You said "produced by them", meaning Ford. That doesn't necessarily mean
that they will be produced in the USA, though, as in Motown, etc.
> ----------
> From: Alan Black[SMTP:ablack@sweetmemoriesflorals.com]
> Reply To: Alan Black
> Sent: Thursday, April 06, 2000 11:10 AM
> To: spitfires@autox.team.net
> Subject: RE: Commercial on TX TV last night
>
>
> I've been watching this thread and had to chime in. From what I've been
> watching
> in the news, Rover is now in the middle of a sale by BMW and at last
> glance,
> this is where things were going: Rover cars sold to "Alchemy Group" a
> group
> of investors who will be renaming the company to "MG Car Company".
> However,
> the British Govt aren't real happy about this and are looking to get a
> different
> buyer for Rover. The Mini, however, will remain with BMW and sold by them
> (rumor
> has it US will be 2002). To complicate this more, Land Rover has now been
> sold
> to Ford and so all those models (Land Rover, Range Rover etc.) will now be
> produced
> by them. Things are still changing and I'm still watching it, so I'll keep
> the
> list posted if there is interest.
>
> Alan
> '77 Spitfire 1500
>
> >OK, Second time people. Pay attention. Rover Group actually owns the
> >Marques of all the old British Cars, it is actually what is left of the
> >whole British Leyland Conglomerate and a couple others. Around 1994 or
> so
>
> >Rover Group was bought by BMW, hence Land Rover is now owned and made by
> >BMW, and all cars that Land Rover makes (or might make) are in effect
> >owned/built by BMW as well. So are the new minis being made by BMW or
> Rover
>
> >Group - the answer is YES and BOTH. They are built under Rover Group a
> >subsidiary of BMW. Jaguar is now owned by FORD and has absolutely no
> >connection to this.
> >
> >
> >Did we get it that time?
> >Patrick Bowen
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Mitchell, Douglas (D.B.) [mailto:dmitchel@ford.com]
> >Sent: Thursday, April 06, 2000 7:58 AM
> >To: 'Bowen, Patrick A RP2'; spitfires@autox.team.net
> >Subject: RE: Commercial on TX TV last night
> >
> >
> >Well, as someone else has written, the _new_ Mini is going
> >to be built by BMW. The old Mini never went out of production,
> >and it is my understanding that Alchemy is to continue building
> >the old version for a year or two after the new one comes out.
> >John Mac. has said that BMIHT owns the names to all the BL cars,
> >and only licensed them to BMW. Not sure that that also applies to
> >Jaguar, nor how Land Rover fits into that.
> >
> >Doug
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Bowen, Patrick A RP2 [mailto:PABowen@sar.med.navy.mil]
> >> Sent: Wednesday, April 05, 2000 4:03 PM
> >> To: 'Thearthurhsmith@cs.com'; spitfires@autox.team.net
> >> Subject: RE: Commercial on TX TV last night
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Speaking of Minis I read yesterday in the latest Popular (Mechanics Or
> >> Science) I don't remember that they are making them again, had a neat
> >> looking picture of the new ones. It stated they are to be
> >> sold in the U.S.
> >> It said they were being produced by Rover Group and the way
> >> they talked this
> >> was happening now, not as a concept.
> >>
> >> Patrick Bowen
> >> p.s. If anyone is interested it is I believe the latest version of the
> >> magazine and the front page is titled "Secrets of the KGB"
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Thearthurhsmith@cs.com [mailto:Thearthurhsmith@cs.com]
> >> Sent: Wednesday, April 05, 2000 3:03 PM
> >> To: spitfires@autox.team.net
> >> Subject: Re: Commercial on TX TV last night
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> In a message dated 4/4/00 11:10:37 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
> >> susan@bearcom.com writes:
> >>
> >> > The Italian Job, which I've not seen, but understand there
> >> > were several Minis going off cliffs in it.
> >>
> >> The movie was a drag. A whole lot of LBCs got smashed. The
> >> Mini chase was
> >> the
> >> high point. Not worth the $2 to rent.
> >>
> >
> >
>
|