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  Bentley showcases heritage at next week's Retromobile 29 Jan 2014 (News)
  The car is truly one of the great racing Bentleys and is part of this marque’s unique association with France and motor racing.' More at the Retromobile website
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  Take a break: The Great North Road in 1939 14 Jan 2014 (News)
  And it makes for an interesting contrast with the open and rolling A1 as it snakes its way through Hertfordshire, and into Bedforshire - and much of the open Great North Road looks like rural France does today. We get a fascinating insight into driving in the 1930s - where drivers clearly took a gung-ho approach to overtaking. The mix of cars is also interesting - Austin, Morris and Ford saloons share the spookily clean and empty roads with relatively rare and exotic MGs and Morgans.
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  Preview: Thockmorton Challenge, Worcestershire, 12 October 1 Oct 2013 (News)
  The fourth running of the event has also attracted a number of unusual entries, including Ben Williams’ Porsche 944, a rare pre-production prototype manufactured in 1981, and Michael and Richard Moss’ 1965 Fiat 2300S, which rallied in the 1960s and enjoyed a Tour de France win – this is one of only seven cars in the UK and the only one competing in rallies. The Challenge will also count with the participation of two crews from Mission Motorsport, the charity formed and run by servicemen, veterans and motorsport professionals endeavoured to aid in the recovery and rehabilitation of those affected by military operations.
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  Preview: Artcurial classic car auction, Paris, 10 June 2013 24 Apr 2013 (News)
  The sale, which takes place at the Théâtre du Rond-Point des Champs-Élysées, Paris, on 10 June, is part of what Artcurial calls its sur les Champs series. The Lecoq collection is a significant collection to be selling in France. It was set up in 1963 by André Lecoq (1930-2012) in St. Ouen, near Paris, and is made up of a significant number of concours quality top-end classics. Lecoq established a distinguished reputation for itself in concours d'élégance events, and every car that leaves the workshop has been the subject of the most exacting restoration carried out by master craftsmen.
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  Historics Auction Calendar for 2013 20 Dec 2012 (News)
  February  03/02/13 VSCC Driving Test, Brooklands Museum, Weybridge, Surrey, UK  06/02/13 Retromobile, Paris, France March  01/03/13 Antwerp Classic Salon, Antwerp, The Netherlands

  Toyota at Mobility Roadshow, Kemble, 8 - 10th June 5 May 2006 (News)
  The scheme is being launched in conjunction with Autoadapt, a specialist mobility company, which has an extensive network of centres in the UK and across Continental Europe. Toyota (GB) and Toyota France will be the first markets in Europe to adopt the new programme, which follows Toyota's pioneering mobility work in Japan since the 1960s. The company's commitment to helping people maintain independence through motoring is reflected in its network of nine specialist Toyota Mobility showrooms in its home market.
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  All New Toyota Corolla 5 Sep 2001 (News)
  The design of the hatchback, saloon and estate is developed from an original concept by Toyota's European designers, based in the design centre ED² in the South of France. Their work has laid the foundations for this new generation Corolla all over the world. The Corolla Verso was based on a design concept originated by Techno Art Research in Nagoya, Japan, and shows a clear family-link with the other body types in the range.
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  Aston Martin DB4, DB5 and DB6 in Historics Auction on 18th May 13 May 2019 (News)
  Lawrence in Norwich by Aston Martin dealers Brooklands of Bond Street, London on 17th August, 1960. It then went to France and was purchased by its present owner in 2016. The history file has invoice records detailing all work carried out each year from 2016 to 2019 by Aston Martin Works in Newport Pagnell which total £38,942.
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  General Motors in talks to sell Vauxhall and Opel 16 Feb 2017 (News)
  France’s PSA group – which owns Peugeot and Citroen - is in talks to buy Opel and Vauxhall.  General Motors is looking to sell its loss making European division and already works closely with PSA on a number of projects.
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  Austin 7 national rally is a big hit 7 Jul 2015 (News)
  The theme of the 53 rd National Austin 7 Rally was ‘Austin 7s and their cousins’. And vehicles came from as far away as France and Germany to join in the fun. Alongside dozens of the more familiar home-produced Austins were rarities from BMW Dixi, Rosengart and Holden. But no matter where they came from, all the cars at the event had one thing in common – they owed their heritage to the genius of Sir Herbert Austin and his designers who produced the first Austin 7 model in 1922.
