P149 BEEBFAX 122 Thu 31 Dec --:--/--                                                * 16 October - There is good news for  state-owned car maker Austin Rover. On  the day that a facelifted version of  the top selling Austin Metro, now  available as a five-door as well as a  three-door, is launched, it is  announced that sales for September  have increased by 39% over the same  period last year. The pre-facelift  Metro was Britain's best selling car  last month, while the mid-range  Maestro (launched 18 months ago) was  the second best seller ahead of its  key rival the Ford Escort, and the  six-month-old Austin Montego was the  fifth best seller ahead of the Ford  Sierra.     100-Contents 101-Headlines   Next       Prev       Home        End