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  Chris Evans CarFest Heads North to Cholmondeley 3 Sep 2012 (News)
  There will be Evans’ very own famed ‘Magnificent Seven’ Ferraris and numerous other collections of seven including seven legendary F1 cars, seven of the latest supercars, seven Group B rally machines, seven vintage cars and Nick Mason’s Celebrity Seven. Air displays are another crowd pleaser with the RAF Red Arrows and magnificent Vulcan bomber all set to turn heads skywards.
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  Historics 18th May Action Generates £670,000 of Sales 20 May 2011 (News)
  Historics Spring saw an array of British classics feature strongly amidst an exotic spread of intriguing cars and automobilia at Brooklands, on Wednesday 18 th May, generating total car sales in excess of £670,000 and an overall sale ratio of 55% for cars and an impressive 92% for automobilia. It was fitting that a number of British marques took centre stage at the birthplace of British motorsport, with Rolls-Royce, Bentley, Jaguar, Jensen, Healey as well as Rover, all well represented amidst numerous entries from European manufacturers Ferrari, Alfa Romeo, Mercedes-Benz and Porsche.
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  Peugeot-Citroen Cleans Up its Engines 9 Jun 2010 (News)
    - New internal combustion engines, in particular a new family of small 1.0-litre and 1.2-litre, three-cylinder petrol engines (2012).  In 2009, PSA Peugeot Citroën sold nearly one million cars emitting less than 130g of CO2 per km, including more than 757,000 with emissions below 120g. The Group’s objective is to sell one million cars emitting less than 120g of CO2 per km in 2012.
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  Online Auction Buying Beats The Snow 9 Jan 2010 (News)
    Customers can check the latest news on the BCA website ( www.british-car-auctions.co.uk ).  Buyers can log on to Live Online via the MyBCA portal.   BCA Communications Director Tony Gannon commented  “Despite the severe weather continuing to affect much of the country, every scheduled BCA sale has taken place, with  BCA’s Live Online service proving invaluable for buyers who cannot travel.
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  Next Year's Festival of Speed 2-4 July. Book Now. 21 Nov 2009 (News)
  Goodwood Festival of Speed founder, Lord March says:  ‘It will be fabulous to have so many great cars and drivers here at Goodwood to celebrate our Italian-flavoured Viva Veloce! theme for 2010. I look forward with much anticipation to seeing some of the greatest drivers, riders and machines in action.
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  STP Presents 1,000mph Challenger at Goodwood Festival of Speed 1 Jul 2009 (News)
  UK Government is part funding the three year education programme but not the build and running costs of the car. These costs will be covered by sponsorships. Founder sponsors are STP, Swansea University, Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, Serco and the University of The West of England.
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  New FIAT 1.6 Multijet Under 120g/km 6 Feb 2008 (News)
  A new diesel engine, introduced initially for use in the Bravo range, has again demonstrated Fiat Group’s commitment to the production of increasingly environmentally-friendly cars. Fiat’s new 1.6 MultiJet 16v unit promises sparkling performance, outstanding torque, increased noise suppression and lower running costs for the Bravo range. The addition also makes Bravo the first car in its category to be fitted with a Euro 5-compliant engine, well ahead of the 2009 deadline.
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  NEW YEAR OFFERS FROM PROTON CARS 3 Jan 2006 (News)
  Proton Cars is welcoming 2006 with offers on all of its vehicles. GEN-2 – free leather interior Until 31 March 2006 Proton are offering customers the option of a free stylish leather interior worth £795.00 on the GEN-2 1.6 LE range.
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  Dear Again at Auction Today 22 Sep 2004 (News)
  Even though many of the private buyers seemed to be watching rather than buying and keeping their hands under control a lot of cars sold for way past reserve. A 90k mile 99V Rover 75 2.0V6 Connoisseur reserved at £3,600 sold for £4,350. A 79k mile 97P Impreza 2.0GL auto estate reserved at £2,500 sold for £3,000.
