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So, technically, what's left of LucasVarity is now German-owned, and TRW=20
is no more.
Und, so now ze German take-over of Europe is complete !
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Dave=20
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-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Porter <mdporter@dfn.com>
To: John Macartney <John.Macartney@Ukpips.org.uk>
Cc: triumphs <triumphs@autox.team.net>; Randall <tr3driver@ca.rr.com>
Sent: Sat, Jun 15, 2019 5:15 am
Subject: Re: [TR] [EXTERNAL] - Puzzled by simple things. Looking for guidan=
ce
On 6/15/2019 3:26 AM, John Macartney wrote:
> Lucas Industries merged with Varity in 1996 to become LucasVarity.=20
> That merger was then absorbed/bought out by TRW so Lucas now an=20
> American company?
>
Not exactly.=C2=A0 The company's main divisions--aerospace, automotive and=
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credit reporting--were sold off at various times over the past twenty=20
years.=C2=A0 TRW bought LucasVarity, then sold off the division, LucasDiese=
l,=20
to Delphi and Lucas Aerospace to Goodrich.=C2=A0 In 2002, Northrop Grumman=
=20
took TRW in a hostile takeover.=C2=A0 The automotive assets of TRW and=20
LucasVarity were then sold to the investment fund, the Blackstone Group,=20
as TRW Automotive.=C2=A0 The credit reporting division was spun off as=20
Experion, while the Blackstone Group eventually sold TRW Automotive to ZF.
So, technically, what's left of LucasVarity is now German-owned, and TRW=20
is no more.
Cheers, John.
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Michael Porter
Roswell, NM
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kquote style=3D"border-left: 2px solid blue; padding-left: 3px;">So, techni=
cally, what's left of LucasVarity is now German-owned, and TRW <br clear=3D=
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<div> <font size=3D"3">Und, so now ze German take-over of Europe is complet=
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From: Michael Porter <mdporter@dfn.com><br>
To: John Macartney <John.Macartney@Ukpips.org.uk><br>
Cc: triumphs <triumphs@autox.team.net>; Randall <tr3driver@ca.rr.c=
om><br>
Sent: Sat, Jun 15, 2019 5:15 am<br>
Subject: Re: [TR] [EXTERNAL] - Puzzled by simple things. Looking for guidan=
ce<br>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">On 6/15/2019 3:26 AM, John Macartney wrote:<br clear=3D"no=
ne">> Lucas Industries merged with Varity in 1996 to become LucasVarity.=
<br clear=3D"none">> That merger was then absorbed/bought out by TRW so=
Lucas now an <br clear=3D"none">> American company?<br clear=3D"none">&=
gt;<br clear=3D"none">Not exactly. The company's main divisions--aero=
space, automotive and <br clear=3D"none">credit reporting--were sold off at=
various times over the past twenty <br clear=3D"none">years. TRW bou=
ght LucasVarity, then sold off the division, LucasDiesel, <br clear=3D"none=
">to Delphi and Lucas Aerospace to Goodrich. In 2002, Northrop Grumma=
n <br clear=3D"none">took TRW in a hostile takeover. The automotive a=
ssets of TRW and <br clear=3D"none">LucasVarity were then sold to the inves=
tment fund, the Blackstone Group, <br clear=3D"none">as TRW Automotive.&nbs=
p; The credit reporting division was spun off as <br clear=3D"none">Experio=
n, while the Blackstone Group eventually sold TRW Automotive to ZF.<br clea=
r=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none">So, technically, what's left of LucasVarity i=
s now German-owned, and TRW <br clear=3D"none">is no more.<br clear=3D"none=
"><br clear=3D"none"><br clear=3D"none">Cheers, John.
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