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  This Week's Motor Show Live 23 May 2004 (News)
  Exhibitors include:- Aston Martin: NEW DB9 Ariel: Atom 160bhp Audi: Fantastic NEW A6, NEW A8 W12 + many more Bentley: Arnage facelift, Continental Coupe + many more Caterham: Superlight 500 + many more Chrysler: NEW 300C, NEW Crossfire roadster + many more Citroen: NEW C2 VTS, C3 XTR + many more Daewoo: NEW Nubira station wagon, Lacetti + many more Daihatsu: Copen + many more Ferrari: NEW 612 Scaglietti FIAT: Trepiuno concept, new diesel engines + many more Ford: NEW Ford GT40, Fiesta ST, Fiesta RS, Mondeo TDCI 155, Thunderbirds + many more Gibbs: Aquada amphibian + 7 seater V8 (in the lake outside) Honda: HSC concept car (NSX replacement); IMAS hybrid + many more Hyundai: NEW Tucson SUV + many more Invicta: Invicta S1 Jaguar: XKs, XJs, S-Type including diesel and X-Type KIA: NEW Picanto + many more Land Rover: NEW Discovery III + many more Lexus: NEW RX400h hybrid, IS200 facelift + many more Lotus: Toyota powered Elise 111R, new Exige + more Marcos: "All NEW car" Maserati: NEW Quattroporte + 4200 coupes Mazda: New MX-Flexa (Mazda 4) Kusabi concept car + many more MG/Rover: V8s, recent facelifts and City Rover Mercedes: NEW McCaren Mercedes SLR MINI: NEW convertible, MINI facelift, + MINI Open Aur Theatre Mitsubishi: NEW Grandis 7 seater MPV + many more Morgan: NEW Roadster with 220bhp 3.0 V6 replaces Plus 8 Nissan: NEW Nissan Murano SUV + many more Noble: NEW M400 + many more Peugeot: NEW 407 + many more Porsche: NEW £310,000 Carrera GT + many more Renault: NEW Modus, Megane 225, 7-seater Grand Scenic + many more Rolls Royce: NEW 100EX convertible, Phantom, + many more SAAB: Apparently 337 cars on the stand!
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  Dates confirmed for Silverstone Classic 2020 7 Aug 2019 (News)
  .    Races were won by Cooper, McLaren, Ligier and Lotus F1 cars; top sportscar honours went to drivers racing AC Cobras, a pre-war Bentley and a Jaguar D-type while Minis, a Mustang and a Ford Sierra RS500 were among the tin-top victors – proof of the wide range of cars on show.   There were new records on track, too, with never-seen-before numbers of Formula 2 single seaters as well as first generation Mini Coopers, the latter honouring six decades of Sir Alec Issigonis’ little treasure.
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  2011 new car registrations exceed forecasts 6 Jan 2012 (News)
  Best sellers December Whole of 2011 Ford Fiesta 5411 Ford Fiesta 96,112 Vauxhall Corsa 5258 Ford Focus 81,832 Vauxhall Astra 4856 Vauxhall Corsa 77,751 Ford Focus 4047 Volkswagen Golf 63,368 Volkswagen Golf 4031 Vauxhall Astra 62,575 Volkswagen Polo 2742 Vauxhall Insignia 46,324 MINI 2706 Volkswagen Polo 45,992 Nissan Qashqai 2580 BMW 3 Series 42,471 Vauxhall Insignia 2494 Nissan Qashqai 39,406 Hyundai i10 2411 MINI 35,845    
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  Northern Sports & Saloon Car Championship to be crowned at Croft 21 Sep 2011 (News)
  Another six hotly-contested series will also be in action including: Dunlop Production Touring Cars, Scottish Legends, Intersteps single-seaters, Mini Miglias, Mini Se7ens and Austin Healeys.   On the track this weekend, York’s Mike Cutt (pictured above) is almost certain to become the NSSCC’s new 2011 Champion thanks to his domination of Class B this season which has seen him achieve wins every time out in his BMW.
