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2 July 2013
UK automotive manufacturing turnover hits new £60bn high
2012 was an exceptional year for UK automotive, with industry generating its highest ever turnover, increasing production and export volumes and attracting further investment, all...
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2 July 2013
Local councils and police told to buy British-built cars
Tony Burke, assistant general secretary for manufacturing of Unite, has urged local councils and police forces to buy British-built cars.
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2 July 2013
Reasonably Priced Car is British-built at last!
Top Gear has chosen the British-built Vauxhall Astra as its new Reasonably Priced Car for the 20th series of the programme. The car survived its first outing on last night's editio...
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18 June 2013
Aston Martin Vanquish Volante unveiled
Aston Martin today unveils the Vanquish Volante – a stunning new luxury sports car that brings the thrill of open top motoring to the super GT class.
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14 June 2013
TVR sold to British businessman
Following the recent teaser messages on TVR's website, it's been confirmed that the rights to the TVR brand have been acquired by British businessman, Les Edgar. The deal also incl...
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7 June 2013
Is TVR coming back??
With what appears to be a fascinating teaser page on www.tvr.co.uk, is there a possibility that the famous and much-loved Blackpool carmaker will rise from its GRP ashes? Set again...
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6 June 2013
New Auris Touring Sports increases Toyota's British manufacturing output
Toyota opened a new chapter in its European operations today with the official start of production of the new Auris Touring Sports at Toyota Manufacturing UK’s (TMUK) Burnaston car...
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28 May 2013
Fastest ever road-going Aston Martin announced
Aston Martin is taking sports car performance to extremes with the announcement of the new V12 Vantage S. The new car replaces the outgoing V12 Vantage in markets around the world...
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23 May 2013
Limited-run McLaren 50 12c and 12c Spider announced
As part of the continued celebrations for the 50th anniversary of McLaren, a commemorative model is to be produced, celebrating five decades of race-winning technology and expertis...
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