Blog : Dying dealers – where do they go from here?
Mike Humble Clive Goldthorp’s recent article about the closure of his local Honda dealer spurred me on to think about the state of play in general with regard not just to fringe marque […]
Mike Humble Clive Goldthorp’s recent article about the closure of his local Honda dealer spurred me on to think about the state of play in general with regard not just to fringe marque […]
The Jaguar XFR-S has been unveiled at the 2012 Los Angeles motor show, and it’s going M5, RS and AMG hunting. The new British super-saloon receives the same engine as […]
Current mileage 12,101 Claimed economy 62.8mpg Actual economy 48.1mpg One of the joys of living in a multi-vehicle household is that there’s always work to do on one of the […]
Words: Clive Goldthorp Photography: Simon Davies/Pegasus Photographics and Honda (UK) My local Honda dealership, Two Mills Honda Limited, ceased trading two weeks ago – just as my wife and I were […]
Mike Humble The other day I was bimbling along in my cocooned world of Rover’s patented leather and walnut when I was overtaken by a Hyundai i40. ‘What’s the fuss […]
Simon Weakley It has been said on AROnline many times before that MG Motor UK is not doing enough to promote the MG6 to a wider public. Sales have therefore been, to […]
Mike Humble Most of us would probably acknowledge that, in its earliest incarnation, the Vauxhall Vectra failed by a country mile to capture the hearts and souls of the British motorist. […]
We’ve been waiting such a long time for this car and there’s a lot riding on it. The MG6 was launched amidst a sense of quiet optimism at Longbridge in May 2011 but, […]
Keith Adams Back in the 2005, when Urban Exploration was new and exciting, the sprawling Longbridge site came under considerable scrutiny. After MG Rover fell into administration, talented and brave […]
Keith Adams So, the news that filtered through today was interesting. Dacia’s UK launch in January 2013 is really beginning to look interesting with the news that the Sandero supermini […]
Keith Adams The UK-designed and engineered MG3 will be assembled at Longbridge in an arrangement that mirrors production of its bigger brother, the MG6. A source close to the factory […]
Keith Adams Jaguar Land Rover’s Joint Venture with Chery Automobile has been ratified by the National Development and Reform Commission in China. This means that the British company will be […]
Mike Humble I will, as many of you may now know, equally applaud excellent service as well as lambast the shonky or slate the slapdash. Anyone who entrusts their motor to […]
Words: Keith Adams Photography: Keith Adams and Richard Kilpatrick Once again, the National Exhibition Centre hosted the UK’s largest indoor classic car motor show – but, this year, it attracted […]
Executives at Jaguar Land Rover owner Tata Motors have held talks with Aston Martin as the supercar firm looks set to be taken over. A high-level industry source told the […]
Anyone who says you can’t squeeze many people into a MINI -prepare to eat your words. A team of gym members from East Sussex has broken two Guinness World Records […]
The F-type had its first proper public airing at the 2012 Lord Mayor’s Show in London. It was ridden in by Team GB Olympic gold-medalist and Jaguar Academy of Sports […]
Steven Ward Exactly a decade ago this week, I had the opportunity to live out a childhood dream; that is to buy a brand new car at an International motor […]
Mike Humble For almost a century, Sandbach (pron: sand batch) was home to two truck makers, bitter rivals for many years ERF and Foden were very much the backbone of […]
David Ross, Honest John You have to admire the MINI brand. What started out as the ‘new’ MINI back in 2001 has expanded into a range of models including the […]
Christopher Sawyer Just over one week ago, Automotive News Europe reported that Honda had signed an agreement with Malaysian automaker Proton ‘to explore opportunities to collaborate in technology and new […]
Mike Humble You know, they say the best conversations a man can ever have are in the pub or down the barbers – and it’s 100% true. Some of the best […]
Keith Adams Progress at MG Motor UK seems painfully slow to the casual observer. Joe Public still isn’t aware that MG is selling new cars in the UK and, as […]
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