Car Blog & Car News
Young people with a passion for a career in the automotive industry are being encouraged to apply for an apprenticeship place at BMW Group’s manufacturing operations across the UK. The news comes at an important and exciting time for BMW Group, as it leads the way in the electro-mobility sphere and gears up for the […]
A kiss in the car was more romantically memorable in the days of the Ford Cortina and the old Mini than in today’s more refined vehicles. That’s the surprise finding from a survey of more than 1,300 British motorists who were quizzed about their earliest memories of in-car romantic encounters. The online motor retail specialist BuyaCar.co.uk […]
It’s that time of year. Too late for holiday advice, too early to panic about blizzards or shortage of road salt, so every motoring organisation and journal will be dusting off the “Prepare your car for winter” press release, says Tim Shallcross, IAM RoadSmart head of technical policy. Check the lights, inspect the tyres, test […]
Online used car dealership Carspring has found that the UK new car market is the second-quickest depreciating in the world. It’s good news for used car buyers here, who are able to pick up the average 34,700-mile car for around 51.90% less than its ‘new’ value. Only New Zealand provides better value for those looking […]
Eight of the UK’s major car brands united today at the Eiffel Tower in Paris on the eve of the key international motor show to demonstrate the diversity and quality of cars currently produced in the UK. Senior executives from British-based manufacturers, including Aston Martin, BMW MINI, Honda, Jaguar Land Rover, McLaren, Nissan, Toyota and Vauxhall, were joined by Mark Garnier MP, the British Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for International Trade, to […]
BMW will be the Central Feature Marque at the 2016 Goodwood Festival of Speed. In its centenary year, the company will take centre stage at the world’s most prestigious motoring festival. Showcasing the diversity of its brands – BMW, MINI, Rolls-Royce and BMW Motorrad – BMW Group will celebrate its illustrious sporting past, alongside the […]
The MINI (the original was truly Mini) just keeps getting bigger, more refined and more grown up. Does this however go against what should be a smaller, fun and dynamically engaging car to drive? Watch the video from XCAR to find out. Our view on it is that the MINI does need to keep evolving […]
The MINI brand used to represent something very small, agile and completely out of the ordinary. Now though, the most usable MINI ever has arrived in the form of the MINI five door! This means there’s more space and practicality than ever before – 278 litres of boot space, 72mm more rear legroom and a […]
Does this concept car float your boat? Strange name aside, the MINI Superleggera Vision presents yet another slice of the diminutive brand in something that should be an excellent counterpoint to the Mazda MX-5. The MINI SuperleggeraTM Vision is on the one hand a classic roadster, a compact and agile two-seater, expressing the most minimalist […]
BMW Group is looking for around 160 young people with a passion for the motor industry to take up apprenticeships available through its company and dealership schemes in 2014. The new recruits will join over 400 existing apprentices currently undergoing training across the company’s UK operations, and within its BMW and MINI dealer network, with […]