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9 January 2016
MINI drives record UK sales in 2015
MINI UK is today reporting a record sales year in 2015, with 63,581 full year registrations. The milestone represents MINI’s 6th year of consecutive growth in the United Kingdom, w...
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8 January 2016
JLR reports strong full year global sales for 2015
Jaguar Land Rover, the UK's leading manufacturer of premium luxury vehicles has achieved its best ever full year global sales performance in 2015, retailing 487,065 vehicles, up 5%...
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5 January 2016
Jaguar launches F-TYPE British Design Edition
From the moment it was unveiled, the Jaguar F-TYPE gained global recognition as a great contemporary British design – including the prestigious World Car Design of the Year accolad...
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4 January 2016
Stone Veneers by Mulliner - the next level of modern British luxury
Bentley Motors’ bespoke coach-building division, Mulliner, is introducing the next level of modern British automotive luxury – stone veneers.
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4 January 2016
MINI Hatch named Best Supermini in the Sunday Times Top 100 Cars
It’s a New Year and a new win for MINI, as the British brand is named best Supermini in The Sunday Times Top 100 Cars of 2016.
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11 December 2015
Exact reproductions of the iconic Jaguar XK13 offered for sale
The mid-engined Jaguar XK13, a possible Le Mans contender originally built in the 1960s, has been accurately recreated by a classic car expert, who plans to offer exact reproductio...
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10 December 2015
Production of the McLaren P1 comes to an end
The final chapter in the production of the McLaren P1™ has now been written as the 375th and final example was completed, bringing the curtain down on the most technologically adva...
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9 December 2015
New Lotus Exige Sport 350 announced
As the ultimate incarnation of the world famous Exige, Lotus has revealed the Sport 350, the latest version of the class-leading and award winning sports car, that’s lighter and fa...
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4 December 2015
McLaren reveals 675LT Spider
McLaren Automotive has revealed the latest chapter in the history of the iconic ‘Longtail’ name with confirmation of the 675LT Spider. Strictly limited to only 500 examples worldwi...
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3 December 2015
Infiniti Q30 officially starts production in Sunderland
Infiniti starts production of the Q30 active compact today in Sunderland, UK, as the first vehicle officially rolls off the assembly line.
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2 December 2015
Vauxhall celebrates one million Vivaro vans built in Luton
Vauxhall’s manufacturing plant in Luton has built its one millionth Vivaro-type van.
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2 December 2015
Jaguars achieve five star Euro NCAP safety rating
The Jaguar XE and all-new Jaguar XF saloons have been awarded the maximum five star rating in Euro NCAP’s 2015 safety tests.
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