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
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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.
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