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Month: December 2009

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Press Report : X POWER dream turns sour for Will Riley

31 December 2009 Keith Adams 0

Edward Chadwick, Birmingham Post, 31st December, 2009   Will Riley boasted less than two years ago how he had a raft of orders for powerful MG X POWER coupés after acquiring […]

Car Reviews

First Drive : MG6

30 December 2009 Keith Adams 3

It’s the first new MG hot-hatch since the Zed cars burst onto the scene in 2001 in an attempt to sex-up the frumpy Rover range. We drive the MG6 and […]

The Rover range at the turn of the millennium. Can't believe it was ten years ago. Where did the 'noughties' go?
Opinion

Happy New Year!

28 December 2009 Keith Adams 9

Keith Adams Amazingly, it’s that time again – hasn’t this decade gone quickly? It doesn’t seem that long ago that I was ringing in the new millennium, keeping a watching eye on […]

The Polski-Rover gets its first refill since 2005
Opinion

Testing times

28 December 2009 Keith Adams 2

Keith Adams Well, finally, I’ve had a chance to give my SD1 its first run since getting it back from Poland, and it’s a mixture of good and bad news, but mainly […]

Opinion

And so, the bonding process begins

27 December 2009 Keith Adams 0

Keith Adams      Well, Christmas and Boxing Day are out of the way and the snow’s cleared to such an extent that I can finally get the garage open and […]

Opinion

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

20 December 2009 Keith Adams 5

Keith Adams    It’s been a challenging 2009, that’s for sure… and, from what I’m hearing, 2010 is going to be more of the same, even as the rest of […]

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Press Report : Legendary MINI Moke is reborn

17 December 2009 Keith Adams 0

Jack Rix, Auto Express, 16th December, 2009 In a surprise move MINI has unveiled a brand-new concept car designed as a successor to the famous Sixties Moke. The car is […]

AROnline News

SAIC Motor and MG : Setting a precedent for FGA’s ailing Alfa Romeo brand?

12 December 2009 Clive Goldthorp 12

Clive Goldthorp Alfa Romeo and MG – two of the Automotive Industry’s most historic and iconic, but often troubled, sporting marques – have much in common at the moment. The […]

Archive

Obituary : Sir Richard O’Brien

12 December 2009 Keith Adams 0

Sir Richard O’Brien Sir Richard O’Brien, who died on December 11 2009 aged 89, chaired the Manpower Services Commission (MSC) from 1976 to 1982 and later served as chairman of […]

AROnline News

Jaguar Land Rover : Ranking high in American J.D.Power SSI Study

11 December 2009 Clive Goldthorp 0

Jaguar Land Rover North America has just announced that the Jaguar and Land Rover brands have achieved the first and fifth highest scores respectively in the industry for customer sales satisfaction in […]

Opinion

On reflection…

10 December 2009 Keith Adams 1

Keith Adams £100 and it’s yours… See my forum post: Project for sale. £100 takes it away. The car was full welded to MoT standard, which it then passed, then […]

Opinion

Classics : My next project? Or yours?

5 December 2009 Keith Adams 16

Keith Adams Now my Rover SD1 is well on its way back to recovery, there’s the thorny issue of my Alfasud. It’s been languishing in storage now for about three […]

AROnline News

Jaguar : UK sales up 50 per cent in November

4 December 2009 Clive Goldthorp 0

Jaguar’s UK sales in November have risen by 50 per cent compared to the same month last year with a total of 1463 models sold. This success has been led […]

AROnline News

China Watch : GM and SAIC Motor increase links in China and India

4 December 2009 Clive Goldthorp 0

Automotive News Europe, 4th December, 2009 SHANGHAI (Reuters) – General Motors will sell a 1 percent stake in its existing China venture with partner SAIC Motor for about $85 million, […]

AROnline News

China Watch : SAIC Motor suspends trading on Shanghai Stock Exchange

4 December 2009 Clive Goldthorp 0

Automotive News Europe, 3rd December, 2009 SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Volkswagen AG and General Motors Co. partner SAIC Motor, China’s biggest automaker, said on Thursday it suspended its trading on the […]

Opinion

The best used car in the real world?

3 December 2009 Keith Adams 9

Roger Blaxall Friday, 30th November. It’s a very special date for me – two years ago I took the plunge and invested all of £150 in a Rover 416 SLi […]

Opinion

Where did Jaguar go wrong?

2 December 2009 Keith Adams 34

Ian Nicholls In 2009 Jaguar cars unveiled the latest XJ saloon against a background of world recession and uncertainty about the financial strength of its new owners, the Indian conglomerate […]

Car of the Month

Car of the Month : December 2009

1 December 2009 Keith Adams 0

Rover SD1s. Ah the V8, the Vanden Plas, the Vitesse… but what about the more regular models in the range? We celebrate Gareth Hopkins’ award-winning 2300 Series 2 model by […]

AROnline News

XPart : ‘Ultimate fix’ for MG Rover K-Series HGF now available

1 December 2009 Clive Goldthorp 12

MG Rover parts specialist XPart now offers the best known aftermarket solution for head gasket repairs on K-Series engines Technicians tasked with replacing head gaskets on MG Rover K-Series engines […]

AROnline News

Press Comment : JLR shifts up a gear without UK Government’s support

1 December 2009 Clive Goldthorp 0

David Bailey, Birmingham Post, 29th November, 2009 After being clobbered by the double whammy of recession and credit crunch, it’s wonderful to see JLR back in the black (in operating […]

Opinion

Buses : Metrobus – the end of an era

1 December 2009 Keith Adams 7

Tom Ellis It is with great sadness, as a discerning enthusiast of all things Birmingham-built, that I am writing about the end of an era. Yes, I am talking about […]

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