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Healey, Austin-Healey Coming Back
British brands, Chinese owners come to an agreement.
By Marty Padgett
Nanjing Automobile (Group) Corporation says it's reached a deal with Healey
Automobile Consultants Limited, to bring back the Healey and Austin Healey
nameplates. The Chinese company, new owners of the MG Rover brands and their
Longbridge, U.K., factory, and the Healey group, "are delighted to announce
their intention to collaborate with each other on the future development of the
Healey and Austin Healey brands and sports cars bearing their name," according
to a press release. The companies had been in discussions over the future of
the nameplates, which were not clear when Nanjing bought the rights to the MG
nameplate in 2005. While Nanjing is busy relaunching the MG project in the
U.K., plans for U.S.-built MGs are more hazy. Initially the company had
announced an Oklahoma facility to build sportscars under the MG nameplate, but
in April Nanjing leadership said the plans were still under discussion.
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http://www.thecarconnection.com/?article=12466
Rick Feibusch
British Car Network
Venice Beach, CA
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