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Bridgestone future city

Bridgestone's city of the future shown at CES

Tyre manufacturer Bridgestone has set out its vision for a city focused around sustainable mobility.
Published 14 January 2021
Sony's electric car tested on European roads

Sony's electric car shown testing in Europe

A year after its surprise debut at the 2020 Consumer Electrics Show (CES), the Sony Vision-S electric car has been shown testing on European road
Published 13 January 2021
BMW that belonged to Sir Sean Connery up for sale

Sir Sean Connery's BMW up for sale

A 1986 BMW belonging to the late and great Sir Sean Connery is up for sale on a classic car website.
Published 13 January 2021
AA driving instructors suffering ‘anxiety and debt’ over franchise payments during lockdown

AA instructors rebel over coronavirus payments

AA driving instructors are threatening to cancel direct debits after after it insisted they would need to defer payments
Published 13 January 2021
Brazilian Ford workers protest factory closures

Brazilian Ford workers protest factory closures

Ford workers in Brazil have gathered at the gates of a manufacturing plant to protest the car maker's decision to end its Brazilian production.
Published 12 January 2021
Start of F1 season delayed by coronavirus for second year in a row

Start of F1 season delayed by coronavirus

For the second year running, the coronavirus has forced changes to the beginning of the Formula One season.
Published 12 January 2021
Ford Fiesta crashes into Lamborghini Aventador SV and flees scene

Ford Fiesta crashes into £500,000 Lamborghini

A video uploaded to Instagram shows a Ford Fiesta crashing into the back of a Lamborghini Aventador SV Roadster before fleeing the scene.
Published 12 January 2021
JCB unveils machine that fixes potholes in 8 minutes

JCB unveils machine that fixes potholes in 8 mins

Construction equipment manufacturer JCB has revealed a machine that can fill in potholes in just eight minutes
Published 11 January 2021
Alfa Romeo Giulia GTA

The 7 most exciting new cars scheduled 2021

After what has undeniably been a historic year for the car industry, there are a number of great new cars scheduled for 2021.
Published 10 January 2021
Has Elon Musk named his child X Æ A-12?

Elon Musk becomes world's richest person

Tesla Motors and SpaceX boss Elon Musk has become the world's richest person after his net worth exceeded $185bn (£136bn).
Published 07 January 2021
More than half of new cars sold in Norway are EVs

More than half of new cars sold in Norway are EVs

Norwegian EV sales overtake those of petrol and diesel cars
Published 07 January 2021
The UK's top 10 bestselling cars of 2020

Top 10 best-selling cars in the UK 2020

These were the UK's best-selling new cars and the most popular fuels of 2020, according to the Society of Manufacturers and Traders.
Published 07 January 2021