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Against a background of difficult trading conditions, there has been a big change at the top of the UK’s new car registrations league table.

By the end of the first quarter, it was already evident that new car demand and supply were both going to be severely affected by the pandemic. Indeed, figures just published by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders show a UK registrations total of only 1,631,064 units for the entire year, the worst annual performance since 1992.

This year’s World Car Awards winners will be announced on the 17th of April at the New York International Auto Show. In the meantime, organisers have revealed the top three finalists in each category.

Fifty-four motoring journalists from across Canada and the United States have decided 2019’s North American Car of the Year, Truck of the Year and Utility Vehicle of the Year.

Organisers of the 2019 North American Car of the Year, Truck of the Year and Utility Vehicle of the Year awards have revealed the three finalists in each category.

Just a few weeks after the Volvo XC40 won the 2018 European Car of the Year title, the larger XC60 has been named 2018 World Car of the Year at the New York International Auto Show.

An international panel of sixty motoring journalists has decided that the Volvo XC40 is 2018’s European Car of the Year.

It’d be intriguing to question members of the World Car Awards jury about their voting rationale, because some of 2018’s top three finalists seem nonsensical.

This year’s North American Car of the Year, Truck of the Year and Utility Vehicle of the Year have been named at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit.

It seems that the jurors who get to vote for the North American Car of the Year, Truck of the Year and Utility Vehicle of the Year awards aren’t currently enamoured with American brands.

A first vote by sixty European Car of the Year jurors has determined the seven models that could win the 2018 title. Clearly some rather peculiar thought processes were followed, because a few seemingly strong contenders haven’t made the cut.

Back in 1967, a Scottish company called Ailsa Trucks began importing Volvo lorries into the UK. Now, to commemorate that event’s fiftieth anniversary, the appropriately-named Ailsa Edition has been launched.

A jury of seventy-five motoring journalists from twenty-three countries has decided the top three finalists in each category of the 2017 World Car Awards.

Like any prize that’s decided by a large international jury, the European Car of the Year verdict is usually going to be controversial.

2017's North American Car of the Year, Truck of the Year and Utility Vehicle of the Year have been announced at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit.

Following a first round of voting, seven nominees for the 2017 European Car of the Year award have been named. They comprise a diverse group, but none are especially exciting or innovative.

Jurors have chosen the finalists for the 2017 North American Car of the Year, Truck of the Year and Utility Vehicle of the Year awards. Yes, there are now three prizes, because organisers sensibly decided to split the previous Truck / Utility of the Year category.

Becoming an Uber driver might not be a wise long-term job move. That's because Volvo has announced a deal with the app-based taxi service to provide autonomous vehicles.

Volvo has announced that a new Compact Modular Architecture will underpin its next-generation '40' series cars. The just-unveiled 40.1 and 40.2 concepts – an SUV and a saloon respectively – offer a glimpse of how two members of the range might look.

Replacing the old 3.0 litre six-cylinder engine with a turbocharged and supercharged 2.0 litre four-cylinder unit makes a lot of sense for the updated Volvo S60 and V60 Polestar.