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  GT40 celebrations hit the runway at Sywell Classic 31 Jul 2014 (News)
  Dave bought the car three years ago and returned it to road and track use. After suffering engine problems during a race at Val du Vienne circuit in France, he had the engine rebuilt and lightly modified so it now puts out 335bhp from the Ford 302 cu in V8. As well as the GT40s, there will be a mix of Formula One, Group B and C race cars, as well as historic single-seaters and saloons at the event.
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  Preview: Coys classic car auction, Ascot, 26 October 18 Oct 2013 (News)
  A 1961 Jaguar E-type 3.8 flat floor, chassis number 40 is to be auctioned by Coys at Ascot Race Course on 26 October. Chassis number 40 was left in a barn near Le Mans in France in 1974 and was there until discovered by Coys a few weeks ago. It has never moved although the engine was fired up some five years ago and turns over freely. Other cars featured in the Spirit of Motoring Auction, which takes place on 26 October at the Ascot race course on the outskirts of London, include a rare Connaught L3 racing car from the collection of heavy metal rock god Ian Hill of Judas Priest; one of the finest Jensen Interceptors, a Vignale FF model that the auction house has never seen before; as well as a fabulous example of early motoring: a Ford Model T Speedster.
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  KIA Builds 252,000 Cars a Year in Europe 19 Jan 2012 (News)
  The main export markets in 2011 were as follows: 23 per cent of total production output was delivered to Russia, 10 per cent to Great Britain, 9 per cent to Germany, 8 per cent to Spain and 5 per cent to France. The Kia cee'd family accounted for 41 per cent of production at Zilina in 2011, just ahead of the Sportage compact SUV on 40 per cent. More at KIA
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  Nissan Increasing Production 9 May 2009 (News)
  Last month Nissan experienced a year-on-year increase in sales in major European markets currently operating a scrappage scheme. This includes Germany (+9%), France (+31%) and Italy (+21%). In anticipation of this temporary increase in demand continuing, the plant will recruit 150 manufacturing staff on fixed-term contracts from June. The Temporary Manufacturing Staff, who will receive 4-month contracts, will operate over both of the plant’s two production lines to support a planned volume increase of around 14,000 units in total.
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  10 More Pride of Ownership finalists revealed for NEC 9 Oct 2018 (News)
  Another ten finalists have been revealed for the Autumn Final of the Lancaster Insurance Pride of Ownership with cars coming from across the UK and even France. Held at the Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show, with Discovery, 20 cars in total out of the 100 entered will be invited to Birmingham’s NEC from Friday 9 to Sunday 11 November for the Grand Final.
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  Three Sucata Charity Banger Rallies This Summer 29 Mar 2012 (News)
  Sucata Budapest 26 - 30 July 2012 The adventure begins in Reims, northern France, (the capital of the  Champagne region! Hiccup…) and travels to enchanting Budapest, the  undisputed ‘Pearl of the Danube’ where East meets West and Sucateers meet  the finish line!
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  Loeb Wins World Rally Championship For Citroen Yet Again 4 Oct 2010 (News)
  Dani Sordo and Diego Vallejo’s second place helped the Citroën Total World Rally Team secure its sixth Manufacturers’ World Championship title. After two long legs, the third day of Rally France took the crews to the north of Strasbourg. The final leg on which there were no service halts, consisted of two passages through the stage in the Bitche military camp followed by two passages through the stage in Haguenau, the town in which Loeb grew up.
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  Fresnel Lenses Halve LHD HGV Sideswiping 11 Dec 2007 (News)
  The Highways Agency will now distribute a further 90,000 lenses, targeting major ports in both England and France. Road Safety Minister Jim Fitzpatrick said: "Side-swiping is an issue we are determined to tackle. It's important that all truckers whether from Britain or overseas are able use our roads safely.
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  Vauxhall dealerships set to close across the UK following plunging sales 19 Apr 2018 (News)
  Approximately 1600 dealers across the European network will be given two years' notice from April 30 as the brands reorganise their dealer network. Vauxhall - which was bought along with Opel last year for £1.9 billion by France's PSA Group - would still be Britain's second largest dealer network after the restructuring. In April this year, PSA announced that it is investing £100 million in Vauxhall's Luton plant, securing van production there for at least the next decade.
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  Enzo film Ferrari makes £68k at auction 10 Oct 2016 (News)
  Money from its sale helped raise funds to support a young boy whose parents, a police officer and a police secretary, were murdered by a terrorist in Magnanville, France, in June. Coys next auction will be on 29 October at Alexandra Palace, London.