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 for World Car Awards and the UK juror for the AUTOBEST awards.
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EU car firms warn of £3.7bn hit if ‘no-deal’ on post-Brexit EV trade

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European carmakers want a three-year delay to post-Brexit trade rules on electric cars – or tariffs will cost the industry billions.
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New BYD Dolphin family EV prices to start from £25,490

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BYD Dolphin is a five-door EV rival to the Vauxhall Corsa Electric and undercuts the best-selling supermini by a whopping £8,500
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UK’s first sustainable petrol now on sale to public

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Produced from agricultural waste, Coryton's sustainable fuels contain up to 80 percent renewable content – and cost from £17 per gallon...
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UK electric car choice quadruples in five years

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Nearly one in four new cars is now available with electric power, as the choice of EVs grows from 21 to 80 models in just five years.
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Car crime on the rise: vehicle thefts rocket by 25% in 2022

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The annual total of stolen vehicles in the UK rose from 104,435 to 130,389 in 2022, new figures from the Office of National Statistics show.
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Hyundai Ioniq 6 is voted World Car of the Year 2023

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The Hyundai Ioniq 6 beat the BMW X1 and Kia Niro to the top World Car Awards 2023 prize. The ‘Oscars’ of motoring were presented in New York.
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Suzuki launches 7-year warranty deal

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Suzuki’s new Service Activated Warranty scheme extends its new car warranty up to seven years – for those who visit the dealer network for service.
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2023 World Car Awards Top Three finalists revealed

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The 2023 Top Three in the World contenders have been revealed, ahead of the World Car Awards winners being announced on 5 April.
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New Kia EV9 electric seven-seat SUV revealed

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The dramatic new EV9 is a seven-seat electric SUV that will push the Kia brand further upmarket when sales start later in 2023.
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Audi engine badges explained: from 30 to 70

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Audi engine types are now depicted by two-digit number badges on the bootlid. The 'power badges' have been introduced to make things easier for customers but first you need to understand the system...

2020 Kia Sportage update: prices, specs and ordering dates

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Kia has revised its best-selling Sportage SUV for 2020 with more equipment and an added-value new trim grade

2018 Ford Fiesta ST priced from just £18,995

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Ford stuns the competition with an ultra-competitive list price for its newest fast Fiesta

BMW confirms new logo will NOT appear on cars

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The new two-dimensional BMW logo is intended for online and offline communications only, and will not be fitted to the company's cars.

Birmingham Clean Air Zone: what you need to know

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The Birmingham Clean Air Zone is now live and certain older cars will be charged to enter the city. We explain the rules and costs.