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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UK’s first sustainable petrol now on sale to public

Produced from agricultural waste, Coryton's sustainable fuels contain up to 80 percent renewable content – and cost from £17 per gallon...

UK electric car choice quadruples in five years

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.

Car crime on the rise: vehicle thefts rocket by 25% in 2022

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.

Hyundai Ioniq 6 is voted World Car of the Year 2023

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.

Suzuki launches 7-year warranty deal

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.

2023 World Car Awards Top Three finalists revealed

The 2023 Top Three in the World contenders have been revealed, ahead of the World Car Awards winners being announced on 5 April.

New Kia EV9 electric seven-seat SUV revealed

The dramatic new EV9 is a seven-seat electric SUV that will push the Kia brand further upmarket when sales start later in 2023.

BYD Atto 3: Chinese electric SUV on sale now, prices from £36,490

BYD is the biggest electric car brand in the world – and the Chinese company’s first SUV, the Atto 3, is now on sale in Britain.

Price of a new car rockets 43% in five years

The average new car now costs a staggering £39,000 – compared to just over £27,000 at the start of 2018.

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