The 2026 World Car Finals announce Top Three in the World finalists in six World Car Awards categories – including World Car of the Year.
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The BMW iX3, Hyundai Palisade and Nissan Leaf have been named Top Three in the World finalists for the World Car Awards’ prized World Car of the Year 2026 honour.
Top Three in the World finalists in five other categories have also been announced as part of the 2026 World Car Finals.
Notably, two of the World Car of the Year finalists are also in the running for World Electric Vehicle 2026.
Barry Sheene’s 1977 championship-winning works Suzuki motorcycle is heading to auction next month.
Used by the late London-born rider to claim his second 500cc world title, the 1977 Suzuki RG500 XR14 will be for sale at the International Classic Motorcycle Show.
Being sold for the first time in almost 40 years, the Suzuki will be auctioned by Bonhams alongside 90 other special machines. These include...
GM Speciality Vehicles UK will offer a host of premium, US-market SUVs and trucks from Cadillac, Chevrolet and GMC to British buyers.
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British motorists can order a variety of new American SUVs and pickup trucks, following the launch of GM Speciality Vehicles (GMSV) UK.
From the high-performance Cadillac Escalade-V SUV, to the practical Chevrolet Silverado pickup, all the vehicles will be supplied and supported by General Motors.
Cars such as the Cadillac Escalade were previously only available in the UK only as ...
Company car fleets should consider removing touchscreen-only cars from choice lists on safety grounds, says a major fleet expert.
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Company car fleets should consider removing touchscreen-only cars from choice lists on safety grounds, says a major automotive fleet expert.
FleetCheck warns of the corporate safety risks of cars where some major controls are only available through a touchscreen.
The warning comes after iPhone designer Jony Ive declared touchscreens “the wrong interface for cars” because they force drivers to remove their eyes from the road.
Electric car batteries are proving far more long-lasting than many people expected, says the UK’s largest used EV battery report.
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Used electric car batteries are proving the doubters wrong, with research showing them to be far more long-lasting than many people expected.
The UK’s largest used EV battery report to date tested thousands of vehicles, discovering that average battery health stands at an impressive 95.15 percent of ‘new’ range.
Even older EVs are holding up well, with eight- and nine-year-old vehicles retaining an 85 percent...
Oliver Zipse, who has led BMW since 2019, has been named 2026 World Car Person of the Year after overseeing the company's transformation.
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Oliver Zipse has been named 2026 World Car Person of the Year, after overseeing a radical transformation at the famous German firm.
Zipse, who joined BMW in 1991, became chairman in August 2019, quickly getting to work with what has become the landmark ‘Neue Klasse’ era of new electric cars.
The BMW iX3 is the first Neue Klasse model to hit the market, and its arrival heralds a new model influx of around 40 next-generation BMWs.
Analysis by automotive diagnostics app Carly has found that around one in four 12-volt car batteries could be in poor condition and at risk of failure.
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Millions of motorists could be driving a car with a battery on the brink of sudden failure, new analysis suggests.
The findings come from analysis of more than 550,000 UK vehicles by automotive diagnostics app Carly. It discovered around 25 percent of cars may have a weak battery.
With a total of around 34.5 million licensed vehicles, this equates to 8.6 million British motorists at risk of a non-start failure due to a ...
