Barry Willson is no stranger to confronting obstacles and carrying heavy weights over them, a technique learned as part of a Royal Navy team manhandling heavy cannons over walls during the 1983 Royal Tournament.
Given the ever-rising cost of fuel, not to mention the increasing attention paid to environmental issues, it may be something of a surprise that car engines are getting steadily bigger and more powerful.
BMW has sought permission from the Indian government to set up a $40m (£23m) manufacturing plant.
The first in a series of guides covering the used car market is now available on the Retail Motor Industry Federation website.
Businessman David James has told the BBC that he plans to submit a £15m bid for the sports car unit of collapsed vehicle maker MG Rover today.
Mazda is introducing a special edition of its Mazda3.
Mitsubishi has announced that its European sales for the first six months of the year were 21.8% up on what was achieved in 2004.
TRW Automotive Holdings gave notice on Monday of final approval from the appropriate government agency for the planned closure of its Burgos manufacturing facility in Spain.
Ford Motor Company has announced a number of executive officer appointments and elections at Premier Automotive Group.
This summer’s hot fight will take place in the city car arena. In particular, it’s the three-way punch-up between the Toyota Aygo, the Peugeot 107 and the Citroën C1.
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D-day could be approaching for the diesel engine. The future is looking petrol-powered, at least in the medium term.
A multi-marque car configurator designed to help dealers keep long-standing customers who want to change to another brand has been launched this month.
Those headlamps are unmistakably 7-series, but this isn’t a new Securicor van by BMW.
Kia’s push towards 5% of new car sales by 2010 (100,000 units) has been given renewed momentum by the UK’s biggest three retail groups adding 13 volume outlets to the network.
After five years in development, a new online vehicle registration recognition service is being launched by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) this month.
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents has announced the death of John Howard OBE, its chief executive since January 2004.
Mazda Motor Europe has closed April to June with sales up slightly compared to the same period last year with 73,200 units sold.
Former Emap Automotive managing director, Ken Forbes, has been appointed MD of SsangYong UK.
Citroen has announced prices and specifications for its new C6 executive saloon model which goes on sale early next year.
The motor repair industry should be fearful of media pressure for Government intervention on service standards, warns Mark Boleat of the National Consumer Council.
Brian Whitehouse, chairman and majority shareholder of Kent-based Whitehouse Group, has died at the age of 68 following a long illness.
Smart is to simplify its model line-up and reduce the amount of investment required by dealers to take on the franchise as a standalone outlet under a radical new business plan in the UK.
Southampton Saab has bought the Berkshire-based Whitequay Group for an undisclosed sum.
TVR made a loss of more than £11m last year, compared to £997,000 in 2003, while turnover was down 11% to £16.7m.
Mitsubishi and PSA Peugeot Citroën have signed a final cooperation agreement to develop a new premium SUV for the European market.
Traffic in Great Britain rose by an estimated 1.7% between 2003 and 2004 according to the Department for Transport.
Small business employees across the country are being encouraged to put their boss forward as Britain’s best in a national search by energy supplier Powergen.
Four employees from AM100-listed Norton Motor Group completed the challenging Snowdonia Charity Challenge, raising £2000 for Regain, the trust for sports tetraplegics.
More than 60 Smart cars took place in a convoy from Taunton to Exeter via Tiverton on the 3rd of July when Smart South west staged a special event.
