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The Volvo XC40 has claimed yet another significant honour, adding the New Car of the Year title in the Motor Trader 2019 Awards to its impressive collection. Its success confirms its status as a game-changing model in the fiercely competitive premium compact SUV market, more than a year on from its UK debut. Motor Trader’s […]
The Volvo XC40 has been crowned the Honest John Car of the Year 2019, beating all of its rivals to take the overall top honour. Regarded as the most honest and unbiased awards in the industry, the HonestJohn.co.uk awards were announced in a ceremony, at the Vinyl Factory in Soho, London. The glittering event celebrated the cars […]
Aston Martin’s President of Americas Laura Schwab will deliver the keynote speech at Autocar’s Great British Women in the Car Industry – Rising Stars event, which will be held in London on 19 June. Schwab was appointed Aston Martin’s first ever female President of Americas in 2015, having joined the firm from Jaguar Land Rover, […]
Diesel Car and Eco Car magazine have brought the ‘top 50’ to their February issue. There might be a few surprises in there, but overall it’s hard to fault not only the range but the genuine quality among the top contenders. In first place is a car that quite simply lives up to its name, […]
Automotive designer and engineer, Professor Gordon Murray has been awarded a CBE (Commander of the British Empire) in the Queen’s New Year Honours 2019. The accolade is in recognition of his ‘services to Motoring’ after a lifetime of devising and delivering creative and ground-breaking projects in the motorsport and automotive sectors. Gordon Murray said: “It […]
Ferrari’s latest mid-engined Special Series V8, the 488 Pista, has been nominated “Supercar of the Year” by BBC Top Gear Magazine. This brings Ferrari’s tally of BBC TopGear Awards to 16, and complements the 488 GTB which won the same Supercar of the Year award in 2016. When deciding on the Ferrari 488 Pista as […]
Brake, the road safety charity, is delighted to announce that its Police Family Liaison Officer Awards will return in 2019, and are now open for entry. Launched today (8 November) by Commander Stuart Cundy, NPCC lead for Family Liaison, at Brake’s annual ‘Police family liaison following road death and serious injury’ conference, the awards celebrate […]
The Mercedes-Benz A-Class has won the ‘Game-changer’ award at the carwow Car of The Year Awards, in a ceremony in London. The A-Class was praised for its innovative technology, interior comfort and low running costs. Mat Watson of carwow, said: “No car is more worthy of the carwow Game-changer Award than the new Mercedes A-Class. […]
The world-famous RoSPA Health and Safety Awards are now open for entries for 2019 – and there are a host of brand new honours and categories on offer. For the first time, organisations will be able to demonstrate their commitment to safeguarding their employees’ wellbeing inside and outside of the workplace with the new Safe@Work Safe@Home […]
Mercedes-Benz has won three awards at the 2019 What Car? Used Car of the Year awards, including the top accolade. The E-Class Estate (2017-present) was named ‘Best Used Car of the Year’, as well as ‘Best Used Estate Car of the Year’. The S-Class (2014-present) was named ‘Best Used Luxury Car of the Year’. The […]