Richard Cerald Wrote:
>I caught this on the Electronic Telegraph April 15 in th eUK News
section.
>Is nothing sacred any more? Varity, prince of darkness just doesn't cut
it
>for me.
>Richard
>____________________________________________________
>Lights to dim on Lucas's historic name
> By Maurice Weaver
>
>THE name of Lucas, the company whose products have been responsible
for
>lighting the way for millions of British cars since the birth of the
>automotive industry, may soon slip into the darkness.
>
> The company's new American masters, the Varity Corporation, said
yesterday
>that they were considering a name change as part of a "worldwide
identity
>review".
>
> Lucas Industries had 50,000 employees when it merged last year with
the
>Buffalo-based Varity which had just 9,000. But it soon became clear
that it
>was a takeover in reverse by the US company.
>
> Today the company announces its annual results, possibly the last time
it
>will do so under the Lucas banner.
Q. Why do Brits drink warm beer?
A. ?Varity? also makes Refrigerators
Hum.. just isn't the same.
Roger Helman
71 TR6 CC67866L
e. rogerh@digimation.com
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