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  New Ford Maverick Sports Utility 1 May 2001 (News)
  Today sees the UK launch of Fords new small sports utility 4x4, the Maverick. Whereas the old Maverick was developed jointly with Nissan and built in Spain, this is an all new Ford/Mazda co-production built at Mazda's Hofu plant in Japan and a much more refined, road-friendly vehicle with a unitary body rather than separate chassis. Ford makes bold claims about refinement and drivability, achieved from fully independent suspension front and rear rather than solid axles, rack and pinion steering, MacPherson strut front suspension, Control-Trac II automatic 4x4 system and ABS with Electronic Brakeforce Distribution.
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  Honest John's Deals of the Week 27 Oct 2017 (News)
  The o ffer is available when you collect the vehicle between 6 November and 31 December 2017. The full 25% discount is available for hire in the UK, Italy, Spain and Portugal. Hire in France, Germany and Belgium is available with a 15% saving. Hire in New Zealand will have an 18% discount and hire in Ireland with 10% off. Small print: Make sure you read the details.
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  'Lost' David Brown Aston Stars in September Auction 23 Aug 2010 (News)
  Thought to be one of just five examples built, it was originally ordered by the British Ambassador to Spain but was never delivered. It was displayed on the Talbot stand at the 1934 Motor Show and in 1936 it was bought by a Mr Steed – and remained in the Steed family until 2009 (estimate: £34,000-£40,000).
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  Peugeot Mobility System Removes Need to Own a Car 5 Jul 2010 (News)
  Mu by Peugeot is already working in Brest, Lyon, Nantes and Rennes in France and in five Dealerships in Paris and in the capital cities of Germany, Spain and Italy, each utilising the facilities of the Peugeot Dealer network. This new mobility service will be deployed in nine European countries between now and 2011. Two Robins and Day Peugeot Dealerships will run the pilot programme and have dedicated Mu phone numbers and are located in London at Chiswick, on the Chiswick roundabout, W4 5QD (0844 818 7218) and in Bristol, at Clarence Road, BS1 6PR (0117 369 0154).
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  Axon shows plug-in hybrid electric vehicle at the Milton Keynes Science Festival 27 Oct 2009 (News)
    The first cars will be on sale in 2011 with full production in 2012. The manufacturing roll-out will be via small factories in UK and in Europe including Spain, France, Ireland, Denmark, and Holland.  More at: www.axonautomotive.com MK Science Festival takes place on 24th and 25th October 2009 at the Hub city centre.
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  Ex-Rolling Stones’ classic cars to go under the hammer 6 May 2015 (News)
  ‘I drove it to Spain, too. And to Marseilles, Portofino in Italy, and back to England a few times. Oh, and of course to Switzerland. I went there twice to play at the Montreux Jazz Festival. The first time was with Muddy Waters, Buddy Guy, Junior Wells and Pinetop Perkins.
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  Hertz appoints BCA as Pan-European Used Car Remarketing Partner 18 Oct 2011 (News)
  BCA’s inventory management system will provide pre- and post-sales, marketing and pricing support for cars sold across Italy, France, UK, Germany, Spain, Belgium, Netherlands and Switzerland. Hertz resells quality used cars through a variety of channels, including wholesalers, traders, retailers, auctions, and the Hertz Rent2Buy program.
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  Peugeot Invests in Rallying 15 Dec 2008 (News)
  ” 2009 IRC Championship dates 21 / 24th January Monte Carlo Rally France Asphalt 5 / 7th March Rally Internacional de Curitiba Brazil Gravel 3 / 4th April Safari Rally Kenya Gravel 7 / 9th May Sata Rally Azores Portugal Asphalt 18 / 20th June Ypres Westhoek Rally Belgium Asphalt 9 / 11th July Rally Russia Russia Gravel 7 / 9th August Rally Vinho da Madeira Portugal Asphalt 28 / 30th August Barum Rally Zlin Czech Republic Asphalt 10 / 12th September Principe de Asturias Rally Spain Asphalt 24 / 26th September Rally San Remo Italy Asphalt 22 / 24th October Rally Japan Japan Gravel 19 / 21st November RAC MSA Rally of Scotland Scotland Gravel More at www.peugeot.co.uk
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  CarFest North Moves to Oulton Park 22 Jul 2013 (News)
  Both date back to the dramatic and controversial 1976 season as soon to featured in Ron Howard’s eagerly-anticipated Rush movie. The Hunt car is of notable interest as it’s the chassis he raced to wins in Spain and Germany as well as in the British Grand Prix before being disqualified following protests from arch-rival Ferrari. Other notable highlights are dazzling parades of both Aston Martins and Lamborghinis to mark important milestones in their respective automotive histories plus, for the first time at a CarFest, the addition of some very special motorcycles.
