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News 22 Oct, 2014

Honda UK confirms that the European Accord saloon and Tourer estate will be axed next year, with no replacement planned.

A top Toyota executive offered support for how airbag maker Takata is handling a safety crisis affecting millions of vehicles, days after expanding its own recalls for the second time in four months.

Daimler's decision to sell its 4 percent stake in Tesla Motors surprised investors and fueled speculation of a growing rivalry in the increasingly competitive electric car market.

News 22 Oct, 2014

German powerhouse Brabus reveals performance pack for the GLA crossover range

News 22 Oct, 2014

Auto Express readers vote Honda’s Civic Type R their favourite new model from the 2014 Paris Motor Show

News 22 Oct, 2014

Drivers unwittingly breaking the law due to phoney speed limit signs

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles has had a flat reception on the New York Stock Exchange after its debut there last week. European trading in Milan is currently about 7 times that of Wall Street, despite FCA shifting its primary listing to the U.S.

Italian supplier Sogefi reported a net loss of 5.8 million euros ($7.4 million) for the first nine months of the year and said CEO Guglielmo Fiocchi would leave the company.

Scandinavian automotive supplier body, FKG, is describing the lack of a Swedish Industry Minister as a "bit odd," following the election of a new Parliament in Stockholm.

News 22 Oct, 2014

Apple is looking at turning the iPhone into a remote control for your car that can unlock and even start the engine on approach

Safety regulator NHTSA on Wednesday (22 October) expanded the number of vehicles in the United States that may be affected by recalls for potentially defective Takata air bags that could spray shrapnel at occupants from 6.1m announced on Tuesday to 7.8m.

US highway safety regulator NHTSA last night (21 October) expanded its warning about faulty airbags made by Takata to 6.1m vehicles in the United States.

The EU says supplier Honeywell's joint venture with chemicals company DuPont to produce an air conditioning refrigerant for cars may be anti-competitive as the deal may have blocked rivals keen to participate in the chemical's development.

The EU says supplier Honeywell's joint venture with chemicals company DuPont to produce an air conditioning refrigerant for cars may be anti-competitive as the deal may have blocked rivals keen to participate in the chemical's development and...

News 22 Oct, 2014

Huge cache of stolen prestige vehicles, valued at £1.2 million, have been found smuggled in containers at eight of Britain's ports

News 22 Oct, 2014

Shock new survey reveals motorists' poor eyesight

News 22 Oct, 2014

Widebody Aston Martin Vantage mule hints that Aston is developing a more hardcore racer

PSA/Peugeot-Citroen's revenue rose 1.6 percent in the third quarter, but a push to raise pricing failed to deliver higher revenue at its manufacturing arm. The company raised its full-year car-market forecast for Europe.

From DMACK

The race to win a fantastic prize in rallying reaches an exciting climax next week when the winner of the inaugural Drive DMACK Fiesta Trophy will be crowned at Rally de España, round of the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC).

The fifth and final round of the DMACK Trophy will see a head-to-head clash between Estonian Sander Pärn and the UK's Tom Cave on what's set to be a thrilling battle for the top spot.

As the only mixed surface rally on the calendar, the 50th running of Rally de España is set to be a thriller. Competitors need to master the event's legendary circuit-style asphalt roads alongside the rough gravel stages high in the hills of Tarragona.

This format means M-Sport's expert mechanics have the challenge of transforming the GEM Fuel-powered Ford Fiesta R2 cars from gravel to asphalt specification during a specially extended service on Friday evening.

‘Crazy Leo' Urlichich (Photo: Facebook)

It also means an expanded range of tires supplied by DMACK. Crews will use the medium compound DMG2 gravel tyre for Friday's six gravel tests and then have the choice of both dry and wet compounds of it's DMT-RC asphalt tire for Saturday and Sunday.

“Spain is going to be the only rally this season where I start with the same co-driver,” said Toronto's ‘Crazy Leo' Urlichich.

“So perhaps we'll finally have a chance to start improving our rapport in the car. Rallying is all about the challenge and the variables, and the mixed-surface stages only add to that - I'm looking forward to it. We've had a lot of bad luck this season but it's still an amazing feeling to break through to the WRC and work with a team as supportive as M-Sport.”