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Month: November 2010

AROnline

Events : The Beaujolais Run in a Rover P6

30 November 2010 Keith Adams 4

Matt Richardson   The first Beaujolais Run took place in November 1970 following a bet between two well-known Chefs as to who would be first to reach The Times’ office in […]

The Pirelli Sottos (quiet noisy, but great turn in)
BMW

‘Snow joke out there

30 November 2010 Keith Adams 8

Andrew Elphick It’s snowing outside right now in most places in Britain, even in our soft southern corner… the same corner in which normally rational people (which excludes Nissan Note and Vauxhall […]

AROnline News

India Watch : Tata Motors to tap luxury demand with ten JLR Dealers

30 November 2010 Clive Goldthorp 1

Automotive News Europe/Bloomberg, 29th November, 2010 NEW DELHI (Bloomberg) – Tata Motors Limited will set up ten dealerships for its Jaguar and Land Rover luxury car brands in India this fiscal […]

Rover V8-S
Opinion

Polski-Rover SD1 : In and out of love

28 November 2010 Keith Adams 20

Keith Adams  I must admit that I’m in a bit of a rut with my Rover SD1. It’s not that the old girl’s done anything wrong as such, just that […]

MG Rover

Fail to prepare… Prepare to fail

26 November 2010 Mike Humble 8

Words and Photographs: Mike Humble  Well, as Keith Adams’ last blog states, winter is indeed upon us and, in true British tradition, we seem to be ill-equipped to cope with […]

The facelifted MY11 Roewe 750
AROnline News

China Watch : Roewe 750 goes hybrid

25 November 2010 Keith Adams 18

Keith Adams The Roewe 750 Hybrid was greeted with a fair degree of scepticism here in the UK when SAIC Motor first unveiled the car at the Beijng Auto Show […]

MG3
AROnline News

China Watch : MG3 to debut at December’s Guangzhou Auto Show

25 November 2010 Keith Adams 55

Keith Adams  The promising new MG3 takes a step closer to introduction as this selection of pre-production cars is snapped in China undergoing dealer demonstrations. The attached images show that the […]

Frozen Britain from space
Opinion

Here we go again…

25 November 2010 Keith Adams 8

Keith Adams  Well, the first flakes of snow are falling in the UK and we’re already preparing for the worst. It’s always interesting to see just how much of a […]

Opinion

Cost-cutting ignites my anger!

22 November 2010 Mike Humble 7

Mike Humble  What should have been a simple winter service on a Rover 75 proves to be rather more complicated…  The legendary Rover 75, with its smooth, sleek styling, not too […]

Audi 80TDI
Opinion

Rover 600 : Replaced by this?

21 November 2010 Keith Adams 11

Keith Adams Well, it’s come to this. My Rover 620 – a car that failed to put a single foot wrong – has left the fold to be replaced by this […]

AROnline News

China Watch : SAIC Motor acquires a 1% stake in General Motors

18 November 2010 Clive Goldthorp 2

Automotive News China, 18th November, 2010 SHANGHAI – SAIC Motor Corp. says its wholly owned subsidiary in Hong Kong has acquired a 0.97 percent stake in General Motors for $500 […]

Rover garage
AROnline

Essays : Selling the brand

18 November 2010 Keith Adams 51

Mike Humble  Was It Really So Bad Selling Rovers?  Ever since I was old enough to remember, I have always been passionate about anything that moves in the air or […]

Rover 600: Gone but not forgotten
Opinion

Our Cars : The Rover 620’s gone but not forgotten

16 November 2010 Keith Adams 6

Keith Adams  My ever-changing fleet has shrunk by one over the weekend. Regular followers of AROnline on Facebook and Twitter will already know this but, as of Saturday, I am […]

Rover SD1 Vitesse
AROnline

Rimmer Bros : Rover SD1 parts prices reduced

16 November 2010 Keith Adams 2

Keith Adams  Rimmer Bros., the Rover, Triumph, MG and Land Rover specialists has reduced the prices of Rover SD1 panels, citing the need for more warehouse space. Whatever the reason […]

AROnline News

Land Rover : New offer freezes VAT at 17.5% until March, 2011

15 November 2010 Clive Goldthorp 3

Land Rover has today announced a pricing initiative designed to protect UK customers from the VAT increase in January 2011. The offer, which applies to new build retail orders placed […]

AROnline News

China Watch : SAIC to acquire GM stake if Government approves

15 November 2010 Clive Goldthorp 0

Automotive News China/Reuters, 15th November, 2010 (Reuters) – Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp. has reached an agreement in principle to take a stake in General Motors Co. if Chinese regulators approve […]

Jaguar XJ220
Opinion

Automotive posters – why do we choose specific ones?

15 November 2010 Keith Adams 2

Charlie Johnson  It would be fair to say the television programmes I’ve watched over the years have had quite an influence on which cars I chose, as have the car events I’ve […]

MG6: one way of filling the boot
Opinion

One way of checking your boot space

15 November 2010 Keith Adams 10

Keith Adams For all those who have complained that the MG6 is cramped in the rear and in the boot department, I give you this questionable photo which hails from China. Is […]

AROnline News

MG ZERO Concept : UK debutant wows the crowds at the MPH Show

15 November 2010 Adam Sloman 8

Words: Adam Sloman Photographs: Simon Davies/Pegasus Photographics Joining the UK-spec MG6 on the MG Motor UK stand at the MPH Show was the MG ZERO Concept, which, according to Guy […]

Opinion

Up close with the MG6

14 November 2010 Keith Adams 5

Words: Keith Adams Photographs: Simon Davies/Pegasus Photographics Like many of you, I took a little time out over the weekend to take a close look at the MG6 at the […]

A crashed BMW
Opinion

Insurance idiocy

13 November 2010 Keith Adams 8

Jemma Hawtry  This piece is going to be a little less light-hearted than my other blog articles. Anyone who has access to a vehicle has to fulfil several legal requirements. Most […]

AROnline News

MG6 : A low-key launch for three UK-spec models at the MPH Show

12 November 2010 Clive Goldthorp 18

Words: Clive Goldthorp Photographs: Simon Davies/Pegasus Photographics AROnline’s three-man team attended yesterday’s MPH with Top Gear Live Show at the NEC in Birmingham for the second act of MG Motor […]

AROnline News

Gallery : MG6 and MG ZERO Concept at MPH with Top Gear Live

12 November 2010 Keith Adams 3

Photographs: Simon Davies/Pegasus Photographics The wraps came off the MG6 at the MPH with Top Gear Live Show – with the UK-spec models being shown to the public for the […]

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