Monday 16th January 1995

Reliant cars was acquired by the Avonex Group. They had to call in the receivers in December 1995. Reliant was then purchased in April 1996 by “a consortium of Businessmen”. By the end of 1996 Jonathan Heynes took the lead and his main backer took control. Production was relocated and ceased again less than 4 years later. In 2001, production rights for the Reliant Robin were sold to a Sudbury-based firm called B&N Plastics, but production stopped in 2002. Reliant concentrated on importing “speciality” vehicles from European manufacturers, including Piaggio, Bultaco and Ligier. The firm also had plans to import the Indian San Storm sports car, but this plan never came to fruition.