Nanjing Plans New MG Midget

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From the Times of London: "BRITAIN’s favourite cut-price sports car is about to make a comeback. The MG Midget, loved by generations of motoring aficionados on a budget, is to be revived under plans to restart MG production in the West Midlands." More...

Insight man

Insight man
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This guy is crazy about the Honda Insight. With gas prices heading up, you may soon feel the same way. Good website.

TVR Closing UK Factory

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LONDON, England (Reuters) -- Sports car manufacturer TVR, one of Britain's few remaining independent auto makers, is to close down its Blackpool factory with the loss of 260 jobs, unions said on Monday. More...

Clevercar

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From the BBC: "Green mini-car to beat congestion

A tiny, three-wheeled car that could help solve city congestion has been demonstrated at the University of Bath.

The prototype Clever (Compact Low Emission Vehicle for Urban Transport) car is one metre wide and less polluting than normal vehicles.

It has a top speed of 100 km/h (60mph) and uses a novel tilting chassis to make it safe and manoeuvrable.

The traffic-busting two-seater is the result of a 40-month project by researchers in nine European countries." More...