Car production fell by almost 10% in August, following six consecutive months of growth, new figures show.
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Vehicle scam reports surged by 74% in the first half of 2023, says Lloyds Bank
A major bank has recorded a 74% surge in the number of reports of vehicle scams in the first half of this year, with victims losing nearly £1,000 on average.
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Government urged to include self-driving vehicle legislation in King’s Speech
Progress in developing self-driving vehicles risks stalling if the Government fails to include relevant legislation in the King’s Speech, MPs have warned.
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Opel
Diversity is Key in the ADAC Opel Electric Rally Cup
Season opener 2023 of the ADAC Opel Electric Rally Cup “powered by GSe” at the ADAC Rallye Sulingen.
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Duke of Richmond: Government’s 2030 electric vehicle target ‘difficult’ to reach
The Government’s ban on the sale of petrol and diesel cars by 2030 could be “difficult” to achieve, the Duke of Richmond has said.
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Drivers leasing new electric cars ‘overcharged’ by hundreds of pounds each month
Drivers leasing new electric cars are being overcharged by hundreds of pounds each month, according to a report.
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Self-driving cars could make traffic lights obsolete in 20 years
Traffic lights could become obsolete in 20 years, an engineer supporting a groundbreaking self-driving cars trial said.
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Used car market slumped by 8.5% in 2022
Sales of used cars declined by 8.5% in the UK last year, new figures show.
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Result of health and safety report into Flintoff’s Top Gear crash ‘imminent’
The BBC will decide whether Top Gear will resume filming after the “imminent” conclusion of an investigation into presenter Andrew Flintoff’s crash.
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Price of diesel falls below 170p per litre for first time since March 2022
The average price of a litre of diesel has fallen below 170p for the first time in 11 months.
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Drivers turn off car heating to help cut fuel consumption, says survey
One in six drivers (16%) turn off their car’s heating in an attempt to save on fuel costs, a new survey suggests.
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1 in 10 drivers ignore red X signs on motorways
Up to one in 10 drivers risk being fined for ignoring lane closed signs on motorways, new figures suggest.
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Cars interiors of the future could be built with coffee and eggshells
Coffee, eggshells and rice could be used as materials for car interiors of the future, a new study has discovered.
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Drivers hit by rise in fuel prices
Drivers are being hit by rising fuel prices after an increase in oil costs.
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Vauxhall not going to ‘overplay’ its heritage when creating new EVs
Vauxhall won’t create “retro cars’ and isn’t keen on ‘overplaying” its heritage, according to the firm’s design boss.
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Motoring
Seven-in-10 believe drivers should be responsible for making sure passengers ‘belt up’ – survey
More than two-thirds of motorists believe that drivers should be responsible for making sure that all passengers in a vehicle wear seatbelts, a new survey has found.
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Car production sinks to its lowest level since the 1950s
UK car production fell to its lowest level since 1956 last year as output was hit by global shortages of semiconductor chips, new figures show.
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Astra
First Drive: The Vauxhall Astra GSe kickstarts this firm’s sporty electrified era
What is it?
Vauxhall has a pretty impressive reputation when it comes to sporty models. Sure, it might not have the glittering history of arch-rival Ford, but with its GSi and VXR models, it’s produced some very credible performance cars over the years.
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Grandland
First Drive: Does the Vauxhall Grandland GSe work as a sporty hybrid SUV?
What is it?
What you’re looking at here is Vauxhall’s most powerful car. Yes, now the ridiculously fun VXR8 is no more, the quickest model from this brand is actually a hybrid SUV, with the Grandland GSe.
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Commercial Vehicle
Stellantis says it is ‘ready to go’ with hydrogen-powered vans in the UK
Stellantis says it has hydrogen-powered vans ‘ready to go’ and is preparing to roll out the first UK models in the opening three months of the year.
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