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  Daewoo Parts Crisis Over 5 Dec 2002 (News)
  For the past couple of months Daewoo owners have been unable to obtain spare parts for their cars. The reason was that the parts inventory was frozen by the liquidators of the old UK Daewoo company. Now these parts have been released to the new GM owned Daewoo company and can be obtained from Daewoo dealers.
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  Yaris T Sport under £10k at showroom4cars 12 Feb 2002 (News)
  This week www.showroom4cars.com is offering special savings on the new Toyota Yaris T-Sport, with cars available for immediate delivery in a choice of metallic colours. At just £9,999 for these European supplied models, Showroom4cars.com's price gives a saving of £2,271 on UK list, and the price includes Toyota's 3 year pan-European warranty.
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  'Urgent action' required to combat car tyre and brake dust pollution 11 Jul 2019 (News)
  >>> Government unveils ambitious plans to ban all petrol and diesel car sales by 2040 The report warns that a surge in the popularity of electric vehicles won't prevent serious levels of air pollution in city centres.  Each time a car is driven, tiny pieces of particulate matter such as dust are released into the air from brake and tyre wear, as well as from the road surface. These particles enter the airstream having a detrimental impact on human health, says the report.
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  Use of the word autonomous in advertising is 'misleading and potentially dangerous' 12 Jun 2018 (News)
  "We are starting to see real-life examples of the hazardous situations that occur when motorists expect the car to drive and function on its own," said Matthew Avery, Head of Research at Thatcham Research. "Names like Autopilot or ProPilot are deeply unhelpful, as they infer the car can do a lot more than it can.
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  Europcar launches long term rental scheme 7 Jun 2017 (News)
  There’s no depreciation or maintenance to worry about. The car comes with a free deliver and collect service, and additional drivers can be added at no extra cost."
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  A Grand Monday: Rover Montego Countryman 22 May 2017 (News)
  They say that if you want to know what makes a good car - a rally good car - then you should ask a taxi driver. And, indeed, while the motoring press never really got excited about the estate version of the humble Austin-Rover Montego, legions of cabbies wouldn't hear a word said against it.
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  Historics to Offer Classic Car Finance on Auction Purchases 14 Jan 2017 (News)
  Historics at Brooklands has announced that it is to offer structured finance for classic auction purchasers. This enables anyone who want to invest in the classic car market to do so on borrowed capital in the hope that the value of their classic rises by more than the interest they pay on the loan. Historics has partnered with Classic & Sports Finance to become authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority, making it  the   first classic car auction house to hold its own FCA limited permission to offer consumer credit.
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  Records tumble at RM Sotheby's London sale 27 Sep 2016 (News)
  The subject of a spirited bidding contest, the car achieved an amazing £128,800 against a pre-sale estimate of £30,000-£50,000.
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  'Fashonista' Mercedes-Benz Pagoda to star at NEC 11 Nov 2015 (News)
  'Originality was always considered and respected,' explains Daniel Lachter from Autohaus. “We’ve gathered bills totaling over £62,000 along with a pictorial record of the bare metal repaint, which have been retained to enhance the car’s history. This is a stunning car with an exceptional story. A real classic beauty.” See this amazing car on stand 615 in Hall 3 of the Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show, held from 13th to 15th November at Birmingham’s NEC.
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  Charles Ware: the Minor saviour 16 Jul 2015 (News)
  After establishing a successful business restoring Georgian houses in London, he now turned his attention to another passion of his: the humble Morris Minor. The business started off on a small scale, with cars being bought, sold and repaired for a steadily expanding list of clients. But Ware had bigger ambitions, and in 1982 he launched the Durable Car Ownership scheme, enabling Minor owners to split their restorations into manageable parts whilst keeping their cars roadworthy throughout.
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  Shed Found March Special Makes £11,000 in Brightwell's Classic Car Auction 26 Nov 2014 (News)
  A 1934 Lancia Augusta based March Special found in bits in a garden shed in Kidderminster started bidding at £500 and eventually sold for £11,000 at Brightwell's Classic Car Auction in Leominster today. A complete concours March Special sold by RM auctions fetched £90,000 recently, but today's car will take a colossal amount of work to restore to that standard.
