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Lotus CEO fired - Dany Bahar won't return to Lotus

Tim Pollard, 07 June 2012 18:32

Lotus chief executive officer Dany Bahar was tonight ousted from his job as the boss of Group Lotus. The Nofolk sports car maker's new Malaysian owners, DRB-Hicom, issued a terse statement confirming Bahar's departure. As CAR earlier reported, Bahar had been suspended following an investigation into his expenses. It seemed unlikely that he'd ever return after such a public dressing-down ...

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Lotus CEO fired - Dany Bahar won't return to Lotus

Tim Pollard, 07 June 2012 18:32

Alfa Romeo roadster to be twinned with Mazda MX-5

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Tim Pollard, 23 May 2012 09:19

Mazda and Fiat today announced a new deal to develop future sports cars jointly. A new affordable Alfa Romeo roadster will be built - in Japan - from 2015. The non-binding memorandum of understanding covers the development and manufacturing of a new roadster for the Mazda and Alfa Romeo marques based on Mazda’s next-generation MX-5 rear-wheel-drive architecture, according to the statement ...

Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder: RWD LP550-2 here in 2012

Tim Pollard, 09 November 2011 09:47

Sant'Agata plans a two-wheel drive version of the Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder – reflecting 2009's limited-series rear-wheel drive Balboni edition of the Gallardo coupe. Sales of the new rear-drive LP550-2 Spyder will start in early 2012, Lambo has confirmed to CAR. It will look the same as any other Gallardo convertible; the only changes will be to the hardware under the ...

Vauxhall's 2012 Astra cab to be standalone convertible

Tim Pollard, 07 October 2011 11:14

Vauxhall's new convertible will not be the Astra cabriolet, CAR has learned. Instead the new Astra-based convertible will be positioned as a separate, standalone model like Volkswagen's Eos. The new mid-sized Vauxhall/Opel convertible will be launched in 2012. Expect to see it next summer, with UK sales kicking off later in the year. Just in time for another Indian summer, ...

MG TF roadster likely to die this year

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Tim Pollard, 16 February 2011 11:46

The venerable MG TF is likely to be axed this year after 16 years of production. The new Chinese-owned MG company has manufactured a few hundred TFs in Longbridge as it's taken its first tentative steps towards relaunching the famous brand in its home market. But Brits have bought just a handful of TFs since its relaunch in 2008. MG ...

Audi TT speedster 'will be built'

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Tim Pollard, 20 May 2008 12:15

Audi will build a limited production run of the TT speedster we scooped last week, CAR Online can reveal. The company is planning to make between 50-100 of the chop-top TT especially for the Middle East market. Although spokesmen in Europe have denied any production plans for the unusual open-top TT we spied on test in southern Germany, Audi's marketing ...

New Longbridge production line

Tim Pollard, 31 May 2007 10:10

Reborn MG opens its doors at Longbridge Yesterday marked the latest chapter in one of the genuine rollercoaster stories of our times: the rise and fall – and now yet another recovery – of car production at Longbridge, the spiritual home of some of the most famous nameplates in British car manufacturing. This time it’s the rebirth of MG, now ...

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