Archive for August, 1993
Archive : Is Rover roaring to a sale?
BUSINESS WEEK Joseph Rodriguez used to be slow to admit he worked for Rover Group Ltd. After all, he had spent years under car hoods as a mechanic before joining Britain’s largest auto maker as a salesman. So he knew intimately the poor quality that had dogged the company for years. “Rovers used to be [...]
August 16, 1993
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Archive : As British as the Japanese can make
JONATHAN GLANCEY, THE INDEPENDENT The Rover 600 is a triumph of foreign know-how and bolt-on nostalgia. Jonathan Glancey welcomes it THIRTY years ago Rover unveiled its 2000 model, a four-door saloon boasting innovative engineering and uncompromisingly modern looks. Styled by David Blache – the designer who later gave shape to the Range-Rover – this well-built [...]
August 12, 1993
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Archive : New model helps Jaguar to pick up speed in US
MARY FAGAN, THE INDEPENDENT JAGUAR’S sales in the US soared by 137 per cent in July to 1,083 cars from 457 a year earlier, exceeding the company’s expectations, writes Mary Fagan. A spokesman said peformance had been helped by strong sales of the new V12 saloon, launched in the US earlier this year, and by [...]
August 5, 1993
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