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The ŠKODA OCTAVIA and SUPERB Estate proved an unbeatable duo as ŠKODA took home a pair of category wins at the 2018 What Car? Car of the Year Awards. The awards were made at the title’s 40th annual ceremony in London, where the judging panel praised ŠKODA’s winning models for their comfort, practicality and value for money. Other wins for ŠKODA included Best family SUV £20,000-£30,000 for KAROQ, Best estate car for less than £20,000 for FABIA, Best city car £9,500-£11,000 for CITIGO and Best executive car for less than £25,000 for SUPERB.

The British-built hybrid electric Auris was presented to Guide Dogs at a ceremony at the Surrey headquarters of Toyota (GB) and Toyota Financial Services on Monda...

Team newcomer Ott Tänak scored an excellent second place, leading home the Yaris WRC of Jari-Matti Latvala. Tänak impressed throughout his first event in Toyota colours...

After being on the market for less than a year, Vauxhall, and sister brand Opel, have reached the 100,000-order milestone for the all-new Insignia.  Fresh from its success at the Company Car Today CCT100 awards – where it was voted Best Upper Medium car and number two overall in the CCT100 models to meet every fleet need – the Insignia is available in Grand Sport and Sports Tourer body styles. Vauxha...

KIA Motors (UK) Ltd’s flagship SUV, the stylish seven-seat Sorento, has a subtly sportier look for 2018 with the introduction of ‘GT-Line’ and ‘GT-Line S’ variants and the availability of a new eight-speed automatic gearbox. Pricing for the...

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KIA has revealed the first images of the new Rio GT-Line, ahead of its public debut at the 2018 Geneva Motor Show. The Rio is the latest model to be available in GT-Line specification, following the recent intr...

Vauxhall’s all-new Insignia continues to impress judges, winninghas won the award for the Upper Medium Category at the inaugural Company Car Today CCT100 Awards, held at London’s Café de Paris in London today. Securing its success in the business market, the Insignia Grand Sport and Sports Tourer achieved beattop spot ahead of multiple several established rivals to the top spot to take t...

Following on from a successful 2017 which saw over 93,200 models sold, and four new model launches, KIA has received yet more good news to celebrate – winning two awards at the 40thanniversary What Car? Awards, held in London. Impressing the What Car? judges and winning ‘Best City Car’ was the all-new KIA Picanto. Launched in April 2017, the third generation A-segment Picanto has huge appeal f...

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Vauxhall’s Zafira Tourer has been recognised as the Best MPV for Less Than £20,000 at the 2018 What Car? Car of the Year Awards. The Zafira Tourer 1.4-litre 140PS Turbo Design variant won the award, making it the third honour Vauxhall has picked up this year already. “The Zafira Tourer is spacious and offers staggering value-for-money,” said Steve Huntingford, What Car? Editor. “It is better to...

Fresh, new design elements and state-of-the-art technology set the tone for the latest ŠKODA FABIA model update. A new front with...

With an off-road heritage spanning more than 65 years, Land Cruiser remains unique in its segment for its ability to combine outstanding quality, durability and reliability with unrivalled off-road performance and ever-greater levels of luxury, comfort and ownership prestige. Land Cruiser is more widely available than any current Toyota model, being sold in more than 190 countries worldwide. Its unmatched off-r...

The 2015 Kia Sportage has been named the fastest selling used car of 2017 by data from Auto Trader. On average, it took just 24 days for the 2015 Kia ...

Toyota Gazoo Racing has revealed a new GR Super Sports Concept at the Tokyo Auto Salon, a sportscar that incorporates hybrid power technology developed through Toyota’s top-level participation in the FIA World Endurance Championship. The GR Super Sport Concept, making its world debut at the salon, shares most of its principal parts with Toyota’s TS050 Hybrid WEC ra...

To launch Vauxhall Motors’ newest player in the SUV car park, the Grandland X, McCann Central has created the campaign, ‘Just a Little More Grand’. The campaign focuses on the Grandland X’s ride height and elevated driving position and the confidence this brings drivers.  The campaign concentrates on how standing even a fraction taller makes things, ‘Just a Little More Grand.’ ‘Just a Little M...

The Toyota Gazoo Racing World Rally Team have launched their 2018 World Rally Championship campaign at the Autosport International show in Birmingham taking the wraps off the latest version of the Toyota Yaris WRC. It will be a second season for Toyota in its mission to harness experience from motorsport to make ever-better cars. It enjoyed a successful debut ...