[ROVERNET - UK] Re: Rover & Shanghai

[Stephen Beer]

TVR is now Russian.
Stephen



On Nov 28, 2004, at 12:54 PM, Robin Beach wrote:

> Eric,
> If we leave aside Rover, I believe that the largest
> volume U.K. owned vehicle producer is LTI, the taxi
> maker, after them TVR. Not exactly world players!!! At
> the end of the day though it's jobs that count, and
> there are thousands in my native West Midlands
> dependant upon Longbridge, Solihull, and the Jaguar
> plants. Browns Lane looks doomed, when will Castle
> Bromwich close?
>
> To your other point Eric, Does China have no iron
> reserves?
>
>
> --- Eric Russell <p6rovers at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> Robin,
>> I was thinking that due to their need to import
>> scrap
>> metal and materials to make new steel, they might
>> figure a way to keep some production outside China
>> and
>> lessen the expenses of moving raw materials to
>> mainland China.
>> Still, ..... there will be one less British car
>> company around, soon.  How many truly British car
>> companies exist now?
>>
>> Eric
>>
>>
>>
>> --- Robin Beach <robinbeachuk at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Chover perhaps? or what about Shanger?
>>> --- Eric Russell <p6rovers at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Peter,
>>>> I have a link on our website.
>>>>
>>>> www.roverclub.ca
>>>>
>>>> Further research turned up an inside source, not
>>>> named, saying that the Chinese intention is to
>>>> wholly
>>>> own Rover - and some people were worried about
>>> Honda
>>>> and calling some new Rovers "Rhondas".  What's
>> the
>>>> new
>>>> epithet?
>>>>
>>>> Eric
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --- Peter Huttemeier <peterhut at melbpc.org.au>
>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On Sat, 27 Nov 2004 01:47:57 -0500, you wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Today(Friday 11-26) there was a front page
>>>> article
>>>>> about the Chinese
>>>>>
>>>>> Is there a link to this on the web James?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>>
>>>>> Peter H
>>>>>
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