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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Support for ‘devastating’ no-deal Brexit launched by car industry body

The SMMT doesn’t want a disorderly Brexit, but is taking steps to help car firms in case there is one

Self-driving Range Rover laps Coventry Ring Road

It's a feat many humans struggle with

2019 Toyota Supra opens for online reservations in UK

£1,000 deposit secures chance to buy one of the first 2019 cars

Nissan Qashqai gets all-new 1.3-litre turbo engine

The downsized petrol turbo replaces both 1.2-litre and 1.6 motors, and is likely to cost around £1,500 less than the 1.5 dCi turbodiesel

Lexus UX compact SUV prices from sub-£30k

The new Lexus UX compact SUV crossover arrives in the UK in March 2019 and the firm has announced prices will start from £29,900. A rival to the Audi Q3, BMW X1 and Jaguar E-Pace, the...

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The diesel is actually the worst-selling Stinger, reveals Kia UK boss

New car market plunges 20% in September – and some big brands fall by HALF

New fuel economy regulations appear to have caught many car makers out

New 2019 BMW 3 Series: everything you need to know

BMW has revealed the all-new 3 Series at the 2018 Paris Motor Show. Here's all the information you need, including engines, options and prices

World Car of the Year 2019 contenders revealed

Which cars are in the running for the world’s biggest automotive awards in 2019?

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