The WGMW is well represented at this year’s Newspress Awards…
…Even before any entries have been sent WGMW chairman John Kendall has been selected as a judge and industry Friend of the Group Denis Chick will sit alongside him and five other judges, from the world of PR, print and photographic media. John is currently...
From the Chair: October 2022
We certainly didn’t have it easy trying to run the Western Group Driving Day for the first time since before the pandemic… But by all measures, I think we can claim a success. Not only did we need to revive an event that has been valued by our PR colleagues for...
From the Chair: Driving Day 2022
The Western Group of Motoring Writers Driving Day will continue as planned on Wednesday 14th September. The unexpected death of Her Majesty the Queen last Thursday caused us to discuss whether it was appropriate to continue with the arrangements, given that the date...
New WGMW Member takes two Newspress Awards
One of the Western Group’s newest members Mark Smyth won no less than two trophies at the Newspress Awards, staged at Bicester Heritage on Thursday 21st Jul. Mark was called up to the stage by the Voice of Strictly Come Dancing and the Voice of the Balls in the...
From the Chair: July 2022
After the Western Group had to make the decision to abandon our annual Driving Day, a blow to us all as it would have been the first to be staged since 2019, I’m pleased to say that we have been able to re-schedule the event this year. The 1 June date fell victim to...
Classic Car Armada sets sail for France
Hundreds of beautiful and valuable classic cars are heading to France with Brittany Ferries this weekend. They belong to Brits and other nationals attending the biennial Le Mans Classic festival in Pays de la Loire.Around 430 rare and valuable cars have made the...
From the Chair: 22 May 2022
Unfortunately, our plans to hold the first WGMW PR Driving Day since 2019, have hit a hiccup. We were due to hold the event at Castle Combe Circuit, where the event has been held since it began over 30 years ago. Now that events are up and running again at...
From the Chair: May 2022
Leigh Robinson 1948-2022 The Western Group lost a stalwart when Leigh died suddenly at the beginning of April. Leigh was a ‘proper’ journalist as many will know, working his way up through the local press in Northern England before coming south in the 1990s and after...
Obituary – Leigh Robinson 1948-2022
Leigh Robinson was a Cumbrian, born in the Lake District on 30 March 1948. In his early years he drove trucks for a living as a driver for BRS. Writing was clearly what motivated him though and he made his break into the local press in the 1970s, initially in the...
From the Chair: March 2022
Whither Geneva? The first week of March has since time immemorial been the date of the Geneva Show, the event which always seemed to herald the new motoring year. But once again and for the third year in succession, the Show has been cancelled. The organisers blamed...
From the Chair: February 2022
I recently carried out an interview with the Chief Technology Officer of the Volvo Group – not the car manufacturer but the truck, bus and off-road equipment manufacturer. In the course of the discussion, the subject of autonomous vehicles came up. I was quite...
Karen Parry now in Autovia driving seat
Friend of WGMW Karen Parry now heads up the communications for AUTOVIA, the UK’s number one automotive content and commerce growth business. Karen brings with her over 30 years of automotive experience and joins Autovia from a 12-month contract as Head of...
From the Chair: January 2022
Last month, Daimler Benz announced that it had received authorisation from the federal traffic office to equip its car with level-three automation, effectively hands-free driving. The first appearance of this will be on the new S Class Mercedes due for launch during...
From the Chair: December 2021
With the AGM behind us, From the Chair comes from a new Chairman this month. Many thanks to Robin Roberts for his many years of hard work for the Group as chairman and deputy chairman. The Government’s stated intention to ban the internal combustion engine from...
Carlos Ghosn and the ‘Collision Course’ factors that got him locked up
A recently published book explores the multiple factors at play in the downfall of one of the auto industry’s celebrated executives, Carlos Ghosn. The story of Carlos Ghosn’s time as the head of the Renault-Nissan Alliance, while leading both companies – and his...Powered by 
We`re celebrating our 40th anniversary this year - flick through some amazing archive pictures in a special gallery on our website... https://www.thewesterngroup.co.uk/images-from-the-last-40-years/
To the Cotswolds with #Vauxhall for the UK press launch of the all-new Astra Electric and Astra Sports Tourer Electric, plus the updated Corsa and Corsa Electric
#vauxhall #vauxhallastra #vauxhallastraelectric #vauxhallcorsa #vauxhallcorsaelectric #ev #electric #electriccar #electricvehicle
We`ve been getting up to speed with the impressive Kia range at the lovely Manor House Hotel in Castle Combe, Wiltshire
#kia #kiapicanto #kianiro #kiaev6 #kiasportage #kiasorento
A big thanks to all the PRs who brought their cars to our special 40th anniversary Driving Day. Provisional date for 2024`s event is Thursday, June 13 👍
#cars #carsofinstagram #amazingcars #amazingcars247 #carporn #automobile #automotive #automotivephotography #bmw #genesis #ford #fordrangerraptor #volvo #fordfocusst #suzuki #museum #classiccar #oldtimer #oldtimers
PRs in other brands` cars 😎
#cars #carsofinstagram #amazingcars #amazingcars247 #carporn #automobile #automotive #automotivephotography #bmw #genesis #ford #fordrangerraptor #volvo #fordfocusst #suzuki #museum #classiccar #oldtimer #oldtimers #bmw #honda #hondacivictyper
We`re at Haynes Motor Museum in Somerset welcoming PRs and their cars at our 40th anniversary Driving Day
#cars #carsofinstagram #amazingcars #amazingcars247 #carporn #automobile #automotive #automotivephotography #bmw #genesis #ford #fordrangerraptor #volvo #fordfocusst
John Kendall (WGMW Chairman), Kieron Fennelly (Deputy Chairman) and Steve Grant (Secretary) - all unanimously re-elected for another year at our AGM, along with John Kerswill (Treasurer)
We`re spending the day with the #Genesis team, and we`re spoilt for choice 👍
#genesisgv70 #genesisgv60 #genesisg80 #ev #performance #electricvehicle #electricvehiclecharging #auto #automotivephotography #automotive #automobile
We`ve had a top day getting up to speed with the #Kia range - thanks to the @kiaukpr team for making it happen 👍
#kiasportage #kiaev6 #kiapicanto #kiastinger #kiasorento #hybrid #phev #automotivephotography #auto #carporn
Members of the Western Group have been at the press launch of the elegant, all-new Peugeot 308 - available as a hatchback or estate (SW) and initially with a choice of petrol, diesel and plug-in hybrid powertrains
#peugeot #peugeot308 #hybrid #automotive #hatchback #automotivephotography #auto #carporn