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  Surprisingly Dear at Auction Today 29 Aug 2003 (News)
  Note that BCA Blackbushe has switched its Friday LCV sale to Thursdays, so Friday’s sale is now 3 halls of cars. Full list of auction centres throughout the country on honestjohn.co.uk (go back to the home-page and click on auction directory). Brightwells HUGE 4x4 SALE at Leominster is now WEEKLY instead of fortnightly.
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  How much would it really cost to buy Jay Kay’s Porsche Carrera RS? 27 Nov 2019 (News)
  Read HJ's guide to classic car finance here Now JBR is heading to Bonhams' Bond Street Sale on December 7. A spokesman said, 'JBR will be on hand and on site to give expert car finance advice – and in particular to advise on our auction finance product – a service which enables customers to secure pre-approved finance, with the funds available immediately after a successful bid.' JBR will also be at select Bonhams sales throughout 2020.
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  A Grand Monday: Honda Concerto 14 Jan 2019 (News)
  Unsurprisingly, the Concerto was a marginal seller here in the UK, where patriotic buyers generally voted for the home-grown Rover-badged models, but for those who bought a Concerto, there was little to disappoint. The Rover R8 was, after all, a thoroughly decent car, and here was a variant that came with the additional promise of Japanese mechanical reliability and Honda quality control - indeed, all Concertos that came out of Longbridge were taken to Honda first for quality approval, before being sent out to dealers. 

  A Grand Monday: Rover 200 Cabriolet SE 30 Apr 2018 (News)
  Not only is it clearly a well-cared for car, but it’s an SE spec, which means it gets a full grey leather interior and an electric roof. But the best thing about by miles is the colour. It’s finished in Pearlescent Amaranth, a metallic purple hue offered by Rover Group for just three years in the mid-1990s.
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  BMW 507 Roadster once owned by Prince William’s godfather is up for sale 23 Apr 2018 (News)
  BMW originally intended to build 5000 of the luxury sporting model, but high production costs limited them to just 252 cars. This Series 2 is more generously proportioned than the Series 1. Its smaller fuel tank offers more cockpit space. For more informatino about the Monaco sale, visit Bonhams.com .
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  Petrol prices hit three-year high - and further rises are expected... 27 Nov 2017 (News)
  Find your car in Real MPG While the UK sees a variety of fuel prices - rural areas and motorway service stations are usually much more expensive - the average is a good gauge of what motorists should aim to pay.
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  Ferrari 328 GTS set to star at Barons’ sale 18 Oct 2017 (News)
  A low-mileage Ferrari 328 GTS looks set to be the star of Barons October auction. The car, which was registered in 1985, has covered 1000 miles in the past 26 years – 19,000 miles in total. It is estimated to fetch up to £85,000. Ferrari fans will also have their eye on a 1979 308 GTS (£47,000-£57,000).
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  Restored Porsche is first finalist in pride of ownership display 2 Oct 2017 (News)
  A fan of air cooled classics, Paul had previously restored a Volkswagen Beetle but had been looking for a Porsche 914 for ages. ‘The car has undergone a bare metal restoration over the past four months in the bodyshop,’ explains Paul. ‘It’s now immaculate, having had new interior trim and all the seats reupholstered, and only has 17,000km on the clock.
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  Peugeot unveils the world's smallest dealership. Inside a phone box... 6 Sep 2017 (News)
  The phonebox dealership was launched to celebrate the freedom and flexibility consumers now have when buying a new car. It will be open between 7am and midnight every day until the end of September.
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  Honda dismisses Brexit fears 16 Sep 2016 (News)
  .  Katsushi Inoue, president of Honda Europe said: “Brexit will not change Honda's commitment to car production in the UK. Honda has made significant investments in this facility and this next step is an important endorsement of the skills and expertise of our workforce. We’re also setting out a clear and sustainable future role for Swindon, broadening our export markets beyond Europe.” Honda has pledged to make Swindon its global production hub for the new Civic hatchback, with the model set to be exported to more than 70 countries around the world, including North America and Canada. 
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  Fuel prices should be 3p lower as oil prices fall 28 Jul 2016 (News)
  That would take average prices down to around 109p per litre, and would see some of the most competitive retailers selling unleaded and diesel around 106p," he added. Looking for a new or used car with the lowest fuel cost? Try the Honest john Fuel Cost Calculator