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The author reports on creating their own 30th birthday special-edition SEAT Mii car by partnering with SEAT SA, readers of this journal, a design agency and a car-wrapping firm. SEAT agreed to help Auto Express to make a one-off "SEAT Mii by Auto Express," which will be given to one lucky reader for a period of six months.

The article presents a list of the top 26 new car makers including Lexus, Alfa Romeo and Honda.

The article reviews the cars including Dacia Sandero by French manufacturer Renault, mini crossover C4 Cactus by automaker Citroën, and compact car Pulsar by Japanese automaker Nissan.

The article reviews the cars including Suzuki Ignis, i10 1.0 SE by Hyundai Motor, and 208 208 1.2 PureTech Active by Peugeot.

The article presents a round-up of cars tested by members of the "Auto Express" editorial team in year 2017, including the Audi SQ7 super-sport utility vehicle, the BMW 5 Series car and the SEAT Ateca.

The article evaluates the Top Used Cars in Great Britain including the Ford C-MAX Mk2 from Ford, the Volkswagen Polo Mk5 from Volkswagen and the Fiat 500 from Fiat.

The article presents information on the car insurance companies in Great Britain including Elephant, Allianz and Swinton. Topics mentioned include the services offered by the insurance companies, their commitment to inform the automobile owner about the insurance claim and the value of money in servicing and repairs of the automobile.

Statistics are given regarding the value of money based on the service and repairs of the automakers including the percentage on the complaint against the auto dealer, the percentage of reasons for choosing the dealer and the percentage on the type of service performed on the automobile.

The article offers information on several cars including the Fiesta from Ford Motor Co., the V40 from AB Volvo and the Fiat 500 from Fiat Automobiles SpA.

Statistics are given regarding the owners' voting on performances of automobile brands including Dacia, Citroen, and Land Rover.

The article offers brief information on several automobiles to own in Great Britain as voted by the periodicals readers including the up! from Volkswagen, the A1 from Audi, and the Mondeo from Ford.

The article evaluates several cars including the BMW 5 Series Mk6, the Audi A6 Mk4 and the Lexus GS Mk4.

The article offers information on topics related to road safety. Topics mentioned include the importance of upgrading street signs and lamp posts to passive versions in the reduction of injuries and fatalities from automobiles that have lost control, the insights of Ian McDonald, national sales manager of pole manufacturer Pole Products, on the development of passive safety systems, and the promotion of road safety.

The article focuses on several aspects of scrapping of automobiles. Topics discussed include scrapping of automobiles like Porsche, Ferrari, TVR, Lotus, Aston Martin at the Douglas Valley Breakers in Great Britain; views of Graeme Cook of Douglas Valley Breakers on buying automobiles at auctions across Great Britain and scrapping of automobiles like Ferrari Testarossa, Citroen DS and Porsche 964.

The article focuses on the rise in the development and adaption of electric cars in China, so as to reduce air pollution. Topics discussed include construction of several electric vehicle charging points; investment in subsidies and infrastructure by the Chinese government to provide electric vehicle future; and manufacture of several lithium-ion batteries by the car manufacturer BYD Auto Co. Ltd. in China.

The article talks about the annual International Isle of Man TT races are an annual motorcycle sport. It mention views of racers Ben Birchall and Tom Birchall, the English motorcycle-with-sidecar road race duo, who talks about the challenges they face while participating in the race and the customized sidecar they designed. The article offers information on how the pair prepare for their races and what all they train for races.

The article focuses on the classic and vintage cars preservation at the Bicester Heritage in Oxfordshire, England. It discusses how the site has many historic car businesses and the presence of age gap among the staff and classic car enthusiasts supported by the charity StarterMotor as per its manager David Cox.

The article talks about a hydrogen vehicle, that are a type of vehicle that uses hydrogen as its onboard fuel for motive power an discusses how widespread use of hydrogen for fueling transportation is a key element of a proposed hydrogen economy. It discusses how, for automobile makers such as Toyota, hydrogen will complement their electric power vehicles.

The article evaluates winter tyres, including the EfficientGrip Perforance tures from tire manufacturer Goodyear, Wanli Snowgrip tyres from tire manufacturer Wanli and Rockstone F109 tyre from tire maker Rockstone.

The article focuses on the results of the Driver Power satisfaction survey on the automobile dealers, insurers, and breakdown operators in Great Britain along with categories including company executive car, family car, and sports car. Topics discussed include the popularity of electric and hybrid vehicles, the increase in the amount spent by car owners with their car models, and the automobiles mentioned including the Lexus IS, Hyundai i10 and Seat Leon MK3.

The article focuses on the revised driving test released by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) in Great Britain. It discusses the changes made to the test including increased independent driving, the ability to use satellite navigation, and speed tests. It also mentions the experiences of some young people who took the test.

The article offers information on Studio 434, that has collection of cars more than 300 owned by millionaire Rodger Dudding. It mentions that cars from the studio are featured in films, television programs and music videos. Dudding states that one of his friend suggested him to build a studio that will have green screen facilities, allowing cars to be filmed.

