Rule 8.1- European Motor Hldg

Inchcape PLC
15 December 2006


                                                                       FORM  8.1

          DEALINGS BY OFFERORS, OFFEREE COMPANIES OR THEIR ASSOCIATES
                  FOR THEMSELVES OR FOR DISCRETIONARY CLIENTS
                 (Rules 8.1(a) and (b)(i) of the Takeover Code)


1.         KEY INFORMATION

Name of person dealing (Note 1)                Inchcape plc
Company dealt in                               European Motor Holdings plc
Class of relevant security to which the        Ord 40p Shares
dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2)

Date of dealing                                15 December 2006



2.         INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE


(a)        Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of
           relevant security dealt in (Note 3)

                                                             Long                              Short

                                               Number                           Number
                                                          (%)                              (%)

(1) Relevant securities                        10,157,207  (18.5%)


(2) Derivatives (other than options)


(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell


Total



(b)        Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company,
           other than the class dealt in (Note 3)

Class of relevant security:                                  Long                              Short

                                               Number                           Number
                                                          (%)                              (%)
(1) Relevant securities

(2) Derivatives (other than options)

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

Total



(c)        Rights to subscribe (Note 3)

Class of relevant security:                    Details




3.         DEALINGS (Note 4)


(a)        Purchases and sales

Purchase/Sale                          Number of securities                  Price per unit (Note 5)

Purchase                               1,602,110                             480p



(b)        Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Product name,         Long/short (Note 6)       Number of securities (Note 7)        Price per unit (Note 5)
e.g. CFD




(c)        Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i)         Writing, selling, purchasing or varying


Product name,         Writing, selling, Number of securities  Exercise   Type, e.g.      Expiry     Option money
                      purchasing,       to which the option              American,
e.g. call option      varying etc.      relates (Note 7)      price      European etc.   date       paid/received per
                                                                                                    unit (Note 5)



(ii)        Exercising

Product name, e.g. call option         Number of securities                  Exercise price per unit (Note 5)



(d)        Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)


Nature of transaction (Note 8)         Details                               Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 5)





4.         OTHER INFORMATION


Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives


Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person disclosing and any other person relating
to the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the voting
rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is
referenced.  If none, this should be stated.


None



Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9)
            NO



Date of disclosure                                                15 December 2006
Contact name                                                      Ben Bailey
Telephone number                                                  020 7475 7146

Name of offeree/offeror with which associated
Specify category and nature of associate status (Note 10)




Notes

The Notes on Form 8.1 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk





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