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  MSA Spanish Classic Car Tour Opens for Entries 24 Feb 2012 (News)
  .    Starting from the historic city of León, Spain, this autumn’s route will travel through Northern Spain and South-Western France before culminating with two nights in the spa town of Vichy, France. Highlights of the event include laps of the renowned Jarama, Albi and Charade (Clermont-Ferrand) circuits plus en route check points in Salamanca (a UNESCO World Heritage Site), Saint-Gaudens (home to the 1928 French Grand Prix) and at the Pic du Midi high up in the French Pyrenées, as well as a full day exploring the city of Madrid.
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  Is there a future for the European car industry? 24 Feb 2009 (News)
  On Monday 3rd March he will be visiting a Peugeot car factory town in France, before broadcasting live from Geneva on the eve of the international motor show. On Tuesday 4th March, Darren will be live from the opening of the motor show in Geneva and speaking to key executives from European car manufacturing companies and industry experts.
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  'Drivers can enjoy a Spanish road trip cheaply' 26 Jun 2008 (News)
  Research from the Post Office has found that the cost of motoring is cheaper in Spain than in the UK, France and Germany. It pointed out that this is particularly apparent in diesel costs. High prices have been the subject of criticism in the UK in recent months, but costs in Spain are cheaper than Britain, Germany and France.
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  Go back to the past with Regent Street Motor Show 28 Sep 2017 (News)
  Among the prizes this year will be a special award for the top French car and ensemble, reflecting the theme of this year’s Veteran Car Run. Although Germany is generally regarded as the birthplace of the automobile, France was the nation that introduced the car to the world. In 1903, for example, more than 30,000 cars were manufactured in France, representing about half the world’s total production. Both the Regent Street show and the veteran run are part of London Motor Week, which is run by the Royal Automobile Club.
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  Older Cars Banned From Large Parts of France 6 Aug 2018 (News)
  hl=en-GB&q=https://wpyadmin.ne.cision.com/l/ecpfrhdac/www.crit-air.fr/en/information-about-the-critair-vignette/additional-information/info-the-green-zones-app.html&source=gmail&ust=1533640138268000&usg=AFQjCNE_YZfCJfSnApCyitewMFrbUF8vJQ"> In France, temporary air protection zones are imposed where bans on driving older cars, vans, motorhomes and trucks are only imposed within the environmental zones if air pollution is particularly high. It is now.
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  A Grand Monday: Peugeot 403 pick-up 10 Nov 2014 (News)
  Rural France is something of a treasure trove when it comes to barn-found examples of iconic car-based commercials. That’s the theory anyway; and the recent arrival in the UK of this rather charming looking

  Don't Get Done For Emissions in Europe 31 May 2019 (News)
  Since the latest update, the app now includes the following countries: Germany France Denmark Austria Belgium Spain Netherlands Great Britain Czech Republic Finland Sweden Do you need a badge for Germany, France, Denmark or Austria?
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  Motorists face £117 fine for driving in France without emissions stickers 30 Mar 2017 (News)
  If you plan on driving to France this Easter, be sure to display an emissions sticker in your windscreen or risk a £117 fine. In a move to cut thick smog, which has been blanketing Paris in recent months, a colour-coded emissions sticker system was introduced in January to help cut severe pollution in the French capital.
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  Peugeot and Citroen to get new heritage centre 16 Jul 2015 (News)
  Peugeot, Citroën and the recently launched DS brand will get a new combined heritage centre in France over the next few years. The centre will be built on the existing museum L’Aventure Peugeot at Sochaux, near France’s eastern border with Switzerland. The site is also home to an industrial facility that is owned by Citroën and Peugeot’s parent company, PSA.
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  Gallery: Results from RM Auctions Oct 31 sale 1 Nov 2012 (News)
  The Halloween sale featured some stunning cars including Lamborghinis, Ferraris and Aston Martins. The star of the show was a 1959 Ferrari 250 GT LWB Berlinetta 'Tour de France' which sold for a hammer price of £1,750,000. Click through the gallery to see more highlights. 
