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The cars that are wowing crowds at the 2019 Shanghai Motor Show

The star cars at the 2019 Shanghai Motor Show


With China being a crucial new car market, i's no surprise to see car makers bringing their latest and greatest to the 2019 Shanghai Motor Show.

Lotus teases £1m+ electric hypercar in Shanghai


British car maker Lotus his made an astonishing U-turn on plans to pull the wraps off a £1m+ pure-electric hypercar in Shanghai.

Police roll out mobile phone detectors


New technology that can detect drivers who are using the mobile phones while behind the wheel is now being rolled out in the UK.

Video: Train hits SUV that jumped level crossing


A motorist in Florida has been rushed to hospital, after the SUV they were in was struck by a double-decker train at a level crossing.
Insurers call for clampdown on salvaged car loopholes

Insurers call for salvaged car loophole clampdown


Insurers have called for the rules on written-off cars to be changed to prevent unsafe salvaged vehicles entering the used car market.
Starsky & Hutch actor David Soul on his mission to restore a historic Chrysler

Interview: Starsky & Hutch star David Soul


Before the Starsky and Hutch star surrenders his celebrity gun and badge, David Soul has one more assignment he wants to complete.

Video: 'Distracted' driver rams patrol truck


Starting footage of a BMW hurtling into the back of an emergency patrol vehicle has been released by New York's Department of Transportation.

Gatwick rogue parking boss jailed for 14 months


The boss of a rogue valet parking firm that dumped its clients' cars in fields near Gatwick Airport has been sentenced for 14 months.

The safest new cars of 2019 (updated)


2019 has been a stellar year for new car safety. Of the models that have been tested so far, only one hasn't been awarded the full five stars.
Ford introduces key fob with "sleep mode" that prevents keyless car thefts

New anti-keyless theft fob from Ford


Ford has launched a new key fob that the company claims makes its cars impervious to "relay attack" thefts.

Me and My Motor: Mansfield FC boss Carolyn Radford


Carolyn Radford, one of only a handful of female chief executives in British football, likes to keep things real at home.
New higher grade biofuel risks damaging hundreds of thousands of cars

Chancellor suggests fuel duty rate could soon rise


Britain's fuel duty tax rate could soon be raised for the first time in nearly a decade, the Chancellor of the Exchequer has suggested.