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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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.

Lexus RZ 450e 2023 review

Lexus has majored on hybrid cars for years. With the new RZ – a luxurious and striking family SUV – it’s going fully electric.

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.

Hyundai and Genesis design chief SangYup Lee is World Car Person of the Year 2023

SangYup Lee, executive vice president and head of Hyundai and Genesis global design centre, has been named World Car Person of the Year 2023.

World Car Awards 2023 finalists revealed

The finalists have been announced for World Car Awards 2023 – including the 10 cars in the running for the overall World Car of the Year.

Volvo XC40 Recharge long-term test review

What's it like to dive into the world of electric motoring? Join us as we take you through the highs and lows with a Volvo XC40 Recharge.

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