My Driving Force ; Interview of the Week It's Green for Go As Simon Stays Upbeat a Commitment to Leaner, Greener Vehicles has Kept Simon Bailes Motoring Along in the Fast Lane. Jez Davison Discovers What Drives Him...

Evening Gazette › April 02, 2009

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SIMON Bailes' obsessive drive for perfection has been something of a double-edged sword. It has meant sacrificing more weekends than he cares to remember and has caused the odd spark with people who don't share his work ethic.

But the Teessider's life in the fast lane has also enabled his motor retailing business, Simon Bailes Limited, to make single- digit profits in its 30th year on revenues of around pounds 35m. Not bad going in light of the car industry's recent crash, which has resulted in massive cuts in production, sales and jobs across the globe.

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My Driving Force ; Interview of the Week It's Green for Go As Simon Stays Upbeat a Commitment to Leaner, Greener Vehicles has Kept Simon Bailes Motoring Along in the Fast Lane. Jez Davison Discovers What Drives Him...

Recent figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) showed new car sales month slumped nearly 22% on February 2008, while car production tumbled by 59% on a year earlier.

The recent cancellation of the 2010 Br...

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