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Volkswagen's Golf is the 2013 Car of the Year. Announced at a ceremony on the eve of the Geneva motor show, the seventh-generation Golf scored the most points from the 58 voting jury members, from 22 European countries. Each juror has 25 points to distribute among the eight-strong shortlist, which this year comprised: Peugeot 208Renault ClioFord B-MaxHyundai i30Volkswagen GolfMercedes A-classVolvo ...

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VW Golf wins 2013 European Car of the Year

Ben Pulman, 04 March 2013 15:15

Lambo man flies in to revamp Bentley design

Phil McNamara, 31 January 2013 16:00

Bentley is embarking on a new design era, steered by the man behind Lamborghini's stunning 21st century portfolio. Luc Donckerwolke, the Belgian who has held official positions at Audi, Bentley, Skoda, VW and Lamborghini, and worked in the background shaping the rest of VW Group's brands, is now getting down to business at Crewe. 'They told me: "You have to ...

Range Rover Evoque drives British exports boom (2013)

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Ollie Kew and Phil McNamara, 24 January 2013 09:30

Range Rover’s smash-hit Evoque has driven UK car production to its highest level since 2008, and an all-time record export level. In 2012, UK car manufacturing was up 9% compared with 2011, with 1.46m cars produced. Almost 83% were exported. The Evoque was 2012’s standout performer, having racked up an astonishing 108,598 sales last year. In August, Land Rover’s Halewood ...

Honda confirms Civic wagon and Type-R at Paris

Ollie Kew, 01 October 2012 12:00

For an in-depth and exclusive look at all things Honda, download the Honda: reloaded iPad app from the App Store now. It's from the makers of CAR magazine, and packed with new videos, news and reviews. Honda are having a busy motor show week, with the announcement that the Civic range is going to expand, and there's a whole new ...

Jaguar offers all-wheel drive - but not for UK

Ollie Kew, 16 August 2012 17:00

Jaguar has confirmed four-wheel-drive models will join its range once again, for the first time since the AWD X-type was killed off back in 2009. The first 4wd Jaguars will be the XJ and XF ranges. They'll be petrol-powered only, and just in saloon form for now, but don't get too excited if you're a UK customer: Jaguar has no ...

News watch June 2012: today's auto industry news

Tim Pollard & Ollie Kew, 29 June 2012 14:01

Welcome to CAR Magazine's news aggregator as we round up the daily stories in the auto industry. Top tip: news summaries are added from the top hour-by-hour Friday 29 June 2012• As predicted, BMW and Toyota today announced the next stage of their cooperation to jointly develop powertrains, lightweight technologies, fuel-cells and future platforms (BMW and Toyota)• Today's announcement follows the ...

Dacia Duster (2012) priced from £8995

Ollie Kew, 27 June 2012 10:37

Renault's sub-brand Dacia will price its Duster compact SUV from just £8995 when it goes on UK sale on 28 June 2012. That puts the Duster among Ford Fiesta and Hyundai i10 prices, and around £6000-7000 less than its rivals from Skoda and Nissan. A new 4x4 for less than £9000? Well, not quite. The entry-level Duster may only cost ...

UK car manufacturing to hit record high by 2015

Tim Pollard, 12 June 2012 09:11

Britain is on track to hit a new all-time car manufacturing high by the end of 2015. The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders forecasts that car production is set to top 2 million a year in three years' time. That's enough to eclipse the 1.92m record set forty years ago in 1972. What's causing the increase in UK car ...

News watch May 2012: today's auto industry news

Tim Pollard, Sarah-Jayne Harrison, Ben Pulman, Mark Hamilton, Ollie Kew, and Pembroke Tenneson, 29 May 2012 10:41

Welcome to CAR Magazine's news aggregator as we round up the daily stories in the auto industry. Top tip: news summaries are added from the top hour-by-hour Friday 1 June 2012• Peugeot-Citoren has been hit hardest by a 17% drop in overall domestic sales during May. PSA saw a 28% fall in sales, with Renault suffering a 14% decline, and Fiat ...

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