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  Rover CCV 2 May 2014 (News)
  The concept was investigated seriously by the company, but a lack of commitment to it by the management backed up by disappointing sales of the Sterling in the USA meant that it was continually put back. Roy Axe commented, 'Of course, with a show car designers are also spared the restrictions of current production technology and cost considerations and so I also felt the car should reflect some of the character of the MGEXE in terms of the all transparent roof.
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  Porsche 911 beats the world parade record 29 Jul 2013 (News)
  A parade of more than 1200 Porsche 911s took to the Silverstone Grand Prix circuit – a world record number of the cars – as the Silverstone Classic celebrated the 50th anniversary of the world’s most iconic sports car . The original plan to produce a parade of 911 x 911s was almost immediately exceeded when the celebrations were announced, with registrations building hugely in the months leading up to the event.
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  Goodwood Festival of Speed: 50 years of Porsche 911 to be celebrated 8 Jul 2013 (News)
  .  All seven generations of the 911 will be on display, along with special demonstrations from classic Le Mans cars and historic rally legends. Key to the celebrations will be a bespoke 911-inspired sculpture that will be displayed on the lawns of Goodwood House. Details of the sculpture are a closely guarded secret, but event organisers are promising ‘a highly distinctive art installation’ to mark the 50 th anniversary of Germany’s most famous rear-engined sports car.
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  Goodwood Festival of Speed: 50 years of Porsche 911 to be celebrated 8 Jul 2013 (News)
  .  All seven generations of the 911 will be on display, along with special demonstrations from classic Le Mans cars and historic rally legends. Key to the celebrations will be a bespoke 911-inspired sculpture that will be displayed on the lawns of Goodwood House. Details of the sculpture are a closely guarded secret, but event organisers are promising ‘a highly distinctive art installation’ to mark the 50 th anniversary of Germany’s most famous rear-engined sports car.
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  Report: Peking to Paris, day 14 11 Jun 2013 (News)
  Rest Day in Novosibirsk It's rest day in Siberia, and for most of the teams it's not going to be a relaxing experience, given the sheer amount of repairs that's required to keep the cars on the road. Take car 64 for example, the Porsche of Stan Gold and Brant Parsons had to wait for parts to arrive at Ulaan Bataar – the suspension turret tops could not be welded as they were a composite plastic – but once going again, they drove non-stop, right across Mongolia, to reach the border.
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  Classic Motor Show launches 'Classics Reunited' theme 11 Jun 2013 (News)
  With over 250 classic motoring clubs showcasing their marques, some are bound to look for other ways to interpret the ‘Reunited’ theme. Some may choose to reunite famous or well-known racing cars with the drivers and teams that took them to victory while others may reunite the designers and workforce that created the car in the first place. How about those cars that have been reunited with their original parts?
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  Volvo Starts Production of New Four Cylinder Engines 13 May 2013 (News)
  Volvo Car Group is now starting pilot production of its new family of high-efficiency 'VEA' four-cylinder petrol and diesel engines. This will make Volvo no longer reliant on Ford and PSA for its four cylinder engines.
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  12 Reg Sales Increased by Private Buyers 5 Apr 2012 (News)
  The Ford Fiesta was the best-selling model in both March and over the first three months of 2012. Registrations of UK-built cars rose by 12.3% in March, as their market share rose to 14.6%, from 13.3% a year ago. SMMT’s 11th Average New Car CO2 Report will be published on 18 April, tracking the improvement in fuel efficiency and emissions over the past decade.
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  Supercar Passenger Rides at Castle Combe 12 Oct 2011 (News)
  Other local drivers giving up their time to raise money include the 2010 Castle Combe Pre Â’90 Formula Ford champion, Kyle Tilley from Chippenham in a Fiat Abarth, BathÂ’s Guy Parr, a regular in both the circuitÂ’s Sports and GT and saloon car championships in his John Cooper Works Mini and SwindonÂ’s Dan Ludlow in his very fast MG ZR 190. Amongst the ‘Star Drivers’, on hand to drive people in their own cars are Formula 3, Le Mans and Touring Car ace, Anthony Reid, who will also be demonstrating an MG6 and Barry ‘Whizzo’ Williams, one of motor sports greatest ‘all rounders’ and a much in demand pair of hands in the historic racing world.