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  • Bentley showcases heritage at next week's Retromobile 29 Jan 2014 (News)
    our presence at Rétromobile in Paris and we are particularly grateful to the Automobile Club de l’Ouest (ACO) and Musée Automobile de la Sarthe for their kind support. The car is truly one of the great racing Bentleys and is part of this marque’s unique association with France
  • Take a break: The Great North Road in 1939 14 Jan 2014 (News)
    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
  • 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
  • Frankfurt Motor Show 2013: Range Rover Hybrid models detailed 10 Sep 2013 (News)
    Rover is so confident the hybrid models retain their full capability on and off road that it is running them on the ‘Silk Trail 2013.’ The route takes the vehicles from France to India via Germany, Poland, Ukraine, Russia, Uzbekistan, Krygyzstan, and China.
  • Preview: Artcurial classic car auction, Paris, 10 June 2013 24 Apr 2013 (News)
    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
  • 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
  • All New Toyota Corolla 5 Sep 2001 (News)
    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
  • Coronavirus: Vauxhall's Ellesmere Port factory begins plans to reopen 20 Apr 2020 (News)
    is  set to continue production at plants in France and Poland from next Wednesday (22 April), although at a reduced rate - using a single shift rather than a three-shift strategy. Hyundai, too, has already resumed production at its Czech plant, while Volvo is opening its Torslanda plant in Sweden
  • Ford Bridgend engine plant to shut in September 2020 6 Jun 2019 (News)
    for redundancy packages in the UK. Production at the Ford Aquitaine Industries transmission plant in Bordeaux, France will also end in August 2019. Ford will continue to produce diesel engines at the Dagenham Engine Plant in Essex and transmissions at the Halewood Getrag Ford
  • Aston Martin DB4, DB5 and DB6 in Historics Auction on 18th May 13 May 2019 (News)
    . R. G. 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
  • 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. PSA has issued
  • Austin 7 national rally is a big hit 7 Jul 2015 (News)
    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
  • GT40 celebrations hit the runway at Sywell Classic 31 Jul 2014 (News)
    it was looking to offer a GT40 build service. 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
  • 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
  • KIA Builds 252,000 Cars a Year in Europe 19 Jan 2012 (News)
    exports vehicles to the whole of Europe. 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
  • Nissan Increasing Production 9 May 2009 (News)
    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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Loeb Wins World Rally Championship For Citroen Yet Again 4 Oct 2010 (News)
    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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