The article discusses the programme called Vision Zero adopted by automotive firms Continental and Bosch with the goal of having zero road accidents in the future. Key technologies of the programme include additional warning systems for automoted driving, improved autonomous emergency braking (AEB) systems, and driver analysis and warnings. Also discussed is the development of sensors to detect pedestrians and other road users in cars' blind spots.

The article offers information on tackling the potholes problems in Great Britain through use of recycled plastics in road construction. Topics discussed include views of MacRebur's co-founder Gordon Reid on efforts of finding solution to potholes with recycled plastics; development of polymer-modified bitumen to make asphalt more elastomeric; and environmental protection aspects of using recycled plastics.

The article discusses challenges associated with charging of electric cars. Topics discussed include dynamic wireless charging solution from technology company Qualcomm, views of David Martell, chief executive of charge station provider Chargemaster, on static charging, and dynamic and static wireless charging as the future of electric cars.

The article reviews flying cars including Skycar 400 by company Moller International, Pop.Up by airplane giant Airbus and Italian design and engineering house Italdesign, and TF-X and TF-X Transition by company Terrafugia.

The article offers a look at the success of the Nissan Qashqai crossover since its launched in 2007. It highlights the efforts of Nissan to revolutionized the car following its success, including the changes that the company made on the car. A description of the Qashqai crossover is also presented, along with the factors that influenced its market success.

The article discusses several technologies and challenges related to the automobiles. It mentions plans to launch a robot that de-ices the window instead of turning on the car and using heaters to defrost the windows as a technique by motorists. It also mentions ability of automobiles to park themselves using advanced laser and ultrasound sensors; and focus towards technology of automated valet parking.

The article focuses on the current laboratory-based type-approval test called New European Driving Cycle (NEDC) and mentions how the Worldwide harmonized Light vehicles Test Procedure (WLTP) will close loopholes automobile manufacturers take advantage of during lab testing. Topics include focus on control of nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions which have caused health concerns, views of Steve Hayton, head of European testing at the company, on same, and Real Driving Emissions (RDE) tests.

The article discusses the growing scale of distracted driving in Great Britain and on how to address the issue. Among the things that motorists do while driving include driver's completion of their beauty regime with both hands off the steering wheel, using mobile phones to make calls at red light junctions, and using mobiles and devices while behind the wheel. The observation was conducted by the periodical "Auto Express" at Clapham Common in South London, England.

The article focuses on automobile manufacturing company Saab. It discusses the reasons behind the bankruptcy of the company and attitude of its investors including automobile manufacturing companies General Motors, Spyker, and Koenigsegg. It also discusses a loan taken from European Investment Bank and mentions the efforts of founder of Spyker Victor Muller.

The article evaluates the ambulance service provided by the South East Coast Ambulance (SECAmb) in Chertsey, Surrey, England.

The article reports on converting base vehicles into patrol cars and how they might have changed over the years. Vauxhall Motors Ltd. opened a bespoke plant in Luton, Bedfordshire, England, in October 2016, and plans to produce 2,400 emergency vehicles a year at the facility. Dick Ellam, manager of Vauxhall Special Vehicles, says that they get the vehicles directly delivered to them from their factories around the world and convert them in-house.

This article discusses the development of car sharing, whether in traditional membership-based operations or peer-to-peer schemes. It presents forecasts on road-traffic congestion and tackles the use of car sharing to solve the problem on traffic congestion, the concept of car sharing and the increase in the number of car manufacturers getting behind car sharing schemes.

The article focuses on automotive parts suppliers in Great Britain. It mentions suppliers including engineering firm Red Arch that produce carbon fibre exhaust trims for the Bayerische Motoren Werke (BMW) cars , Nifco UK Ltd. that supplies fixtures and . It adds survey by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) revealing plans of British supply chain companies for investment in their businesses in the next three years.

The article highlights how automobile showrooms of the future are going digital. It is said that modern cars are crammed with connected technology, and apps are available for every aspect of car ownership. Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. doesn't have a single dealership or garage in India and has gone completely virtual.

The article discusses the rarity and desirability for the Aston Martin Cygnet small city car model. Topics include the reference to the 97 brake horsepower (bhp) 1.33-litre engine of the Cygnet, a comparison with the DBS as well as the V12 Vantage models and the Toyota iQ basis to meet European Union (EU) emission laws as in the carbon dioxide standards. Also mentioned are the hand-stitched leather interior, the emerging collectibility, and test drive by Auto Express.

The article previews the Nissan Figaro automobile from Nissan Motor.

In this article, the author reflects on the use of residue from whisky production to power automobiles. It mentions role of biotechnical firm Celtic Renewables to focus on the process of turning waste from whisky distilleries into biobutanol for petrol and diesel. It also highlights greenhouse gas benefits by increasing the energy from renewable sources.