Richard Aucock

Richard is director at Motoring Research. He has been with us since 2001, and has been a motoring journalist even longer. He won the IMCO Motoring Writer of the Future Award in 1996 and the acclaimed Sir William Lyons Award in 1998. Both awards are run by the Guild of Motoring Writers and Richard is currently vice chair of the world's largest organisation for automotive media professionals. Richard is also a juror and Steering Committee director for World Car Awards and the UK juror for the AUTOBEST awards.

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McLaren Speedtail offered with gold badges made in Birmingham

The optional McLaren Speedtail badge will be made in Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter and boasts a carbon fibre inlay

‘Driverless dread’: most Brits say they want to KEEP control of their car

One in two motorists says introducing driverless cars is a bad idea – and 68 percent believe autonomous cars to be unsafe

Safety body warns of ‘dangerous’ automated driving confusion

Seven in 10 think they can already buy a car that drives itself – and it’s car manufacturers’ branding of so-called safety tech that’s to blame

‘Maths no longer stacks up’ for plug-in hybrids, says fleet company

The removal of the Plug-in Car Grant will see people move back to diesels – despite the huge demand for plug-in cars

Joe le Taxi: London black cab given green light by Paris

France approves the British-built, ultra-clean low-emissions petrol-electric LEVC TX eCity to help clean up alarming levels of city pollution

EU car makers issue ‘stark’ no-deal Brexit warning ahead of Brussels summit

The entire business model of the European car industry could be threatened by a no-deal Brexit

New car registrations plummeted throughout Europe in September

New car registrations plummeted in every major European market in September 2018 due to the introduction of new WLTP fuel economy regulations.

Bold new 2019 BMW X7 range-topping SUV revealed

The new BMW X7 is the biggest and most luxurious SUV Munich has yet built. Its looks are controversial but passengers will love it

Audi fined £700 million after admitting ‘dieselgate’ guilt

The company's financial performance for 2018 will be “significantly undercut” as a result

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