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Friday, Sep 11
For the British masochists out there
If you're in Britain you have probably been hearing in the news about the government's report into the demise of MG Rover - the last British-owned volume car maker in Britain. The headlines are predictable - 'directors made off with millions' etc.
Sunday, Jul 5
'Managing change in the face of adversity'
On this side of the Atlantic, we have just had another reminder of an example of 'change management' that was, well, little short of disastrous. I don't want to drag up the long and sorry history of British Leyland/Austin Rover/MG Rover yet again, but the subject has reared its head this wee...
Monday, May 11
A Lexus RX that is green?
But actually, the BMW X5 diesel isn't bad going either if you compare it with the no-nonsense X5 48i SE (286g/km). And each generation of car tends to show considerable efficiency improvements on its predecessor - and that also applies to cars with standard 4-cylinder petrol engines.
Friday, Apr 17
FEATURE: Antonov and the tale of the missing torque converter - just-auto.com
subscription), UK Antonov nearly achieved this back in early 2005, when one of its designs was tantalisingly close to being approved by MG-Rover, but the subsequent collapse of MG-Rover put an end to that plan. More recently, Antonov has been targeting the Chinese ...
Wednesday, Apr 8
ANALYSIS: Can an independent Opel survive? - just-auto.com
subscription), UK BMW got burned with Rover, and Daimler got burned with Chrysler, though there might be some logic in a "German solution". VW probably has enough brands. Which leaves Messrs Ghosn and Marchionne as the men most likely to... Alternatively, outside the ...
Friday, Dec 19
JLR supply chain
I heard an interesting item on the radio this morning that very amply illustrates how the supply chain in the English West Midlands is being hit very hard and quickly by reduced output at Jaguar Land Rover (JLR). When Rover went belly-up a few years' back, suppliers knew the writing was o...
Monday, Dec 1
Opinion: Volvo - who's buying?
So, Volvo Cars is up for 'strategic review' over at Ford, all options to be looked at. Yep, as was the case with Jaguar Land Rover. It might sell, if it can find a buyer. The language being used is very like that we heard before in the JLR case, isn't it?
Thursday, Jul 5
BELGIUM: Landwind using former MG Rover dealers
With Nanjing now the proud owner of the MG brand and Shanghai Automotive producing the old 75 as the Roewe 750, another Chinese car maker is turning to the defunct British MG Rover’s former dealer network in Europe.
Tuesday, Jun 26
Brief report from Prague
A number of things stood out from today’s Automotive News Europe Congress sessions. Max Warburton from UBS Investment Bank suggested that there are two to three potential private equity firms in the running for Jaguar and Land Rover and that no industry participant wants it. Rather more s...
