[1] Additionally, Haynes has released parody manuals based on popular fictional series, including Star Trek[2] and Thomas and Friends.

[3] Haynes manuals owns and licenses a number of DIY brands including Clymer, Chilton, Gregorys, and Rellim.

[4][7] The cover of many Haynes Manuals depicts a cutaway view technical drawing of the vehicle, drawn and signed by Terry Davey.

[8] In 2020, Haynes was bought by Infopro Digital which publishes Revue Technique Automotive (RTA), a technical data company owned by TowerBrook Capital Partners, for £114.5 million.

[citation needed] Haynes manuals are published in 15 languages: English (including British, American and Australian dialects), French, Swedish, Chinese, Japanese, German, Czech, Finnish, Polish, Bulgarian, Hebrew, Greek, Danish, Spanish (including American Spanish dialects), and Russian.

Originally based in Sparkford, a village near Yeovil in Somerset, England, the company rapidly expanded in order to ensure manuals respected the lifestyles of different international DIY cultures.

[15] Haynes generally receives the cooperation of vehicle manufacturers in providing technical information, including mechanical tolerances and wiring diagrams.