract with Hertz is not complete.
Published 03 November 2021
ZipCharge reveals portable EV charger

ZipCharge launches portable EV charger

British start-up ZipCharge has launched a new portable charger for electric vehicles at the Cop26 climate summit in Glasgow.
Published 03 November 2021
Prototype of the new-generation 2023 Mini Electric

Next Mini Hatch teased, electric plans revealed

Mini has outlined its medium-term brand strategy with electrification and new crossover models both high on the agenda.
Published 02 November 2021
rivian is looking at building a uk factory

Rivian targets $53 billion IPO

Electric car maker Rivian could be set for a $53 billion valuation when it makes its initial public offering (IPO) on the Nasdaq stock exchange.
Published 02 November 2021
The five richest people in motoring: Elon Musk

Donate to end hunger, UN tells Musk

Elon Musk has offered to sell $6 billion (£4.4 billion) of Tesla stock if the UN can demonstrate how the sum might end world hunger.
Published 02 November 2021