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  Toyota to Challenge Audi at Le Mans This Saturday and Sunday 15 Jun 2012 (News)
  The number 7 car features two-time winner Alex Wurz (Austria), former Sebring 12 Hours winner Nicolas Lapierre (France) and ex-Formula 1 driver Kazuki Nakajima (Japan). In the number 8 car, three-time Le Mans pole position winner Stéphane Sarrazin (France) joins multiple endurance winner Anthony Davidson (Great Britain) and Formula 1 young gun Sébastien Buemi (Switzerland).
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  Obituary - Noël Pasteau 13 Mar 2015 (News)
  Noël Pasteau, the long-time patron of the famous Hotel de France in La Chartre-sur-le-Loir, has sadly passed away at his home in the village on March 7th at the age 87. Thanks to Mr. Pasteau the hotel had a long association with motor sport and was steeped in the history of the Le Mans 24-Hour race.
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  Paris set to ban old cars? 14 Nov 2012 (News)
  Although it's not been spelled out yet, that would likely take the form of another Scrappage scheme - a costly exercise given the state of France's economy right now. The package of anti-vehicle measures also includes toll barriers on cross-city motorways for lorries, and eco-taxes for those using the inner ring-road, or infamous boulevard périphérique.
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  PSA Developing Petrol Engine Under 100g/km CO2 24 Apr 2008 (News)
  The aim is to bring to market vehicles with CO2 emissions below 100g/km without additional technology. Two extremely competitive manufacturing sites will be established, one in France, the other in Eastern Europe. The first facility, with an annual capacity of 600,000 engines, will be operational as of 2011. It will be located in France on the PSA Peugeot Citroën site at Trémery and will enable the creation of over 500 jobs.
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  Eighties supercars in demand at RM sale 15 Sep 2014 (News)
  But it was a Ferrari that proved the most expensive car on the night when a 1956 Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta Competizione ‘Tour de France’ made £4.87m Chassis 0563 GT was one of just nine built by at Maranello and came with a strong racing pedigree, including two top ten finishes in the Tour de France road race. It shared top-billing with another Ferrari – a restored 1966 Ferrari 275 GTB (chassis 08199) was one of only 60 constructed with alloy bodywork and fetched £1.96m.
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  PSA completes deal for Vauxhall and Opel 1 Aug 2017 (News)
  France’s PSA group – which owns Peugeot and Citroen – has completed its acquisition of Opel and Vauxhall from General Motors. The deal makes PSA Europe’s second largest vehicle manufacturer, behind Volkswagen group.
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  Renault Clio Gets Down tp 98g/km CO2 12 Jan 2010 (News)
  Clio dCi 86 Renault eco² will be unveiled on 13 January at the Brussels Motor Show, Belgium. Order books will open in France on 9 February and later this year in the UK.   New 1.2 TCe 100 petrol engine with 129g/km CO2 also available now.   More at Renault
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  Top 10: Utilitarian designs 28 Sep 2017 (News)
  .   From the last of the ‘sit up and beg’ Fords to the first of the Minis, with various offerings from France, Italy, Japan and Germany thrown in for good measure, we reckon this is the ultimate list of brilliantly utilitarian post-World War II cars. 
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  Rare Intermeccanica in Historics November Auction 22 Oct 2018 (News)
  Also included is a book written by Paula Reisner, titled, ‘Intermeccanica – The Story of the Prancing Bull’. Discovered in a free ad in France that intrigued the current vendor, he went to see the car and bought it from its British owner who was seeking to finance his return to the UK. The Indra has since been made reliable for long distance touring being used on regular trips to the south of France.
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  The end of the road for the Geneva Motor Show as 2021 event cancelled 30 Jun 2020 (News)
  It regularly attracts more than half a million visitors, from both press and public - and is Switzerland's largest public event. It makes about 200m Swiss francs (£171 million) a year, according to the organisers. The Committee and Council of the Foundation “Salon International de l’Automobile,” which puts on the show, had been seeking financial help from the Swiss government in the months since the cancellation, and the Canton of Geneva offered a loan of 16.8 million Swiss francs. But the foundation turned down the loan.