In a message dated 8/14/01 3:12:21 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
corey.sherman@rcn.com writes:
<< I'm a bit taken aback... isn't this a little
misleading. It's like buying a Triumph and finding out that Toyota brought
the brand in 1969 and built your car under a licensing agreement. >>
Not really shocking, this kind of thing is common.
Make Owned by
Jaguar.................................................Ford
Aston Martin........................................Ford The new"E type" and
Aston are the same car under the skin)
SAAB...................................................GM ~ 1990
Mitsubishi.............................................Chrysler part owner
since 70's
Isuzu....................................................GM part owner
remember the 70's Chevy Luv pickup?
Geo......................................................GM, mostly relabeled
Toyotas ( 86 Chevy Nova)
Mazda....................................................Ford part owner (
Mazda pickups are USA built Ford Rangers, Ford Probe is a Mazda MX-6 rebodied
and built in Detroit)
Rolls Royce.............................................Can't remember, but
it isn't British
Plus many others
Many companies find it cheaper and quicker to buy a established name rather
than build from the ground up. ( this is the norm in retailing as well )
Harold
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