Mondeo, the successor to Sierra, was launched in January 1993. The phrase "Mondeo Man" was coined and meant the type of ex-Labour voter Tony Blair tried to win over in 1993. 

The theory test is introduced and marked the biggest shake-up to the driving test since its introduction in 1934. Here the BSM's chief examiner gives the new test her examination in 1996.

The current supersonic land speed record is set. Andy Green piloting Thrust SSC puts Britain back on top by travelling at 763.03mph at Black Rock, Nevada, in 1997.

The McLaren F1 broke the world speed record for a sports car, reaching 240.1mph in March 1998. The British car held the record for more than a decade.

Japanese giants Toyota and Honda follow Nissan and start to build cars in Britain – Toyota in Burnaston, Derby, and Honda in Swindon. Toyota's plant built its three millionth car in June 2010.