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  New car sales increase in 2010 7 Jan 2011 (News)
  Best sellers December     Full year 2010                 1 Astra 5,377         1 Fiesta 103,013   2 Corsa 4,737   2 Astra 80,646   3 Fiesta 4,560   3 Focus 77,804   4 MINI 4,236   4 Corsa 77,398   5 Focus 3,831   5 Golf 58,116   6 Polo 3,724   6 Polo 45,517   7 Golf 3,267   7 207 42,185   8 Qashqai 2,841   8 3 Series 42,020   9 Insignia 2,587   9 MINI 41,883   10 3 Series 2,477   10 Qashqai 39,048      
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  Peugeot 107 Has Highest List Price Residuals, But Citroen C1 Wins on Transaction Price Residuals 22 Aug 2009 (News)
    Toyota Aygo, 60.2% 3.  Suzuki Swift, 59.5% 4.  Citroen C1, 59.2% 5.  BMW MINI, 58.9% 6.  Ferrari F430, 58.0% 7.  Volkswagen Fox, 57.8% 8.  Honda Jazz, 57.0% 9.  Volkswagen Eos, 56.3% 10.  Ford S-MAX, 56.1% Small city cars are joined by the Ferrari F430 – which leads the exotic sports sector.
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  Garmin To Supply BMW with nüvi® 360 11 Jan 2008 (News)
  This announcement marks Garmin's second customised portable navigation system with the BMW AG family. Last year, MINI announced a specially configured retrofit mobile navigation system, also based on the Garmin nüvi 360, for use in any model in the MINI range. About Garmin. Through its operating subsidiaries, Garmin Ltd. designs, manufactures, markets and sells navigation, communication and information devices and applications - most of which are enabled by GPS technology.
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  Cheap Cars Cheaper at Auction Today 18 Oct 2004 (News)
  While the 49k mile 97P Mercedes SLK 230K with oversize alloys mentioned last week sold for just £9,700, so SLKs are well into price-range now. And it was another MINI Cooperday. The totally loaded 8k mile 2004/53 reg Cooper S Works with every single option available including climate control, satnav, leather and twin sunroof bid to £17,500, which was a lot less than the vendor wanted.
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  The Only Thing to Smile About at Auction Today 17 Sep 2004 (News)
  Even this 2002/52 reg FunTech 50cc three wheeler buggy with no keys, no V5 and a dubious past sold for a substantial £1,700. MINIs were mad money. An imported 6,433 mile 03 Cooper with a/c but only a cassette player rather than a CD bid to £10,250. While a 3-year-old 40k mile Y reg Cooper with all the bits including leather and full-length solid sunroof ran to a ridiculous £9,800.
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  Philip Glenister's hand-picked display of classic getaway cars set for London show 11 Dec 2017 (News)
  Whether it’s the Minis from The Italian Job or the Mk2 Jaguar from The Sweeney, the bad guys always seemed to get the best cars. Well, that was until DCI Gene Hunt got the keys to an Audi Quattro in Ashes to Ashes.
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  NEC Classic Motor Show 2016: British Motor Museum to reveal 'hero' cars 7 Nov 2016 (News)
  Also on the stand will be the first four-wheeled Wolseley, an 1899 3 ½ hp voiturette, and the 1976 Monte Carlo Rally winning Mini Cooper S. In 2015, the museum unveiled its new name and re-furbishment plans at the show. This year, staff will be on hand to talk about the museum’s new look and Collections Centre, both of which opened to the public in February 2016.
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  Lease a Dacia Sandero for less than £70 per month 19 Nov 2012 (News)
  .  The Dacia range, which will be sold alongside parent company Renault's products in 135 dealers across the UK, comes with a three years/60,000 miles warranty, and three years/60,000 miles roadside assistance. Additional warranties are available. It's expected that the Sandero and Duster mini-SUV will pick up useful sales in the UK on the back of a low-priced buying proposition, slotting into the market slot for cheap, basic transport now left vacant since the more traditional Eastern European and Asian companies moved into the middle-market on the value-for-money sector.
