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Insurance specialist Hagerty reveals eight hot classic cars to buy in 2024 as values surge

Published 09 January 2024
By Matt Robinson
Pre-war Alvis, modern Honda roadster, classic fast Ford hatch and even the Austin J40 make Hagerty’s eight-strong Bull Market list for 2024.
Guglielmo Marconi wireless radio tests with Daimler

The Times archive: first in-car radio trial

Almost exactly 100 years ago, a technology trial by a leading German car maker and a British telecoms firm sowed the seed for in-car audio.
Published 01 November 2022
Volkswagen faces criticism after racist ad

BMW and Volkswagen Group fined over cartel talks

The European Commission has fined BMW and the Volkswagen Group a total of €875 million over colluding on vehicle emissions.
Published 09 July 2021

Mercedes fined £776m for over-polluting diesels

Mercedes-Benz's parent company Daimler has been handed a hefty fine for failing to ensure some of its diesel engines adhere to emissions rules.
Published 27 September 2019

BMW, VW, Mercedes accused of emissions collusion

Three German car making giants worked together to hinder the introduction of emissions-reducing technology, a European Commission report alleges.
Published 05 April 2019

Me and My Motor: Ardal O'Hanlon

“I’d love an Aston Martin", says the comedian Ardal O'Hanlon, rubbing his hands with glee. "Maybe there's time for one more rash purchase."
Published 20 March 2019
Mercedes airbag recall involves 400,000 British cars

Mercedes airbag recall affects 400,000 UK cars

Mercedes is asking nearly 400,000 British drivers to return their luxury cars for urgent repairs, after airbags on around 30 of its vehicles...
Published 17 October 2017
Don’t save dying diesels, Germany told

Don’t save dying diesels, Germany told

A row has broken out over proposed tax breaks for Germany’s carmakers before a “diesel summit” in Berlin.
Published 11 August 2017
Road Raj: Meet Dr Ravi Prakash, the cardiac surgeon who owns one of the world’s finest classic car collections

Road Raj

“Asking which of my cars is most precious to me is just as painful as asking which of my daughters I love most,” says Dr Ravi Prakash...
Published 18 April 2017
The Sunday Times Driving Placeholder

The cars that defined the decades

Cool and groovy, City boy racer or slighty smug — there’s always been a car that captured the mood over the past 50 years...
Published 03 February 2015
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News: Stardust special that crippled Daimler to be...

Today Lady Docker, wife of the millionaire former chairman of Daimler, might be celebrated as a visionary designer and her creations marketed to the...
Published 11 September 2014
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News: Daimler offers employees chance to have holiday...

Holidays are for relaxing with a piña colada or two... or three. Yet sometimes it’s impossible to escape the incessant beeping of work email notifications...
Published 14 August 2014
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A word in your shell-like: Arthur Daley is selling...

The most famous of Arthur Daley's cars in the TV series Minder has been offered for auction with a five-figure reserve.
Published 10 April 2014