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Month: February 1986

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Archive : Land Rover men reject sale to US

25 February 1986 Keith Adams 0

DAILY EXPRESS LAND ROVER MEN REJECT SALE TO U.S By Paul Wilenius Thousands of angry workers yesterday gave a huge thumbs down to any American takeover of their company. The […]

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Archive : Leyland bus chiefs bid undermines sell-off plan

22 February 1986 Keith Adams 0

THE GUARDIAN LEYLAND BUS CHIEFS BID UNDERMINES SELL OFF PLAN By David Simpson, Paul Hoyland, and James Naughtie The Governments growing discomfiture over its private deals to sell off BL’s […]

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Archive : Land Rover sell-off causing rumbles

22 February 1986 Keith Adams 0

DAILY EXPRESS Leyland union chiefs threatened strike action yesterday. In the growing battle over the Land- Rover ” sell-off.”  The unions want top-level talks about the sale before March 4. […]

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Archive : Six bidders queue to buy Land Rover

19 February 1986 Keith Adams 0

DAILY EXPRESS SIX BIDDERS IN QUEUE TO BUY LAND ROVER Rival Groups Fight to Head off U.S Swoop. By Alan Cochrane Deputy Political Editor The furious row about the future […]

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Archive : Tories Rebel On Plan To Sell Land Rover

8 February 1986 Keith Adams 0

DAILY EXPRESS Rebel Tory MPs, celebrating the defeat of the planned Ford takeover of Austin Rover cars, are still furious at continued plans to sell off the Land – Rover […]

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Archive : Austin Rover: Were Ford Only Going Through The Motions?

7 February 1986 Keith Adams 8

GLASGOW HERALD Hugh Hunston examines the background to the marriage proposal that was probably always a non-starter Yesterday’s announcement that news of a marriage between Ford and Austin Rover will […]

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Archive : Reverse gear Maggie halts US car deal

7 February 1986 Keith Adams 0

DAILY EXPRESS REVERSE GEAR MAGGIE HALTS U.S CAR DEAL Tory Pressure Kills Off Austin Rover Sell Off By John Warden Political Editor In the fastest U-turn on record the Cabinet […]

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Archive : The government discontinues the Ford/Austin Rover talks.

6 February 1986 Keith Adams 0

The government discontinues the Ford/Austin Rover talks.

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Archive : Ford, BL in Talks

5 February 1986 Keith Adams 0

REUTERS Published: February 5, 1986 The Ford Motor Company is discussing a possible purchase of the Austin Rover division of BL P.L.C., a move that could raise Ford’s market share […]

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Archive : Fury over BL’s sell off talks with US car men

4 February 1986 Keith Adams 0

DAILY EXPRESS But Channon insists It’s good for jobs By Alan Cochrane Political Editor Talks about the American take-over of a large chunk of what remains of the British owned […]

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Archive : GM talks slip out in parliament

2 February 1986 Keith Adams 0

Roy Hattersley MP of the opposition Labour party breaks the news in parliament that General Motors are in talks to buy Leyland Trucks and Land Rover.

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