Rising to the challenge
Dacia is absolutely the right brand at the right time in the UK market, brand manager Adam Wood told the Western Group chairman Ian Adcock on a regional event at Calcot Manor –
West Country motor museum expands
Haynes International Motor Museum near Yeovil unveiled the first phase of its extensive £4.2 million redevelopment this spring including adventure playground and there is more to come –
First of its kind safety app
A new piece of software to cut accidents among young drivers has been launched. Parents can download the Anti Performance Related Integrated Limiter software programme as an App for iPhones and Android users. Road safety will be improved because the software will...
Skoda bring a smile to the Western Group
Bowood House, Calne was the venue for the UK launch of the new Skoda Octavia and it was well attended by WGMW members, as some recall –
Big turn-out expected for funeral of WGMW supporter
Dedicated day for Howard Strawford at first meeting of the 2013 season and donations to safety and trust funds –
Cotswold Motoring Museum’s objects d’car
Satellite Navigation has been chosen to complete the selection of the top 10 items for the History of Motoring exhibition at the Cotswold Motoring Museum at Bourton-on-the-water –
Das Beetle, that’s Welsh
Volkswagen launched a Welsh language advert for the new Beetle in the run up to St David’s Day with a little encouragement from a member of the Western Group –
Fiction trips off Hacker’s tongue
Car makers do their best to inspire journalists by inviting them to far-flung places, but for WGMW member Simon Hacker, the backdrop for many Scottish launches became the setting for a dark comedy –
Castle Combe under starters orders for 2013
Castle Combe is the spiritual home of the Western Group and will again host the annual driving day this summer as part of an extensive revamp of the facilities and events while also retaining popular classics on two and four wheels, including pedal power –
Honda cloud hides silver lining
Honda has made 800 redundant at Swindon, but WGMW past chairman and local business writer Leigh Robinson says the company still has a bright future in Britain –
Exclusive: WGMW Non Alcoholic drink experience
It may just have been tea, coffee or hot chocolate to drink but some members were still intoxicated by the ability of the new Range Rover on a snow-bound Eastnor driving experience –
Chemical reaction brings a smile to Jeremy’s face
Just over a year into his role as managing director of Jaguar Land Rover UK, Jeremy Hicks is seeing sales boom for both brands and is infectiously enthusiastic about his task of transforming the dealer network, as he told group chairman Ian Adcock –