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  VW Beetle Out-Survives All Other Pre 1980 Cars 13 Jun 2012 (News)
  On the basis of insurance enquiries 34,000,000 insurance enquiries in the year to 31-3-2012, MoneySupermarket has analysed that the VW Beetle has out-survived all other pre-1980s cars. 1. Volkswagen Beetle 2. MGB 3. Austin Mini 4. Land Rover 88 5. Morris Minor 6. MG Midget 7. Ford Escort 8. Triumph Spitfire 9. Triumph Stag 10. Triumph Herald Of course, the VW Beetle was for many years the World's best selling car and one of the best selling cars of all time along with the Ford Model T and the Toyota Corolla (in its various guises).
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  Replacement door sills now available for MGF 9 Feb 2012 (News)
  Replacement door sills for the MGF are now available from British Motor Heritage. The firm is best known for producing replacement shells and individual body panels for the MGB, Mini and other British classic cars. Both left (ALG460050) and righthand (ALG460040) sills are available now from all BMH’s MG specialists. They are manufactured on the original tooling in the same zinc-coated steel as the original panels plus, in common with all BMH products, come finished in industry-standard electrophoretic paint.
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  Scrappage scheme has lowered CO2 output 20 Jan 2010 (News)
  Mr Nagley went on to say that because all the reported improvement was attributed to the scrappage scheme, brands would need to be urged to continue to drop their emissions if the goals were to be met. In third place on the manufacturer performance list was Mini, which registered an average of 131.68 g/km in 2009, 4.05 per cent less than the year before. Are you buying or selling? Click here to see what Honest John has to say.

  Buying a convertible car? Pick one 'with good residuals' 24 Aug 2009 (News)
  These could include the Audi TT Roadster and the Audi A3 Convertible, which were found by HPI to be the top two in terms of residual value. But Mr Keighley added: "Without a doubt, the best all-rounder remains the Mini Convertible." Also recommended was the Porsche Boxster and the BMW Z4 Coupe Cabrio. Meanwhile, Eurotaxglass's also looked at how well cars hold on to their prices recently. Research found that the Peugeot 107 was the best after three years and 39,000 miles.
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  BMW scoops 5 awards 25 Mar 2009 (News)
  " He put the manufacturer's success down to a combination of the excellent performance and low carbon dioxide emissions offered by its cars. Fleet News awarded the Mini range - which is owned by the BMW group - an honour to recognise the fact it offers the best residual values. In addition to this, the BMW 7 Series came out top in the luxury motor class, the 5 Series took the title of Best Executive Premium Car, the X5 was named the ultimate SUV and the 1 Series was judged to be the most impressive model in the small premium vehicle sector.
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  New Alfa Romeo 'expected to retain most value' 9 Feb 2009 (News)
  Owners selling the 1.3 JTDM after this period of time have been advised they can expect to receive 81 per cent of what they paid when the car was brand new. This is five per cent more than its nearest competitor from Mini. Used vehicle remarketing manager Simon Wheeler said: "This is significant testimony to the exceptional attention to detail Alfa Romeo has applied to this car in terms of design, build quality, reliability, running costs and desirability.
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  Free Motor Show Next Week 5 Jun 2008 (News)
  In total 19 vehicles will make their show debuts at the 2008 Canary Wharf London Motorexpo, including the Alfa Romeo Brera S, BMW X6, Breckland Beira, Mini Clubman Cooper S, Porsche Cayenne GTS, Volvo XC60 and Volkswagen Touareg R50. Motorexpo will be open from 9am to 6pm Monday to Saturday (11am to 5pm on Sunday). For further information please visit www.motorexpo.com
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  St George's Day Droptop Auction at BCA Brighouse 16 Apr 2008 (News)
  There is a mouth-watering selection of vehicles already entered for the sale including an Aston Martin DB9, BMW M3 3.2 Convertible, Ferrari 456 5.5 GT Coupe, Mercedes SL 500 and Porsche 911 Carrera S. Also on offer will be convertibles from Audi, Ford, GM Vauxhall, Mazda, MINI, Nissan, Renault, Peugeot, Saab, Volkswagen and Volvo. More at www.bca-europe.com and www.auctionview.co.uk