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60% of the world’s cobalt - which is used in EV batteries - comes from DR Congo, but how are carmakers safeguarding workers’ rights?

Suzuki is bringing the Jimny Sierra pick-up and the Jimny Survive concepts to the 2019 Tokyo Auto Salon

Volkswagen’s flagship saloon receives a more powerful turbocharged 2.0-litre four-cylinder engine

McLaren Special Operations creates unique P1 wrapped in Ayrton Senna’s iconic Marlboro livery, marking 30 years since his first F1 title

Japanese firm’s mid-size and large SUVs receive a range of updates for the 2019 model year

Discounts for alternatively fuelled vehicles to be phased out; Uber and other private hire taxi firms to start paying next year

JLR develops prototype door which can open and close automatically, giving disabled motorists easier access to their vehicles

Research finds the most common London taxis emit up to 30 times as much NOx as personal petrol cars of the same age

The system will be available in China from early 2019, allowing buyers to unlock and start their vehicles with fingerprints

Well-specced Volkswagen Golf Match edition arrives to replace the outgoing SE and SE Nav trim levels

Porsche announces the new 718 Cayman T and Boxster T, with prices starting at £51,145

MINI announces new specs for the John Cooper Works Hatch and Convertible, which is set for a re-release early next year

European car industry calls CO2 target “unrealistic”, while activists say cutback won’t be “fast enough to hit our climate goals”

Chinese start-up NIO has added a smaller SUV to its line-up, tasked with rivalling the upcoming BMW iX3

Hardcore Renault Megane RS Trophy rivals the Honda Civic Type R and VW Golf GTi hot hatches, priced from £31,810

Could the Suzuki Jimny be the 2019 World Car of the Year? No. Don’t be daft, says Mike Rutherford

New charge points receiving Government installation grants must be able to detect and charge at off-peak times

Research finds 37 per cent of people have friends who they believe have driven while over the drink-drive limit

Scotland’s road traffic accident rate has actually increased since tougher drink-drive laws were introduced in 2014

BMW and Porsche’s prototype 450kW FastCharge unit can give 62 miles of range in just three minutes, once vehicle technology catches up

Audi to display “mobile movie theatre” style entertainment system, which will eventually work with its automated driving technology

Highways England chief executive says: “We need to think about touchscreens with small, fiddly buttons”

The launch issue of DrivingElectric magazine is on sale now in WH Smith high street and travel outlets

New Porsche Macan S SUV arrives with a more powerful engine and tuned chassis

A summer crackdown by 38 police forces in England and Wales saw 1,962 drivers screened for drugs, of which 1,108 tested positive

The latest Audi A4 Avant has been spotted during winter testing, ahead of its 2019 release

Report argues plug-in hybrids take too long to recharge and block all-electric cars with rapid charging capabilities from using bays

Some established names were obsessed with being cool in LA, turning their backs on conventional cars. Big mistake, says Mike Rutherford

McLaren has launched the convertible version of the 720S supercar with a folding carbonfibre roof and 710bhp

Government figures show Brits travelled 327 billion miles last year, while car greenhouse gas emissions fell despite rising traffic levels

Volkswagen has announced that savings of 3 billion euros will be made by the end of 2020, while vehicle prices will rise

Average cost of putting a car right after a failed MoT pegged at £326.85, with 30 per cent of failures down to faulty lights

Updated Renault Kadjar crossover gets styling tweaks, power boost and option of new petrol engine

The fourth generation of the BMW X5 is on sale now, with prices starting at £57,495

Charging points in supermarket carparks is a leap forward for the electric car market, says John McIlroy

Proposals will mandate data recorders be fitted to new cars, plus intelligent speed assistance systems that cannot be deactivated