BBC News Europe An advertising agency for BMW has paid to name a cold weather front sweeping Europe 'Cooper' in Germany, after the carmaker's Mini Cooper. But the public-relations stunt by the agency went wrong after the freezing conditions led to dozens of deaths. Germany's meteorology institute allows the sponsorship of weather systems. On its website, advertising ...

Keith Adams As usual, some excellent questions get posed by our readers. Take Ianto's point in 'Ask AROnline' - 'I love Roewe! The cars, the adverts and the amazing website... There is something about the Chinese interpretation of all things British that brings a smile to my face.' It's probably an ironic question, as I remember ...

Words: Clive Goldthorp Photographs: Simon Davies/Pegasus Photographics MG Motor UK Limited's works British Touring Car Championship team, MG KX Momentum Racing, was officially launched at MG Birmingham yesterday. Guy Jones, the company's Sales and Marketing Director, geniunely believes that he has assembled a 'Dream Team' and those present were left in no doubt that the three ...

AROnline takes a look back at some of the memorable automotive blunders in more recent times from both our own, and rival makes. This time Mike Humble offers you a treat from our very own Austin Rover. Pray silence please for the Maestro HLE... The miracle Maestro? Now don’t get me wrong, but the Maestro is by no means a terrible ...

Day 28, Cape Town, South Africa At last! We finally see the silhouette of Table Mountain…and roll down the long drive lined with palm trees to the Table Bay Hotel - the South Atlantic a pebble throw away. We have made it. It's an emotional moment. Tears roll down the faces of grown men. The weeks of tension ...

Andrew Elphick delves into Low Emissions Zones (LEZs), and how their widespread introduction could affect widespread classic car usage for years to come... The future. Its scary right? Maybe. One thing is for certain you will never outrun it in a car. You may or may not be aware of the LEZ, or you might have ...

AROnline takes a look back at some of the memorable automotive blunders in more recent times from both our own, and rival makes. Mike Humble feels the pain of the people carrier driver and recalls Vauxhall's answer to to the large MPV... The Vauxhall Sintra Gone, and probably best forgotten The Vauxhall Sintra: not a bad looking MPV but far from ...

Keith Adams The first MG6s have arrived in Auckland, New Zealand, as the marque returns to the country after an absence of over five years. MG's importer, Kerry Cheyne, long-time supporter of the marque (and former  owner of one of the only MG ZT 260 V8s with automatic transmission) is happy to be selling MGs again, ...

Surviving 30 years in the parts specialist business these days is no mean feat, but to flourish in the way that Rimmer Bros has is a real achievement. Here's their story of how they did it - and how the company continues to support its wide array of British classic cars. Thirty years and counting In the beginning... Two ...