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  Warning of UsedCar Internet Scams 6 Mar 2008 (News)
  Nick Lindsay adds, “We investigated this case further and found that the vehicle was legitimate and was still for sale, sitting on the genuine dealer’s forecourt. These criminals are usually operating in Portugal, Spain and Eastern Europe and use fraudulent credit cards to make HPI Checks. Having obtained the DVLA details of genuine vehicles they have seen for sale they then go online themselves to sell phantom cars they don’t even own.
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  Toyota to Challenge Audi at Le Mans This Saturday and Sunday 15 Jun 2012 (News)
  Since January, the TS030 HYBRID has undergone 18 test days, most of them at Paul Ricard in France, but also at MotorLand Aragon (Spain), Magny-Cours (France) and Le Mans itself. The environmental dimension of Toyota Racing’s participation at Le Mans will be further supported by Yamaha Motor Europe, which will be providing 16 EC-03 electric scooters for team use in the race paddock.
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  Daewoo Finally Sorted Out 17 Oct 2002 (News)
  GM-DAT acquired European sales subsidiaries in Austria, Benelux, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and Switzerland plus the parts operation in the Netherlands. Reilly said these would be run from the Company's newly established European Operation which he added would probably be headquartered in Zurich to make the best uses of the synergies with GM Europe and to leverage existing distribution operations around the countries.
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  Audi Adds RS5 to its Silverstone Driving Experience 7 Mar 2011 (News)
  On completion of the Audi Driving Experience course at Silverstone, guests also have the option to progress to the International Audi Driving Experience, featuring circuit-based days in famous locations such as Germany’s challenging Nurburgring Nordschliefe circuit and Spain’s Circuit de Catalunya, as well as winter driving training in Scandinavia. For full details of all the courses, customers can visit www.audi.co.uk , click on ‘About Audi’ on the home page and then select ‘Audi driving experiences’.
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  British Car Auctions Celebrates its 70th Birthday 11 Jul 2016 (News)
  However, this Metro had been driven by the then Lady Diana Spencer at the time she was first linked with Prince Charles and, as a result, the car made more than five times as much 9 - BCA sold several cars for Rod Stewart, one of which, a white Lamborghini Countach, went to a Scottish couple sitting directly in front of HJ in Hall 1 at Blackbushe for more than £100,000. HJ knew a delivery driver who had previously driven the car to Stewart’s house in Southern Spain and, after his two day journey, had benefited from a typical Rod Stewart tip for the job. 8 – In 1991 Corporal Jones’ Van from the much-loved Dad’s Army TV show came up, complete with portholes for the Warmington on Sea platoon’s rifles.
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  Three Sucata Charity Banger Rallies This Summer 29 Mar 2012 (News)
  On the way it passes through La  Rochelle, the most attractive and unspoilt seaside town of France, San  Sebastian, the Spanish summer capital, and the beautiful Salamanca, an  ancient gem and Spain’s original party city. For more information on the rallies please visit:  www.sucatarallies.com Registration costs £25 per person, via:  www.sucatarallies.com/register.php   Money raised by participants will support Gemin-i’s HIV360 project.
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  Plymouth - Dakar £100 Banger Rally 22 Aug 2002 (News)
  The Route Competitors will take the Plymouth/Roscoff ferry and then drive 1200 miles to the foot of Spain before taking the car ferry to Morocco. In Morocco we will pass Rabat, CasaBlanca, Marrakech,and Agadir before assembling at Dakhla where the tarmac ends and the fun begins. A twice weekly military convoy takes vehicles from Dakhla to Mauretania and while the road is not tarmacadem, two wheel drive vehicles should not experience too many problems.
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  eBay Auction Report – 12th June 2005 16 Jun 2005 (News)
  A 2000W silver 1.7 with 45,000 miles passed through the virtual halls today. Its owner was emigrating to Spain and this very good condition car with a new ticket and some tax made £4,350. A couple of Peugeot 206s passed though today. A red 1.4 LX auto on a 2002/02 plate with 30,000 miles and in good condition made £3,650.
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  Used Van Buying Guide: Transit Connect 2014 - 2019 21 Nov 2019 (News)
  Easy to drive, cheap to run and well-equipped as standard, the compact but capable Connect is one of the best small vans for sale. Built in Valencia, Spain, and introduced in 2014 to  replace its big-selling predecessor  Ford has spun its compact van off the same basic underpinnings of its C-Max passenger car range.
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  How to: Import a classic car 8 Apr 2014 (News)
  And warm, dry areas such as Greece and the Mediterranean islands are a plentiful source of cheap, rot-free classics, especially considering their depressed economies and low asking prices. Classics are being wiped out from Italy and Spain, though, and many will have already crossed over into neighbouring countries where the prevailing financial conditions are better. But there are still plenty around if you know where to look - but do avoid sellers with ambitious prices.
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  Sustainable Mobility, According to Renault Eco2 16 Jun 2010 (News)
  Its Maubeuge factory uses recycled stormwater. It’s Megane plant in Palencia, Spain, uses solar energy. Its new factory in Tangier emits zero carbon and zero liquid effluent. All its electricity is from renewable sources, for example biomass boilers fuelled by ground olive pips.