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Month: July 2013

Defender

News : Electric Defender trials underway in Cornwall

31 July 2013 Keith Adams 17

Land Rover’s Electric Defender prototype has begun trials at the Eden Project near St Austell in Cornwall. It will be performing general duties, as well as towing a four-carriage, 12-tonne […]

Opinion

Blog : 1983 – the year the supermini grew up

31 July 2013 Keith Adams 39

Keith Adams Here’s a sobering thought for all of our older readers – it’s 30 years since the Vauxhall Nova, Datsun Micra, Fiat Uno and Peugeot 205 were launched. All […]

AROnline News

News : Deloitte loses MG Rover Disciplinary Tribunal

31 July 2013 Keith Adams 12

AROnline recently reported that the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) would be holding a Disciplinary Tribunal into the conduct of MG Rover and the Phoenix Four’s Accountants, Deloitte (formerly Deloitte & Touche). The hearing […]

AROnline News

News : The Queen’s Daimler on offer at Historics

31 July 2013 Keith Adams 8

Historics at Brooklands is offering the Queen’s ex-Daimler Super V8 at its late summer sale in Surrey, UK, on Saturday, 31 August. The car has 15,000 miles on the clock […]

India Watch

News : The Leyland name makes a return

30 July 2013 Keith Adams 15

The Leyland roundel is back – and not just on a commercial vehicle! Thanks to a deal brokered between GM and Nissan, the US company will launch a badge-engineered NV200 […]

AROnline News

News : Morgan reveals Brooklands editions

29 July 2013 Keith Adams 6

Morgan has introduced Brooklands racing circuit-inspired V6 Roadster and a 3 Wheeler, each limited to a production run of 50 cars. The new special editions celebrate the ancestry of British […]

AROnline News

News : ‘Longbridge tunnel’ Mini sells for £1400

27 July 2013 Keith Adams 14

Keith Adams Despite much in the way of pre-sale hype, it looks like the Mini Clubman so famously rescued from the Longbridge tunnels in 2012 fell short of impressing at […]

MINI

News : MINI unveils Vision Concept

26 July 2013 Keith Adams 40

Keith Adams The MINI Vision Concept, which was unveiled yesterday at MINI Design in Munich, gives the best view yet of what the next-generation model, F56, will look like when it’s unveiled at […]

Car Reviews

Road Test : MG6 Magnette 1.9DTi TSE

25 July 2013 Keith Adams 66

Time to review the production version of the MG6… It has enjoyed something of a rough ride at the hands of the enthusiasts so far – it’s been called endless […]

Aston Martin

News : Aston Martin joins forces with AMG

25 July 2013 Keith Adams 9

Keith Adams Aston Martin Lagonda Limited has announced that it’s creating a technical partnership with Mercedes-AMG GmbH. Few details of the deal have been announced so far but joining forces […]

AROnline

Sales Talk : Buyers are liars!

25 July 2013 Mike Humble 23

Mike Humble Regardless what you may think about some car salesmen, I actually used to take pride in myself as being a four square and straight kind of seller. There are only […]

Jaguar Land Rover

News : Range Rover tops its class in JD Power

25 July 2013 Keith Adams 19

Keith Adams Land Rover might be enjoying a purple patch of success in its history but, for some, there’s still the nagging doubt of historic unreliability and build quality. According […]

AROnline News

News : Bentley confirms UK production for new SUV

23 July 2013 Keith Adams 55

Bentley Motors has confirmed that its new SUV will be built in Crewe and will go on sale in 2016. The big news is that the arrival of the new […]

Advertorial

Advertorial : Common causes of distracted driving

20 July 2013 Keith Adams 10

Accidents can happen in a split second by a moment’s inattention, particularly if you are travelling at speed, and can lead to the loss of your no-claims bonus and perhaps […]

MINI

News : MINI adopts the outdoor life

20 July 2013 Keith Adams 44

Keith Adams The Clubvan Camper and Cowley have been shown alongside the Austrian-made Countryman ALL4 Camp and these tongue-in-cheek one offs, nicely timed for the beginning of the summer holidays, […]

AROnline News

News : Rolls-Royce success creates 100 vacancies

17 July 2013 Keith Adams 12

Rolls-Royce has  announced the creation of more than 100 new jobs. This announcement follows record sales over the past three years, significant expansion of the manufacturing plant and the launch […]

MG Rover

News : MG Rover’s Accountants face Disciplinary Tribunal

17 July 2013 Keith Adams 38

Keith Adams Reuters are reporting that MG Rover Group’s Accountants, Deloitte, will face a Disciplinary Tribunal later this month – the independent panel will be examining the firm’s conduct as Advisers and Auditors of MG Rover Group and the Phoenix […]

Opinion

Blog : ‘Good buy’, old friend

16 July 2013 Andrew Elphick 21

Andrew Elphick Like any good mate, this one cost me money, lost me money and got me a bollocking from the missus. A victim of a changing society, Auto Trader hasn’t […]

CityRover (RD10)

Blog : Sandero shows just how Rover cocked-up

15 July 2013 Keith Adams 91

Keith Adams Although the Dacia Sandero’s pure Romanianness precludes it from featuring prominently in AROnline, it is a product – a marketing model – that I absolutely adore. In short, […]

Events

Events : Goodwood Festival of Speed gallery – Part 2

15 July 2013 Keith Adams 9

Keith Adams Well, that’s another Goodwood Festival of Speed over with, and what an amazing event it was. With so much going on, it’s difficult to work out where to […]

Events

Events : Goodwood Festival of Speed gallery – Part 1

13 July 2013 Keith Adams 7

Keith Adams The 20th Goodwood Festival of Speed has certainly attracted bumper crowds on what has emerged as one of Britain’s hottest days of the year to date. Although we’ve […]

AROnline

Advertorial : Defining the modern van

13 July 2013 Keith Adams 4

When it comes to countries such as Britain, few vehicles have earned their place in our hearts more than the van; part standard vehicle and part transportation and storage vehicle, […]

Jaguar F-Type

News : Jaguar Project 7 debuts at Goodwood

10 July 2013 Keith Adams 12

The Goodwood Festival of Speed has established itself as one of the prime events for manufacturers to show off their prototypes and concept cars. Jaguar’s Project 7 continues the trend, […]

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