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25 June 2015
Positive May for UK car manufacturing
New figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) reveal a steady growth in UK car manufacturing in May, with 119,338 cars built – a rise of 2.3%. The strong d...
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25 June 2015
New six door MINI Clubman revealed
Another new chapter has opened in the regeneration of the MINI model family, with the debut of the new MINI Clubman.
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25 June 2015
Aston Martin reveals DB9 GT
Aston Martin is today revealing the DB9 GT – the luxury British sports car maker’s most compelling production ‘DB’ to date. Designed to offer the best of what DB9 can be, the new c...
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22 June 2015
Land Rover marks 2,000,000th production milestone
Celebrating 67 years of iconic Land Rover production, a unique vehicle has been built to commemorate the UK production of the two-millionth Series Land Rover and Defender.
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22 June 2015
Morgan announce new 'three pin plug-in'
Morgan are excited to confirm that a prototype model electric 3 Wheeler, The EV3, will be shown at the Goodwood Festival of Speed later this month.
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19 June 2015
Nissan's new stamp of quality
Nissan today underlines its commitment to lead in crossovers and electric vehicles following the start of extension work for a new extra-large press line at its manufacturing plant...
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15 June 2015
The new 2016 model year Jaguar XJ revealed
The new 2016 model year XJ, Jaguar's all-aluminium luxury saloon, has been revealed and is more desirable than ever.
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11 June 2015
300 new UK jobs to build Infiniti Q30
With the arrival of the all-new Infiniti Q30 approaching, recruitment has started for 300 new jobs required to support the brand’s first ever entry into the premium compact segment...
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8 June 2015
Toyota's UK manufacturing delivers double success
It was an unprecedented ask: plan, build and deliver not one, but two new models at the same time. Toyota Manufacturing UK has proved itself up to the challenge, completing the sim...
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6 June 2015
First images of all-new Astra
These are the first images of Vauxhall’s seventh-generation Astra, which will reach production later this year from the company’s Ellesmere Port manufacturing plant in Cheshire.
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3 June 2015
TVR to return to production!
The iconic British car brand, TVR, has today announced that it will return to the market with an all-new British designed and built sports car. The company, which boasts an outstan...
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1 June 2015
Civic Tourer has best real MPG performance
The Swindon built Honda Civic Tourer 1.6 i-DTEC has once again proved its impressive fuel economy by claiming the 2015 Honest John Award for the Best Real MPG Performer.
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