You are correct. I didn't mean to imply that in any way. I just meant that they
are now produced by Ford in the same way as Jaguar, Aston Martin, Volvo etc.
Alan
>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.
>> >>
>> >
>> >
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