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Month: March 2013

British Motor Holdings - the joining of BMC and Jaguar

History : The complete BMH story – Part One

11 March 2013 Ian Nicholls 42

PART ONE : 1966 – THE ANATOMY OF A CRISIS We shall start our story on 9 June 1966. The previous year the British Motor Corporation had purchased the Pressed Steel Company, the car bodybuilding firm. […]

John Barber
British Motor Holdings - the joining of BMC and Jaguar

History : The complete BMH story – Part Two

11 March 2013 Ian Nicholls 4

PART TWO : 1967 – THE KNIVES ARE OUT In January 1967 BMC received a jolt when it was revealed that its UK market share had dropped in December 1966 to 27 per cent. This was seized upon by the pundits as indicating that BMC was in deep trouble. […]

British Motor Holdings - the joining of BMC and Jaguar

History : The complete BMH story – Part Three

11 March 2013 Ian Nicholls 3

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 […]

Morris Marina line-up
British Motor Holdings - the joining of BMC and Jaguar

History : The complete BMH story – Part Four

11 March 2013 Ian Nicholls 0

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 […]

Geneva 2013

Geneva Motor Show 2013 : JLR round-up

10 March 2013 Keith Adams 16

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. […]

Jaguar F-Type

Video : Jaguar F-Type promotion in ‘Desire’

10 March 2013 Keith Adams 4

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 […]

MINI

News : Celebrating Cowley’s centenary

9 March 2013 Keith Adams 50

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 […]

Geneva 2013

Blog : Salon sickness with Charles Morgan and Ratan Tata

8 March 2013 Keith Adams 12

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 […]

MG6 BTCC Edition
Opinion

Blog : MG – how long can things continue?

8 March 2013 Adam Sloman 108

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, […]

Opinion

Technician’s Update : A Saintly act of kindness…

7 March 2013 Mike Humble 25

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 […]

JLR to expand UK operations
Jaguar Land Rover

News : JLR to double engine plant workforce

6 March 2013 Keith Adams 16

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 […]

Advertorial

Advertorial : Top five car accessories currently on the market

6 March 2013 Keith Adams 9

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 […]

Buses

Buses : Daimler and Leyland Fleetline 1960 to 1980

6 March 2013 Mike Humble 15

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 […]

Geneva 2013

News : Geneva Motor Show 2013 – all the stories

5 March 2013 Keith Adams 8

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 […]

Geneva 2013

Blog : Why MG may have a lot to learn from Qoros…

5 March 2013 Keith Adams 30

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 […]

Geneva 2013

Geneva Motor Show 2013 : Chamber of horrors

5 March 2013 Keith Adams 12

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 […]

Defender

Geneva Motor Show 2013 : Land Rover Defender Electric

5 March 2013 Keith Adams 1

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 […]

Geneva 2013

Geneva Motor Show 2013 : Nissan LEAF improved for UK production

5 March 2013 Keith Adams 10

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 […]

Aston Martin

Geneva Motor Show 2013 : Bertone Jet 2 and Jet 2+2

5 March 2013 Keith Adams 2

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 […]

Geneva 2013

Geneva Motor Show 2013: Bentley Flying Spur

5 March 2013 Keith Adams 0

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 […]

Geneva 2013

Geneva Motor Show 2013: Rolls-Royce Wraith

5 March 2013 Keith Adams 17

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 […]

Aston Martin

Geneva Motor Show 2013: Aston Martin Rapide S and Centenary Editions

5 March 2013 Keith Adams 0

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. […]

Geneva 2013

Geneva Motor Show 2013 : McLaren P1

5 March 2013 Keith Adams 4

Keith Adams The McLaren P1 was first shown at the 2012 Paris Motor Show as a styling model, and just six months later, it takes centre stage in Geneva in […]

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