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Hyundai makes weirdest recall

Hyundai has recalled some 714 Santa Fe SUVs in the United States for really quite a strange reason: the dash instruments can appear upside-down.
Published 01 February 2022
King Long Robobus in Chongqing

Autonomous buses operating in China

The Chinese city of Chongqing has begun operating a network of autonomous buses that are already available to be hailed by the public.
Published 01 February 2022
Lotus Type 135 first electric sports car sketch

First sketch of Lotus' new electric sports car

British carmaker Lotus has released a sketch of its first electric sports car alongside details of its close collaboration with Britishvolt.
Published 28 January 2022

Britishvolt deal revs up UK gigafactory plans

A UK tech firm's ambition to produce 300,000 electric vehicle battery packs per year in Northumberland have been given a shot in the arm.
Published 24 January 2022

UK start-up announces flying taxi plans

Urban-Air Port, a start-up specialising in infrastructure for “future air mobility” plans to open 200 flying taxi and cargo drone hubs globally.
Published 24 January 2022
Aston Martin DBX Prototype Track Testing

Hot Aston Martin DBX teased

Aston Martin is to unveil a new range-topping performance version of its DBX SUV.
Published 20 January 2022
German court calls Tesla Autopilot claims misleading

Tesla Autopilot accidents down

Tesla has released its latest quarterly report showing an improvement in the safety performance of its Autopilot driver assistance system.
Published 18 January 2022
9 things we've learned about farming from Jeremy Clarkson

Farmers react to Clarkson restaurant rejection

Farmers and local food producers have come out in support of Clarkson, branding the ruling "shortsighted" and "absurd".
Published 14 January 2022
Car insurance to soar after compensation shake-up

Warning over car insurance premium increases

Drivers are being warned of a potential rise in insurance premiums this year, despite new consumer protection regulations.
Published 14 January 2022
Ford reveals updated Fiesta

Uncertain future for Ford Fiesta and Focus?

2021 was the first year since 1971 that neither top spot was occupied by Ford or one of its products.
Published 14 January 2022
Drivetribe website closing down

DriveTribe is shutting down

DriveTribe, the automotive website founded by Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May, is to shut down at the end of January.
Published 12 January 2022
Rolls-Royce models

Rolls-Royce recorded best-ever sales in 2021

Rolls-Royce posted the highest ever sales figures in its 117-year history in 2021 according to a report released by the company.
Published 11 January 2022