AROnline News
News : October 2004
Polish factory still an option… The on/off saga continues. After it looked like MGR had abandoned plans to take over the ex-Daewoo/FSO plant in Zeran, Poland, it seems that the […]
Month: October 2004
Opinion
Blog : Why do we do it?
Hands up anyone who can tell us why we put ourselves through it? Classic car ownership, I mean. Don’t get me wrong, I love my SD1, but my God it […]
AROnline
Blog : Crap cars and why we love them so much
Thanks to the popularity of last Christmas’s ‘Crap Towns” book, it was inevitable that someone would produce a petrolhead version to fit into the ‘Crap” book genre. Thankfully, it wasn’t […]
Archive
Archive : MG Rover and SAIC to buy FSO-Daewoo?
Financial Times MG Rover and its partner Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp, China’s largest carmaker, are in talks about making a joint acquisition of the Polish car operations of South Korea’s […]
AROnline
Blog : Polish affair continues
So MGR is still talking to the Polish about getting hold of the ex-GM/Daewoo factory – only this time, it has brought along a Chinese friend to the party in […]
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Events : austin-rover.co.uk at Gaydon
Some of the site’s readers and forum members thought it would be a great idea to meet up, chew the fat and look at each others’ cars. It was a […]
Events
Events : NEC Motor Show
The British motor industry must have collectively breathed a sigh of relief following the success of the Motorshow Live at the NEC. Moved from its traditional October slot, May proved […]
Opinion
Blogs : October 2004
28 Oct 2004 Rover 75: is it like the car your grandfather drove? By JOHN DOE Following MG Rovers losses announced today, I was disappointed to see that the BBC’s […]
Austin/MG Metro (LC8)
Car of the Month : October 2004
Developed with the help of Lotus in 1982, the MG Metro Turbo was BL’s answer to the Fiesta XR2 and Renault 5 Gordini. The Metro proved an excellent basis for […]