Month: March 2013

PART THREE : 1968 – THE MERGER In January 1968 production of the Mini at Cowley ceased so from then on all UK production was centred on Longbridge. Part of the rationale behind […]

PART FOUR : THE AFTERMATH The new Triumph-led Austin Morris management had decided to close the styling studio at Pressed Steel Fisher in Cowley and move all styling activity to Longbridge. However, Senior […]

Words and photography Andrew Elphick In the middle of hall five, spanning adjacent stands Tata’s luxury brands, Jaguar and Land Rover stood bold as brass – and with good reason. […]

Keith Adams If anyone’s under any illusions that Jaguar isn’t pulling out all the stops with the stops to get the new F-Type talked about – here’s some big budget […]

The MINI factory at Cowley will lead the celebrations of a centenary of car-making in Oxford, on 28 March 2013 – 100 years to the day when the first Bullnose […]

Steven Ward spends three days in the Geneva Salon emerging only for beer and chips On Tuesday 5 March within Hall six of the 83rd Geneva motor show, AROnline’s three […]

Adam Sloman This week has seen a flurry of excitement in the motor industry with companies big and small vying for their moment in the spotlight. All apart from MG, […]

Mike Humble   Never has a more true word been spoken at the phrase ‘laughter is the best medicine’ – unless you actually die laughing that is! My own little world […]

Headline Auto Jaguar Land Rover, already the UK’s leading automotive investor in research and development with a £3billion spend in 2012, is doubling the number of jobs at is new […]

Our cars are swiftly turning into sophisticated pieces of computer technology, and industry experts are predicting an explosion in the number of apps and options that will come with new […]

Mike Humble Coventry’s local hero Daimler had a long and respected image in the eyes and hearts of many a transport manager as a builder of rock solid and cost […]

Keith Adams The 83rd Geneva Motor Show has been stacked with a huge number of new car launches, many of which have been fully described in the weeks leading up […]

Words: Keith Adams Photography: Andrew Elphick I’m not sure how I felt when I saw just how impressive the new Qoros 3 Sedan looked at Geneva. It would seem that […]

Keith Adams No motor show report would be complete without a line-up of some of the models who helped attract the attention of the world’s automotive photographic corps. It’s interesting […]

Keith Adams Every year, without fail, Geneva serves up some of the wildest and most amazing concepts and prototypes. They’re built by a range of companies – from the largest […]

Keith Adams, photography Andrew Elphick Land Rover unveiled its electric Defender at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show. It’s currently a research project, but Land Rover says it could enter production […]

Headline Auto Nissan is taking the chance to make the all-electric LEAF more European in the way it drives and the quality of the interior with the switch of production […]

Words: Keith Adams Photography: Andrew Elphick Bertone managed to upstage Aston Martin in some style at Geneva. Its wonderful Jet 2 and Jet 2+2 shooting brake concepts were not only […]

Keith Adams The Bentley Flying Spur is a very clever car. We know what you’re thinking – how can anything that offers a range that only includes W12 and V8 […]

Keith Adams Rolls-Royce once again recalls a classic name for one of its new models. The Wraith is the new flagship coupe and also the most powerful production RR ever […]

Keith Adams Aston Martin is celebrating its 100th birthday at Geneva with the first public showing of its facelifted, 550bhp Rapide S and Centenary Edition Vanquish, Vantage and DB9 models. […]