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Month: April 2011

Opinion

Buses : Leyland Tiger 20 years on!

29 April 2011 Mike Humble 59

Leyland’s last coach chassis, the Tiger – the company’s successor to the legendary Leopard – went out of production 20 years ago this year. The Tiger was also the last ‘heavyweight’ British coach […]

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Team Lotus : Formula One Team acquires Caterham Cars Limited

27 April 2011 Keith Adams 18

For anyone not up to speed with the Lotus vs Lotus saga in Formula 1, it’s been about the Group Lotus title sponsorship of the Renault F1 cars (to create […]

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What Team Lotus’ takeover of Caterham Cars could really mean

27 April 2011 Keith Adams 10

Chris Sawyer  The cat is out of the bag. Team Lotus has acquired Caterham Cars. Conventional wisdom is convinced this is an attempt by Team Lotus’ Principal Tony Fernandes to […]

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Auto Express Driver Power 2011 : MG ZT and Rover 75 still in Top 15

24 April 2011 Keith Adams 59

Keith Adams Six years on from the end of MG Rover as we knew it, the cars’ owners and enthusiasts seem as energised about their products as they ever did […]

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Jaguar : Facelifted MY12 XF range features new 2.2-litre turbodiesel engine

21 April 2011 Keith Adams 32

Keith Adams The XF has received its first facelift, just three years after its introduction. The main visual difference incorporated into the 2012 XF is a new front end featuring new […]

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MGs past and present – now it's looking forward
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MG : The core three model range takes shape

21 April 2011 Keith Adams 71

Keith Adams SAIC Motor unveiled the MG Concept 5 at Auto Shanghai 2011 this week and, in so doing, revealed the central and probably most significant piece in the MG jigsaw […]

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Bristol Cars : Frazer-Nash Group takes over

20 April 2011 Keith Adams 12

Kamkorp Autokraft Limited, part of the Frazer-Nash Group, has announced that it has acquired the assets and goodwill of Bristol Cars Limited, the luxury car manufacturer, from its Administrators. This […]

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Auto Shanghai 2011 : Range Rover Evoque makes Chinese debut

19 April 2011 Keith Adams 6

The Range Rover Autobiography Ultimate Edition was unveiled in Shanghai. Only 500 units will be commissioned globally, with each car crafted to customer order only. Already, more than 150 orders […]

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Auto Shanghai 2011 : MG woos UK Dealers with Five-Year Plan

19 April 2011 Keith Adams 8

Words and Photographs: Headline Auto  Among the visitors to Auto Shanghai was a group of UK -based MG Dealers who were in the city as guests of  SAIC Motor and they were […]

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Auto Shanghai 2011 : The girls

19 April 2011 Keith Adams 3

Words: Keith Adams Photographs: Headline Auto No motor show is complete without a glamorous line-up of girls on Press Day. Hope you enjoy – but do keep checking in for […]

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Auto Shanghai 2011 : MINI by Goodwood

19 April 2011 Keith Adams 0

Words: Keith Adams Photographs: Headline Auto  We’ve already shown AROnline readers the clumsily-named MINI inspired by Goodwood, but the premium-packaged baby made its motor show debut in Shanghai with something of […]

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Auto Shanghai 2011 : First images of MG’s Concept 5

19 April 2011 Keith Adams 8

Words: Keith Adams Photographs: Harry Metcalfe The stars are out at Auto Shanghai today, with a raft of important new car announcements and unveilings taking place at what is likely […]

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XPart : MG Rover parc still totals over 920,000 cars

18 April 2011 Clive Goldthorp 2

Recent statistics from the SMMT (Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders) show that there are still nearly one million MG and Rover cars on the road. These figures demonstrate the longevity of […]

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Press Report : JLR will nearly double Dealer Network in China

18 April 2011 Clive Goldthorp 0

Joaquim Oliveira, Automotive News Europe, 17 April 2011 Jaguar Land Rover plans to nearly double the size of its Dealer Network in China within two years as part of its […]

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Polish SD1 : Mission accomplished

17 April 2011 Mike Humble 2

The Polish Rover SD1 attracted many admiring looks and comments at last weekend’s Pride of Longbridge 2011 event. At last, reliability and driver satisfaction are thankfully possible after a few long distance […]

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Pride of Longbridge 2011 : 1100 cars converge on Cofton Park

17 April 2011 Keith Adams 24

Keith Adams   The Pride of Longbridge Rally is rapidly becoming the focal point for enthusiasts of Mini, MG, Rover, BMC and BL cars and, for its fifth iteration, it was […]

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Press Report : JLR sales rise gives Tata Motors a boost in March

15 April 2011 Clive Goldthorp 0

Douglas A. Bolduc, Automotive News Europe, 15 April 2011 Jaguar and Land Rover sales rose 2 percent to 24,101 units last month, driven by an 8 percent rise in Land […]

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MG TF GT: Did SAIC Motor miss an opportunity in the USA?

15 April 2011 Keith Adams 7

Words: Keith Adams Photographs: Adam Sloman   I always remember feeling a slight sense of hope and optimism when NAC MG announced that it was going to start building cars in […]

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MG Motor in Shanghai will be getting a little British help
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MG Car Club : White and Seaward to fly the flag at Auto Shanghai

14 April 2011 Clive Goldthorp 0

Representatives from Abingdon’s world-famous MG Car Club will fly to Shanghai on Saturday (16 April) for a seven day period as VIP guests of SAIC Motor, the Chinese owner of the […]

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Press Comment : SAIC Motor steps up ambitions with MG6 production

14 April 2011 Clive Goldthorp 0

David Bailey, Birmingham Post The first MG6 rolled off the production line at Longbridge yesterday, six years to the week since MG Rover collapsed into administration. It was a highly symbolic moment […]

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Summit Garage are the first dealers to get their car back to their showroom, and here’s what they say: “Wonderful day out collecting our new MG6 and loads of people looking and pointing on the way back. Should have loads of interested customers this weekend!”
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MG Motor UK : The Dealer Network’s take on the MG6 and beyond

14 April 2011 Clive Goldthorp 25

Clive Goldthorp The first customer-ready MG6 Fastback rolled off the production line at MG Birmingham yesterday and, as MG Motor UK Limited’s Dealers collected their first Demonstrators in an special mass ‘Driveaway’ event […]

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An MGF for a monkey?

14 April 2011 Keith Adams 10

Richard Kilpatrick The lack of cars had started to gnaw away at me since sending the dearly detested C6 back to Citroën and getting possibly the most wonderful, forgettable car in […]

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MINI : Rolls-Royce’s input adds the glitz for Auto Shanghai

13 April 2011 Keith Adams 14

Keith Adams  The most luxurious factory-built MINI ever produced will be unveiled at next week’s Auto Shanghai. The ‘MINI inspired by Goodwood’ is limited to 1000 cars and has been built […]

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