Month: January 2015

Land Rover has re-created history by building an authentic replica of the production line used to manufacture its first 4×4 in 1948. The ‘Defender Celebration Line’ re-creates in detail how […]

Automotive New China SAIC Motor (SAIC) received an order for 1,000 electric cars and plug-in hybrids last week from a Shanghai supplier of battery charging equipment that plans to start […]

Editor’s Note: Published below is an article that appeared earlier this week in the Birmingham Post, written by one of the title’s most established journalists, Enda Mullen. In the piece, […]

David Whitham A little introduction first – I’ve been lurking around AROnline for a number of years now and have taken plenty out if it, so thought I would offer something […]

BMC’s legendary motorsport division will be the central theme of this year’s MG Car Club-run MGLive! 2015 gathering, which takes place at Silverstone Circuit, Northants, on the weekend of 20-21 […]

Clive Goldthorp A number of first official images of MG’s new C-segment SUV were released by SAIC Motor in China last month (shown above and below). The production version of the CS […]

Keith Adams We’re in interesting times for MG. The rebirth of the marque in the UK has been painful, controversial and frankly embarrassing at times, but there are glimmers of […]

Thanks to my mate Alex Scott in New Zealand, I learned something new today. Yes, fresh from the continent that brought you the Morris Nomad, Leyland P76 and BMC 1800 […]

If anyone thinks that the UK launch advert for the Austin Allegro depicting ex-EastEnders actor Bill Treacher monstering a 1750SS around a gravel pit is hair-raising, they are going to […]

Here’s an outtake from a recent photoshoot we did with my Xantia Activa for Classic Car Weekly. The picture, taken by Richard Gunn, with Murray Scullion driving shows the boy […]

Craig Cheetham Here’s an indicator of how times change – and, hopefully, for the better… Back in the day, this MG Metro Turbo would have been pretty worthless other than for […]

Craig Cheetham A rare Rover SD1 specially commissioned by Grampian Police has returned home after selling at auction for £9,750 – a figure which is believed to be a world record […]

Just like last year, AROnline starts the new classic car show season early with a visit to Maastricht in the south of the Netherlands. The celebration of the 80th anniversary of the […]

Jaguar Land Rover has reported sales of 462,678 vehicles in 2014, up 9% year-on year. Commenting on the full year performance Andy Goss, Jaguar Land Rover Group Sales Operations Director, […]

The first teaser images of Jaguar’s new SUV have been revealed, along with an announcement that the new model will create 1,300 jobs at the existing Land Rover plant in […]

Ian Nicholls In the first of our 2005-themed articles to mark the tenth anniversary of MG Rover’s demise, AROnline Contributor Ian Nicholls puts forward a well-constructed argument that the beginning of […]

The events of the past few days have been highly affecting. And I am far from alone in feeling this way. Given the year is but a week old, and […]

The past few days has seen a flurry of press releases from happy car manufacturers and importers, stating that 2014 has been yet another year of record sales and growth. […]

Last-minute tyre fitting for the Renault Avantime in anticipation for the trip to Paris. Okay, I’d put on a cheap set of  fronts just after I bought the car in […]

Craig Cheetham A trio of special edition Land Rover Defenders has been unveiled, to mark the end of production for the iconic model later on this year. Badged Autobiography, Adventure and […]

2015 promises to be a great year for Great Britain with record numbers of cars being built right here. Mike Humble shares a thought or two about getting behind the […]