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  Free Wiper Blades 15 Feb 2008 (News)
  to road accidents in the UK. Research found most UK motorists replace their wipers when vision is very badly obscured or to pass their annual MOT. The survey carried out by Mail order specialist, Car Parts Direct questioned their online customers in France, Spain, Germany and the UK
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  Ex-Fangio Mercedes-Benz GP car to head Bonhams' Goodwood sale 2 May 2013 (News)
  behind Fangio's sister Mercedes-Benz before suffering gearbox failure. The car was then re-prepared to full race standard and consigned to the Daimler-Benz Museum on 22 December 1955. In June 1965 it was exhibited in Munich and during 1966 it was shown at both Le Mans in France and Hockenheim
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  Citroen launches glasses to prevent motion sickness 17 Dec 2018 (News)
  , trains, in cars and even for those that feel motion sick while playing video games (we assume)... The SEETROËN glasses were developed by Boarding Ring, a start-up company based the south of France who's technology has an effectiveness rating of 95 per cent. Despite
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  A Grand Monday: Renault 5 Campus 19 Mar 2018 (News)
  for the late Eighties, was to not detract from the original R5's following. After all, it had enjoyed a 13-year production run and was still one of the best-selling cars in France.  Under the skin, the new R5 was better packaged, with a transverse rather than longitudinal engine, and a wider, more
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  Paris Motor Show 2016: Nissan launches new Micra 29 Sep 2016 (News)
  will also be available along with seven-inch colour touchscreen that will display downloadable apps that will be compatible with Siri voice control via Apple CarPlay. The new Nissan Micra will be built in the same factory as the Clio and Zoe, at the Renault plant in Flins, France. Sales should
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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
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  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
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  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
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  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.
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  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
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  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
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  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
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  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
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  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
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  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
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  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
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  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
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  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
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  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
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  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