Nikolai Smolenski isn't quite how I expected him to be. It's not his youth that's the surprise - TVR's sole shareholder is still only 26 - it's the way he wears it. When he bought TVR two years ago, the few pictures that emerged of the young Russian were unflattering. With a mass of unruly straw-coloured hair and a buttoned-up suit, he looked slightly, well, nerdy.
They might be cheap, but Chinese cars may carry an expensive catch for UK buyers
The rapid expansion of new Chinese cars on sale in the UK is causing problems for insurers with uncertainty over parts availability and repair costs c…