There would have been dancing in the street over here too!
Graham.
----- Original Message -----
From: Steven Newell <steven@cravetechnology.com>
To: <GuyotLeonF@aol.com>; Triumph Mailing List <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, March 16, 2000 6:59 PM
Subject: Re: some more about the Rover Company
>
> GuyotLeonF@aol.com wrote:
>
> > It is probably that it will not make the news in the USA to the extent
it is
> > making it here in England...that is why I forwarded it.
> >
> > If it is upsetting folk to this extent, perhaps I should stop.
> > FWIW, I am no particular fan of BMW either!!!
>
> Leon:
>
> Thanks for the posts, from my part of the world. Actually, I heard on
National
> Public Radio this morning that BMW was to sell of the Rover group --
except for
> Land Rover and the new Mini -- to a venture group that will go by
something like
> "The MG Car Company." I mentioned it to my wife and she said "oh yeah, I
heard
> yesterday they were going to do something like that today." So there's a
bit more
> coverage than you'd think -- though mostly it's coverage of BMW, not labor
issues
> in the UK.
>
> Now, if it had been called The Triumph Car Company, there'd be dancing in
the
> streets stateside, no?
>
> Steven
> --
> Steven Newell
> Crave Technology, Denver, CO
> 303.675.0777 / 303.675.0999 (fax)
>
>
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