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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Polestar 5: new GT car is being developed in Britain

Polestar has a new R&D division in Coventry to mastermind its new EVs, starting with the Polestar 5 – a rival for the Porsche Taycan.

World Car Awards reveals 2022 finalists

The 2022 World Car Awards’ shortlisted models have been revealed, with 10 motors in the running for the World Car of the Year grand prize

Used car sales up 11.5% in ‘volatile’ 2021

Used car sales grew last year with more than 7.5 million vehicles changing hands – and 96.6 percent of them were petrol or diesel

New car sales up 27.5% compared to lockdown-hit 2021

Registration figures for new cars recovered in January 2022, with buyers spending their own money flocking to showrooms and lifting sales.

Grey report: Britain’s favourite new car colours revealed

For the fourth year running, grey topped the list as Britain’s most popular new car colour although gold, yellow and green are growing fast.

What is The Highway Code Hierarchy of Road Users?

A Hierarchy of Road Users is among new regulations for The Highway Code in 2022. We explain what the three rules– H1, H2 and H3 – all mean.

Used cars for £2k and under FELL 25% in 2021

The number of used cars on sale for £2,000 and under dropped by a quarter in 2021 as low-cost motorists are being ‘priced off the road’

Bentley details £2.5bn electric car model blitz: FIVE new EVs from 2025

Bentley has revealed a ‘Five-in-Five’ plan to launch an electric car every year from 2025. It comes as part of a £2.5 billion investment.

Car insurance prices rise 7.6% in three months

Car insurance is the latest household essential to see significant price rises, as fully-comp premiums swell by 7.6 percent in three months.

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