- Amidst continued global uncertainty, Bentley records highest ever profitability at the half-year stage

- Profit levels for the first six months of 2021 (€178 million) outperform any full-year period in Bentley’s history

- Sales of 7,199 cars distributed evenly between key markets

- Full-year outlook remains cautiously optimistic due to increasing COVID-19 numbers and resulting impact on colleague self-isolation

Bentley Motors has today posted the company’s 2021 half-year performance, with sales and profit levels unmatched in Bentley’s 102-year history.

This includes an operating profit of €178 million, greater than any profit figure posted for a full-year period by the company. Moreover, retail sales increased by 50 per cent from a pre-COVID 2019 figure of 4,785 to 7,199 in 2021…

- Live Arena content revealed for The British Motor Show

- Thrills, spills, stunts and parades

- Special show opening from British Army Lightning Bolts parachute display team

- More action, more content — and even more cars!

- Show takes place August 19–22, 2021

- Tickets cost just £18.50, or £37 for a family

The organiser of The British Motor Show — Automotion Events — has announced an action-packed Live Arena at the show with less than three weeks until it opens its doors.

The show will open with a very special display from the British Army Lightning Bolts display team who will be jumping out of a plane over the venue and creating an amazing aerial display over Farnborough, before landing in the Live Arena.

Hosted by TV’s…

- Strong financial performance driven by premium brands and Financial Services

- Operating result reaches a record level of EUR 4 billion despite continued challenging conditions; Group’s operating return on sales at a strong 8.8 percent

- Earnings before and after tax improved significantly to EUR 2 billion and EUR 8.5 billion, respectively

- Automotive Division: Very high adjusted net cash flow of EUR 12.3 billion; net liquidity increases to EUR 35.0 billion

- Group outlook for operating return on sales for full year 2021 raised by 5 percentage points to 6.0 to 7.5 percent; expectations for net cash flow also raised

- CEO Diess…

- New Service Activated Roadside Assistance programme

- Home, roadside and European assistance provided for 12 months with every service

- Applicable for vehicles 3–10 years old and up to 100k miles

Mitsubishi Motors in the UK has launched a new Service Activated Roadside Assistance programme (SARA), which provides Mitsubishi customers with free breakdown and recovery assistance for 12 months when a vehicle is serviced at an authorised Mitsubishi dealership.

For vehicles 3–10 years old and up to 100k miles, the new SARA programme will provide free home, road and European assistance for 12 months, or until the next service, when a customer has their Mitsubishi vehicle serviced at a participating Authorised Mitsubishi dealership, potentially saving customers hundreds of pounds on alternative cover.

Toby Marshall, Director of Aftersales, Mitsubishi Motors in the UK, said, “The SARA programme provides…

- Brooklands hosted the first ever British Grand Prix in 1926

- Examples of Grand Prix cars from each decade from 1920s to 2010s, will be at Brooklands Relived on 7th August

- Display will show development of motorsport engineering over the past 95 years

- First Grand Prix and 2021 British Grand Prix both saw Aston Martins on the entry list

- Cars will run on famous Brooklands banked circuit and Finishing Straight

- Brooklands Museum has just opened ‘Driven by Design’ exhibition with McLaren Automotive

At Brooklands Relived on 7th August, Brooklands Museum is preparing to celebrate the 95th anniversary of the first Grand Prix to take place on British soil.

Organised by the Royal Automobile Club and held in 1926 at Brooklands, the…

Actor, and driver of ‘The Beast’, Matt Smith stars in the finalé of Audi | Behind the Rings podcast

Listen and subscribe here — https://podfollow.com/audi-behind-the-rings

One of the most acclaimed podcast series of 2021 comes to an end this week, as Audi | Behind the Rings goes on a journey through time with acclaimed actor and Audi ambassador Matt Smith.

Matt played the eleventh incarnation of Doctor Who, as well as Prince Philip in The Crown, earning him an Emmy nomination. His latest starring role in the podcast series sees Matt, a long-time car enthusiast, discuss his passion for motoring in the eighth and last episode of the series: A Drive to Remember with Matt Smith.

During a light-hearted and entertaining back-and-forth with host Alex Goy, Matt reminisces about childhood scrapes in his dad’s beloved…

- Prices start from £38,785 OTR for entry-level C 200 Sport Saloon, while the C 200 Sport Estate starts from £40,420 OTR

- Choice of four efficient engines available from launch: C 200; C 300 (Saloon only); C 220 d and C 300 d

- Every C-Class engine now features 48V mild hybrid system

- Available in one of four model lines, including Sport; AMG Line; AMG Line Premium and AMG Line Premium Plus

- On sale now, with first UK vehicles arriving late 2021

The Mercedes-Benz C-Class is now on sale, with prices starting from £38,785 for the entry-level C 200 Sport Saloon and £40,420 for the Estate. The range-topping C 300 d AMG Line Premium Plus costs £52,125 or £53,425 for the Estate.

Every engine in the new C-Class range features a 48v Integrated Starter Generator (ISG) mild…

Here’s our latest creation for our my daughter Jess

This is the watercolour style. We’ve created a number of these for close family and friends and printed them on corrugated Iron. As they’re hard wearing and weatherproof, Jess has decided to screw hers to the stable door.

We love the expressions on our customers’ faces when we’ve made an ordinary photo … awesome!