MG Rover was the remainder of British Leyland I believe, after Jaguar & some other bits were extracted from the group in the late eighties. British Leyland was formed I think when all the UK manufacturers were in trouble with the idea that together they could survive. MG Rover had some tie ins with Honda in the early nineties, before being sold to BMW who really wanted the Land Rover business. They made masseive losses on the rest of the group, so sold MG Rover for £10 to a rescue consortium of British wheeler dealers. BMW had already sold Land Rover to Ford after milking their knowledge of Off-Roaders, and Kept mini which is doing good business.
MG recently has only been a badge for the 'sporty' Rovers, and there will be no more MGs, or Rovers unless or until someone buys the names. MG racing which was separate has also ceased most of its activities as I thibnk it depended on money from the main group. -----Original Message----- From: Keith Whaley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 16 April 2005 20:35 To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Where's Cotty? John Francis wrote: > Keith Whaley mused: > >>I read in today's paper of the imminent breakup of MG Rover. Last >>large car maker in the UK. >> >>Sad that! >>They said some 5000 will lose their jobs. >> >>Will Rover be able to survive on it's own? > There is no "Rover" as a separate entity. > > Land Rover hasn't been part of the Rover group for some time. Uhhh, you're telling me, Rover as a CAR does not exist anymore? Nobody makes one? Of any kind? Same for Land Rover? Are they going to have to recall Cotty's? Oh dear! Hmmm. Next thing you'll be tryingto tell me is that there's no MG anymore! Soighhh. Good thing I've got several books describing (and picturing) those good ol' days, or all my memories would be gone! keith
