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It’s a busy year for motoring anniversaries. The Rover 200/400 (R8), Rover 75 (R40) and Rover 213/216 (SD3) celebrate their 30th, 20th and 35th birthdays respectively. You can pay your […]

You may recall a while ago we posted about the possibility of a DVD being produced based on the times, trials and tribulations of Rover’s swansong – the R40 – […]

The outgoing Range Rover Evoque was a huge success for Land Rover – so clearly, replacing it successfully is vitally important for the company. Does the second-generation L551 measure up? […]

British car factories turned out 120,649 units in January, down 18.2% on the previous year and marking the eighth successive month of decline, according to figures released today by the […]

The Antwerp Classic Salon is one of the most important meeting points for Belgian Classic Car Clubs since 42 years. The show has been attracting about 30,000 visitors from Belgium […]

Headlining a number of gloomy UK Automotive stories is Nissan’s announcement that production of the X-Trail SUV will not be moving to the UK, despite the company having made a commitment that it would […]

Here, at AROnline, we know you lot – our loyal readers – aren’t daft. Far from it, in fact. However, you guys are bound to be the ones asked ‘What […]

Marking an early start into the show season the 26th edition of the InterClassics in Maastricht was able to welome well over 30,000 visitors for the second year in a […]

Jaguar Land Rover has unveiled the next phase in a major restructuring of the model line-up and manufacturing set-up, called Charge and Accelerate. The UK’s largest carmaker’s ambition is to […]

Keith Adams links back to the 10 most-read pages on AROnline over the past year. There’s been some interesting changes in what we’re all reading – and it seems a […]

Tom Karen, the well-known designer, stylist and inventor, has been awarded the OBE for his services to British design. Ninety-two-year old Tom Karen, who designed the Raleigh Chopper and the […]

The Land Rover Defender L851 is a long-overdue addition to the Land Rover family – it’s hugely important for the company’s long-term plans, and it will be finally revealed at the 2019 […]

The gates at the NEC opened for the Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show from 9-11 November. The show was announced as the World’s biggest event for classic car clubs. AROnline […]

Arguably, the best-known stylist from the house of BL is a Mann who needs very little introduction, and he’s to be recognised at the upcoming Classic Motor Show in November. […]

UK new car sales continue stabilise after a rocky first six months for the UK economy The UK new car market remained stable in July, with year-on-year demand growing by […]

The Maestro & Montego Owners Club (MM&OC) is organising a 30th Birthday bash for the MG Maestro Turbo at the British Leyland Autumn Rally in Milton Keynes on 30 September. Ever […]

After enjoying a motor industry career spanning six decades – most of it with Rover – long-serving public relations boss, Denis Chick, has finally decided to hang up his automotive […]

For the 50th Anniversary of the creation of BLMC, we’ve been running a series of features to celebrate, reflect and inform about the achievements of British Leyland Motor Corporation. To […]

Vauxhall’s new parent company, PSA Group, has confirmed that it will continue building vans at its Luton factory. Carlos Tavares, PSA’s Chairman, announced that the company would be investing heavily […]

Why so much interest in Y-reg MINIs? The R50- and onwards-generation of MINI rather neatly dovetails with AROnline in many ways. We appeared at the same time in 2001, started out […]

For Classic Car fans this was a busy weekend, with the Practical Classics and Restoration Show in Birmingham and the relatively new Retro Classics in Stuttgart – two major shows […]