Opinion

It’s been a long-held belief that building small cars was less profitable than large ones. However, as Chris Cowin explains, things are never that straightforward. Making the Mini pay for […]

I’m beginning to think that my lengthy spell of Compulsive Heap Purchasing Disorder (CHPD) is incurable. I’m not too unhappy about it for 95% of the time – it’s an […]

The matter of how close we are to the end of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is clearly still open to debate right now. However, one thing we can all agree […]

It’s May 1969, and we’re inside the Austin-Morris showroom of Impact Garage of Mortlake near the leafy suburb of Richmond, Greater London. It’s literally a few days since the launch […]

Back at the beginning of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, I made the decision that, as the lights went out in the car industry across the UK, we’d shift the emphasis […]

In the comments section of David Morgan’s recent feature marking the 20th anniversary of the formation of MG Rover, I noted that the number of cars on UK roads seems […]

In a parallel universe, it’s May 1973 and British Leyland has proudly introduced the new Austin Allegro three- and five-door. It’s an exciting new small family car, which is being […]

David Morgan looks back to May 2000 when the remains of the Rover Group were sold by BMW to the Phoenix Consortium for a token £10 and MG Rover was […]

Although it’s not Steve Saxty’s first book, The Cars You Always Promised Yourself is certainly his first serious effort after penning a guide to the Ford Capri III back in the […]

It’s interesting comparing what we think now with contemporary consensus. I like to think that, in my historic writing, I tend to err on the side of reporting the contemporary […]

Back in 1976, when the automotive world was deep into its origami phase, somewhere in the bowels of Longbridge and Solihull, a design competition was going on. Two design teams, […]

AROnline’s longer-standing readers might recall that, back in the day, then-MG6 owner, Martin Williamson, contributed articles about his experiences of the model. Martin has since switched to Jaguar Land Rover and […]

Nothing says 1960s more than a strip speedo, something all the rage at the start of that decade. Chris Cowin takes a look at some cars associated with BMC and […]

We often blithely talk about design classics without actually pondering about their effect on society… Well, the Marina door handles are most certainly a classic in our times and, as […]

Any AROnline readers who have read returning Contributor Martin Williamson’s recent article on the fortunes of the MG marque will recall that he has switched his allegiance to Jaguar Land […]

The Danes had an independent streak when it came to car names, never more so than with the Mini, which went by the name of ‘Morris Mascot’ until 1981. Chris […]

Martyn Kelham chooses his Top Five great cars that changed the world. You’re going to be surprised by some of his choices! Enjoy the feature, read on for the list […]

If you’re here for car nostalgia, and to escape Coronavirus (COVID-19), this is probably one post you can skip. But if you accept that we’ll come out of the other […]

Fresh from his fingertips after his first book, John Z the DeLorean and me, Barrie Wills writes about his often-turbulent times in the motor industry working with other manufacturers. If […]

As the lights go out (or at least down) on the UK car industry, and many of us look to be spending a lot more time at home in the […]

Over the course of the past few years, I’ve opined that a return of Rover could be made to work if it were managed well, and the longship was attached […]