Volvo will supply Uber with autonomous cars

Becoming an Uber driver might not be a wise long-term job move. That's because Volvo has announced a deal with the app-based taxi servic...

Top 10: UK car sales Q2 2016

June saw 2,051 fewer new cars registered in the UK compared to the same month last year. Sensibly, that reduction is being described as '...

BrandZ 2016 names its top ten car brands

As far as the car category is concerned, there are a couple of telling developments in this year's WPP / Millward Brown BrandZ™ Top 100 ...

Top 10: UK car sales Q1 2016

With monotonous predictability, the Ford Fiesta remains at the top of the UK's new car registration charts. Indeed, official figures fro...

2016 World Car Awards winners

Given the mediocrity of the other two finalists, it's hardly surprising that the Mazda MX-5 has been named 2016 World Car of the Year a...

2016 World Car Awards top three finalists

Following a second round of voting, organisers of the 2016 World Car Awards have revealed the top three finalists in each category. Perhaps ...

2016 European Car of the Year winner named

This year's European Car of the Year award was certainly a very close-run contest. In the end, the Vauxhall / Opel Astra secured victor...

The end of Scion

After almost 1.1 million sales across North America, Toyota has decided to close down Scion. The youth-oriented brand, which was launched in...

2016 World Car Awards finalists

European brands have rather dominated the finalist lists for the 2016 World Car Awards. Indeed, they account for 60 percent of the vehicles ...

Top 10: Irish car sales 2015

Another year of strong demand saw 124,945 new car registrations in Ireland during 2015. That figure, published by the Society of the Irish M...

2016 NACTOY winners

A jury of 53 automotive journalists from Canada and the United States has decided the 2016 North American Car of the Year and Truck / Utilit...

Top 10: UK car sales 2015 - winners and losers

A record 2,633,503 new cars were registered in the UK during 2015 , a rise of 6.3% versus the previous year. However, that average market ch...

Top 10: UK car sales 2015

2015 was the best year ever for the UK’s new car market. According to figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, th...

Saab announces a significant 9-3 EV order

Saab owner National Electric Vehicle Sweden has entered into a 'strategic collaboration agreement' with Chinese leasing company Pand...

2016 European Car of the Year nominees

These are the seven models that could become the 2016 European Car of the Year: Audi A4 BMW 7 Series Jaguar XE Mazda MX-5 Škoda Superb Vauxh...

Vauxhall secures a huge police order

A deal to supply over 2,000 vehicles to 28 police forces and six fire services has been announced by Vauxhall. The contract, which extends o...

2016 NACTOY finalists

The 2016 North American Car and Truck / Utility of the Year awards finalists have been announced. In the car category, they are the Chevrole...

Fixes for Volkswagen EA 189 diesel engines

Volkswagen says it has identified specific actions that would rectify irregular NOx emissions from EA 189 diesel engines. These remedies hav...

Interbrand’s most valuable auto brands of 2015

Fifteen automotive marques are included in the latest annual Best 100 Global Brands survey. Compiled by Interbrand , it measures value accor...

Top 10: UK car sales Q3 2015

Figures published by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders show that 462,517 new cars were registered in the UK last month. Helped ...