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The Volkswagen Group has presented its “Best Apprentice Awards 2017” to its best apprentices from all over the world, honoring their outstanding performance and professional competence. The prizes for the 46 young talents from 20 countries were presented by the Chairman of the Board of Management of Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft, Matthias Müller, the Member of the […]
The Next Green Car Awards 2017 winners have been revealed, recognising the UK’s best new green cars. Covering eight different categories, the winners have been carefully selected from a shortlist of 32 different models across 18 manufacturers. Winning models cover seven vehicle categories and a Next Generation Award, with all contenders launched in 2017, or […]
The Autosport Awards – widely regarded as the biggest night in world motorsport – will feature a series of new innovations in 2017. This year’s Awards will take place on Sunday 3rd December at Grosvenor House Hotel and will include a new presenter line-up, featuring F1 legend David Coulthard and leading broadcaster Lee McKenzie. It […]
On Thursday 16th November 2017, 300 of the world’s biggest classic and performance car enthusiasts came together in London to celebrate the winners of the Octane Awards 2017 – the accolade of Car of the Year being won by the 2017 Jaguar XKSS Continuation. Now in their seventh year, the awards celebrate the continued growth […]
The new Discovery has cemented its position as the best car to buy for the second time this year being billed as Scotland’s Car of the Year by the Association of Scottish Motoring Writers. The award follows the Discovery receiving Auto Express’s Car of the Year back in June. Winning both the SUV category and […]
Ford has announced the winner of the 2017 Ford UK Innovation Challenge. This award is part of the Ford College Community Challenge (Ford C3), a program from Ford Motor Company Fund, which supports young people, encouraging social entrepreneurship through the implementation of sustainable community solutions. This year marks the 10th anniversary of Ford C3 globally […]
Richard Burden, MP for Birmingham Northfield, has been awarded a parliamentarian road safety award by charity Brake and Direct Line. The award recognises Richard’s long-standing involvement in transport and his commitment to road safety, particularly during his time as Shadow Transport Minister between 2013 and 2017. Richard has established himself as a strong supporter of […]
The winner of the Freight Transport Association Driver of the Year 18 tonne competition, sponsored by Bridgestone, has been announced. Craig Stewart of Clarke International has become the overall champion in the 18 tonne competition, demonstrating outstanding professionalism, knowledge and excellent driving skills. Lee Hawkins of Greggs has been named Young Driver of the Year in the 18 tonne category. The competition took place on Wednesday (13th September 2017) at Mercedes-Benz, […]
GEM Motoring Assist has regained its place as the UK’s number one breakdown recovery provider in the Auto Express Driver Power awards. The result sees GEM in the top spot for the seventh year out of the last ten. GEM chief executive Paula Williams said: “We are of course absolutely delighted to be back in […]
For the third year running, Ferrari has taken the Red Dot: Best of the Best award for the maximum expression of design quality and ground-breaking design. The model to receive the top Red Dot Award in the prestigious annual Product Design competition this year was the Ferrari J50, the strictly limited series of bespoke cars […]