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It was on this day in 1974 that inspired intervention from the French government helped instigate negotiations which would eventually culminate in Peugeot taking over Citroen.

Sometimes your wallet won’t stretch to purchasing your dream motor. But don’t worry too much, there are some cars that even the biggest bank balances can’t buy, the dream cars that will forever remain a dream. These are the concept cars that never go into production.

It was on this day in 2003 that the South African city of Cape Town erected the world’s first road sign alerting to "penguin crossings”.

It was on this day in 1934 that renowned engineer Ferdinand Porsche signed a historic contract with the German Automobile Manufacturers Association to build three prototype “people’s cars” at the request of Adolf Hitler. The end result would be the revolutionary Volkswagen Beetle.

The world of motoring is hurtling headlong into a bright new future of all-electric, automated, connected technology - and Marty McFly is not behind the wheel! But what were the cars that were ‘back to the future’ of years gone by?

It was on this day in 1947 that William Clay Ford - the last surviving grandchild of Henry Ford - married Martha Firestone - daughter of the tyre magnet Harvey S. Firestone - thus uniting two of the richest empire builders in US industry.

Let's celebrate the 80s, a period of huge change across Britain as a whole, and one which had incredible landmarks in the motor industry.

Japanese motoring manufacturer Nissan has taken the unusual step of unveiling a zero-emission ice-cream van to demonstrate the company’s Electric Ecosystem.

A new round of security testing on some of the UK’s newest cars has revealed serious concerns in more than half of those tested.

It was on this day in 2007 that German engineering giant Bosch manufactured its 10 billionth spark plug.