Jonmac,
Having worked for a German company (Siemens) and visited the fatherland, I
have observed first hand the decision making process of a large German
company. Let me put it this way - it has been said that the Oriental mind is
inscrutable - well I believe the German mind is even more inscrutable!!
Ralph Jannelli
Matthews, NC
'65 Spitfire MKII
'72 Spitfire MKIV
'80 TR8 DHC
----- Original Message -----
From: John Macartney <jonmac@ndirect.co.uk>
To: Triumph Mailing List <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2000 4:19 PM
Subject: The re-emergence of Triumph?
>
> Friends,
>
> As some of you may know, we have a magazine in the UK called 'Autocar and
Motor.' It's
> been around for many years, much respected and its likely the latest
edition hasn't yet
> hit the US newstands.
> What it contains is an article suggesting that BMW may well decide to
resurrect the
> Triumph name in preference to continuing with the Rover name. The
suggestion is that this
> may do magical things to the erstwhile Rover image on a global stage.
> Frankly, this may be a journalism hoax with no foundation of truth at all.
But there
> again, I'm wondering that if there should be a grain of truth lurking in
there, have BMW
> taken leave of their senses? If the change does come to pass and the
people in the
> corridors of power see future products going Stateside with a Triumph
badge hung on the
> side, front or back and offer a range of saloons - won't they go flat on
their faces in
> the mud?
> Surely someone in Munich ought to do some homework and determine what it
was that made
> Triumph an acceptable and marketable product in North America. It wasn't
anything to do
> with saloons, no matter how well they may have been received in other
world markets. It
> was simply a question that Triumph made a sports car that the sales were
made - and if BMW
> don't come up with a sports car for the US/Canadian market called Triumph,
isn't this just
> an enormous waste of money - and little else?
>
> Jonmac
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