Paul Richardson

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Giugiaro wants to work on more Hyundai design projects - Legendary car designer Giorgetto Giugiaro says he hopes he can work with Hyundai on future projects, having played a fundamental role in shaping its historic and current line-up.
The Italian behind all manner of icons - ...

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Michigan Webasto workers vote to join UAW - Workers at a Webasto Roof Systems plant in suburban Detroit voted 99 to 79 to join the UAW Thursday. The plant produces convertible tops for the Ford Mustang, Ford Bronco, Jeep and Chevrolet Corvette.
Pay and schedule changes motivat...

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Volvo UK confirms switch to agency sales model from June - Volvo UK has confirmed it will switch to the ‘agency’ sales model – in which it will sell cars directly to buyers at fixed prices, rather than wholesale to dealers – from June.
As previously reported by Autocar, the UK...

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Toyota, Ford and Stellantis dealerships sell across 4 states -
Two of the largest dealership groups in the country expanded with first- and second-quarter acquisitions, while a business that is part of a company best known for owning the Minnesota Twins franchise in Major Lea...

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Xpeng P7 - At 4888mm long, the P7 is actually closer in length to the Model S than the Model 3. That said, the smaller car seems a fairer comparison: Tesla is still considered an industry start-up in some quarters, but consider that the Model S launched two years before Xpeng ...

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Nio's UK swap station will change EV batteries in under five minutes - In China, the battery swap sites are open to Nio drivers who own their batteries outright or who lease them. In Europe, only drivers who opt for the ‘Battery as a Service’ (BaaS) system – a lease-style pack...

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Redesigned 2024 Tacoma fights off midsize rivals with hybrid, new trims and tech -
WAIMEA, Hawaii — With the possible exception of the RAV4 compact crossover, no nameplate in Toyota's U.S. lineup is more important to the brand than the Tacoma midsize pickup — not just because...

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Health check: Is China still on track to take over the car world? - Stepping out onto a street in China is always an assault on the senses: an ever-shifting cornucopia of unfamiliar sights, sounds and smells. Even in a city as relatively international as Shanghai, a 10-minute ...

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Hyundai and Kia settle lawsuit over vehicle thefts for $200 million -
Hyundai and Kia have agreed to pay more than $200 million to owners of as many as 9 million vehicles on the road that lack engine immobilizers as part of a class-action lawsuit.
The automakers did not inclu...

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Road safety firm calls for mandatory eye tests for older drivers - Of the 41.5 million people who hold a full driving licence in the UK, 6.25 million (15%) are older than 70. Their number is increasing at the rate of 250,000 each year. While their health varies widely, one con...

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Tesla previews entry-level ‘Model 2’ electric car - Fundamentally, Tesla will look to minimise the amount of work needed at each stage of the process. For example, the seats will be mounted directly to the underfloor battery pack, with the entire unit then raised up into a bod...

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EV battery swapping could help solve the U.S. charging problem -
More than a decade ago, a high-flying startup called Better Place made a billion-dollar bet that electric car drivers would prefer to swap depleted batteries for fresh ones in minutes rather than charge them for...

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Audi hints at "more extreme" RS6 for reveal in 2024 - The Audi RS6 is in line to receive an "extreme" new special edition as the Ingolstadt firm gears up to celebrate its most successful performance models before going all-electric.
The new, top-rung Audi RS6 Performance will ...

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Urgent recalls affect more than 2.5M U.S. vehicles, Carfax says - More than 2.5 million U.S. vehicles are under "do not drive" or "park outside" safety recalls that remain unrepaired despite the danger they present, vehicle history specialist Carfax said Wednesday.
This is the...

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More powerful Audi RS3 on cards as raucous five-cylinder swansong - Audi has hinted at plans to take its acclaimed five-cylinder petrol engine to new heights before it switches focus wholesale to electrification, and a substantially upgraded Audi RS3 hot hatch is on the cards....

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Jeep Grand Cherokee PHEV priced from £69,915 in the UK - The Jeep Grand Cherokee has arrived in the UK, priced from £69,915.
Sold exclusively as a 375bhp plug-in hybrid, playing a core role in Jeep's pledge to go fully electrified in Europe and its drive to grow its market sha...

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UAW strikes Ford supplier Constellium in Michigan -
UAW workers at a Ford-supplying plant in suburban Detroit began striking Wednesday after nine failed negotiation meetings. The Constellium Automotive plant produces aluminum structures and crash management systems for the Fo...

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Mini JCW 1to6 special edition is last ever manual Mini - The Mini John Cooper Works 1to6 has been revealed as the brand's last ever manual car as it pushes forward with automatic gearboxes and electric powertrains.
The £39,600 special edition – of which just 999 examples will ...

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U.S. lawmakers want to bar automakers from eliminating AM radio in new vehicles -
A group of bipartisan U.S. lawmakers introduced legislation Wednesday to bar automakers from eliminating AM broadcast radio in their new vehicles, citing safety concerns.
Democratic Senator Edwa...

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Volkswagen ID 3 2023 first drive - Power comes from the same rear-mounted electric motor as before. It continues to develop 204bhp and 228lb ft in both the ID 3 Pro and Pro S, which receive 58.0kWh and 77.0kWh lithium ion batteries respectively.
Step-off response is urgent, ma...