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Ford, VW and Vauxhall beware – Nissan is back in the family hatch sector with the all-new Pulsar. For what seems like an eternity, Ford, Volkswagen and Vauxhall have had it all their own way in one of the UK’s most competitive car sales markets. The Focus, Golf and Astra …

More Skoda glory, plus find out who won what at the WeLoveAnyCar.com National Car Awards 2014. Independent customer car review site WeLoveAnyCar.com reveals the models that British drivers are happiest with. The data was supplied by more than 650,000 motorists who independently rated their cars in categories such as excitement, …

South Korean giant is first manufacturer to roll out hydrogen-fuelled cars in UK. The future is here as Hyundai delivers six ix35 Fuel Cell vehicles to UK customers. With no harmful tailpipe emissions, the ix35 Fuel Cell can travel up to 350 miles before refuelling, which is a process similar …

Japanese car giant celebrates production of nine millionth Toyota in Europe. Toyota’s European manufacturing began in 1971 with the opening of the Toyota Caetano plant in Portugal, which initially built Corolla models. Now, from Portugal in the west, to Russia in the east, Toyota has six vehicle plants and three …

It’s safety first with Volvo’s XC60, but now with a little extra style and sportiness thrown in… Volvo has a vision that by 2020 no one should be killed or seriously injured in a new Volvo car. The XC60 is proof positive that Volvo is well on its way to …

Audi RS7 laps Germany’s Hockenheim circuit in just over two minutes – with no-one behind the wheel. Watch the driverless Hockenheim lap! The RS7 Piloted Driving Concept used only computers and sensors to guide it as it took on the high-speed challenge which was a curtain-raiser to the German Touring …

Revitalised US electric car manufacturer Detroit Electric gears up for SP:01 sports car launch. Detroit Electric has unveiled a modernised logo and released a hint of its new car’s design. So what, you might say, but Detroit Electric’s success is important for the UK too. The Lotus Elise-based SP:01 electric …

First Land Rover Discovery Sport rolls off Halewood production line… boldly going to Virgin Galactic. The car has been given to Land Rover’s global partner, Virgin Galactic, to be used by the team as they prepare for the launch of the world’s first commercial spaceline. Land Rover recently announced its …

Today many motor racing circuits organise track days when drivers can drive their own cars on the racing track or hire a car from the organisers to drive on the track. These can be very exciting experiences, and in 2014 for the very first time Silverstone is making the full …

New team running a pair of Infiniti Q50 cars to enter Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship in 2015. Known as ‘Infiniti Support Our Paras Racing’, the not-for-profit team will enter the BTCC with the specific aim of helping to help raise both awareness and funds for ‘Support Our Paras’ …