Not to start a Ford vs. Volvo thing going (isn't it traditionally Ford vs.
Chevy? :-) ). But I've had five Fords in the last ten years (two trucks,
two Aerostars, and one Mustang convertible) and have been more pleased with
them than the two members of my extended family that have bought Volvos
(both had chronic A/C problems and one had a fuel pump fail). Don't get me
wrong, I'm not bashing Volvo. They make good cars. But, I think Ford has
done a great job of quality control in the last decade. Of course, there
will always be exceptions. From what I've read and heard, Ford has done a
wonderful job with Jaguar in terms of positively influencing the quality of
Jaguar's components. Ford has gone to Jaguar's vendors and taken the stance
of a big-brother-looking-after-little-brother's-lunch-money. Ford has a
little more muscle than Jaguar did on its own in terms of influencing
suppliers. I wish I could find the article now. It was a feature in an
Industrial manufacturing magazine that I saw about six months or so ago.
Anyone out there have any direct experience with Jaguar quality since Ford
bought them? I don't make enough money to buy a new Jag so I just read
about them. :-)
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From: Musson, Carl [SMTP:musson@satie.arts.usf.edu]
Sent: Thursday, January 28, 1999 4:10 PM
To: Triumph List; 'Brit-list'; MG List
Subject: Some Other Industry News...NON-LBC
Heard today that Ford has made an offer to buy Volvo Automotive
Division. Interesting thought having a Jag & Volvo under the same
roof..
Hopefully, the quality of the Volvo will rub off on the American
made
products and not the reverse...
Later,
Carl F. Musson,
You can't tell which way the car went by just looking at the road...
TR3A's - TS25264L ('58 Almost Daily Driver)
& TS81802LO - ('61 Concours d'Wannabe)
Current Status: Rolling Chassis - almost complete- in the carport;
body tub and Loose Sheet Metal in Restoration Shed;
and in 31 boxes, 4 file cabinets, & the 4 corners of the garage.
Tampa, Florida (USA)
-----Original Message-----
From: Kai Radicke [mailto:mowogmg@pil.net]
Sent: Thursday, January 28, 1999 3:26 PM
To: MG List
Cc: Triumph List
Subject: OT: Some Industry News...
Lucas Varity (maker of our many parts on our cars)
will
be purchased by TRW
.
From CNNfn:
"...and auto parts maker TRW has agreed to purchase
British firm
LucasVarity - but another Lucas suitor may be
waiting in
the wings to outbid
TRW."
"TRW + LucasVarity = $6.61B deal
U.S. auto parts maker TRW (TRW) unveiled the full
details of its
long-awaited buyout of U.K. automotive and aerospace
parts manufacturer
LucasVarity Thursday as it announced a 4.0 billion
pound
($6.61 billion)
all-cash deal.
TRW's says it will pay 288 pence a share, or
$47.35,
for Lucas' American
Depositary Receipts.
But it may not be a done deal. A bidding war for
LucasVarity could be in
the works after Federal-Mogul (FMO) said it may
decide
to make a formal bid
to top TRW's agreed-upon offer. "
http://cnnfn.com/worldbiz/9901/28/trw_lucas/
American Lucas Parts?
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Kai Radicke -- kai@radiohead.net
IRC: irc.mcs.net, #inet-access
1966 MGB -- 1974 Triumph TR6
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