The new MINI Convertible : out in the open
Clive Goldthorp MINI has just released details of the new, R57-series, MINI Convertible which will be officially launched at the Detroit Motor Show next January prior to hitting UK MINI […]
Clive Goldthorp MINI has just released details of the new, R57-series, MINI Convertible which will be officially launched at the Detroit Motor Show next January prior to hitting UK MINI […]
Keith Adams I’ve just returned from a two days of high performance driver training at the Anglesey race circuit and I have to say that it was a real eye-opener. Firstly, […]
Clive Goldthorp Leading Chinese Automotive Industry website, Gasgoo.com, yesterday reported that construction work on Phase Two of the MG facility at Pukou in Nanjing has now started following a $376.24m […]
Nick Huber, Accountancy Age, 27th November, 2008 Three and a half years after the government announced an inquiry into MG Rover, there is still no final report. It is estimated […]
Keith Adams WHAT have I done? I’ve tried so, so hard to resist the lure of a spare motor and, on the whole, I think 2008 has been better than […]
just-auto.com Editorial Team, 25th November, 2008 BMW and Vattenfall Europe are to launch a test project for 50 electric cars in Berlin next year. The project will see 50 Mini […]
just-auto.com Editorial Team, 26th November, 2008 BMW’s Chinese joint venture, BMW-Brilliance Auto, has begun construction of a second plant in China’s Northeast province of Liaoning, according to reports. The Xinhua […]
Jin Jing, Shanghai Daily, 26th November, 2008 SAIC Motor Corp will spend 2 billion yuan (US$294 million) with its parent on a venture making green vehicles. China’s biggest auto maker […]
Kevin Huang, Automotive News China, 19th November, 2008 GUANGZHOU — Honda Automobile (China) Co., which produces the Jazz small car in the south China city of Guangzhou for export, […]
Keith Adams So the word is out – Jaguar Land Rover is talking to the UK government about a potential bailout plan. With the recession deepening and sales dropping off […]
Yang Jian, Automotive News China, 19th November, 2008 SHANGHAI — With the economy slumping at home and abroad, China’s auto industry is looking at slower growth — or no growth […]
Alun Thorne, Head of Business, Birmingham Post, 24th November, 2008 Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has refused to be drawn on speculation that it is in secret talks over a Government […]
Keith Adams I WAS saddened to hear that the Zastava marque has come to the end of the road after being in business for 30 years. Although never particularly liked […]
Bettina Mayer, Automotive News Europe, 19th November, 2008 LOS ANGELES — The 500 motorists selected to be part of BMW’s electric Mini test program in the US will pay […]
Tony Lewin, Automotive News Europe, 19th November, 2008 LONDON — The recent substantial cuts in interest rates may not be enough to help the auto industry out of its slump, […]
Keith Adams LAST year, the Audi A4 production line was lifted-and-shifted to Spain, where the five-year old car was slightly revised to become the SEAT Exeo – and, in doing so, continue […]
Paul Cowie, South Africa I GREW up on the Copperbelt in Northern Rhodesia (Zambia) where the Austins and Wolseleys were kings of the road! Ours were built from CKD packages […]
Canio Gigante, Italy You may ask why I don’t own a modern Fiat or why I don’t own a Classic Alfa Romeo or Lancia being based here in Italy. […]
Keith Adams A German production company is looking for input from Mini owners across the world for a short film which will be launched to coincide with the car’s 50th […]
Keith Adams With Bondmania hitting new heights with the release of the truly insipid Quantum of Solace, it’s understandable that collectors and owners of Bond artifacts are taking the plunge […]
Christine Buckley, Industrial Editor, The Times, 8th November, 2008 The former bosses of MG Rover, who made an estimated £40m from the business, have stalled the publication of a Government […]
Jon Griffin, Business Editor, Birmingham Mail, 17th November, 2008 A HIGH Court showdown has been ordered over badge rights to the world’s most expensive MG – with a tiny West […]
Clive Goldthorp The dispute about the ownership of the MG X POWER Trade Mark between MG Sports and Racing Europe Limited and Nanjing Automobile (Group) Corporation has received relatively little […]
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