Month: February 1987

By David Benson Motoring Editor STRIFE-HIT Leyland Trucks has been losing £2 million a week because of a recession in w o r ld markets for big lorries. This is […]

DAILY EXPRESS By Robert Gibson Political Corresspondent The Government claimed yesterday it was saving Rover Group’ s life by selling off Leyland Trucks and Freight Rover to DAF of Holland. […]

DAILY EXPRESS Dutch Company Favourite To Take-over Loss Maker The Government was at the centre of a row last night over plans to sell off British Leyland Trucks to a […]

DAILY EXPRESS Austin Rover is to take on 500 more workers at its Cowley, Oxford, car plant to cope with a sales boom. The move follows major fleet orders , […]

DAILY EXPRESS Leyland Trucks looks certain to b e sold to a foreign competitor within the month. Negotiations are taking place with the Dutch company DAF and Paccar of Seattle […]

NEW YORK TIMES The Rover Group, the British automobile maker, is holding talks with the Dutch company DAF and the American concern Paccar Inc. about the future of its Leyland […]

THE GUARDIAN By Andrew Cornelius, Industrial Correspondent The Mini, one of the most popular cars ever made in Britain, has been saved from the scrapheap by Mr Graham Day, the […]

THE GUARDIAN Andrew Cornelius examines the factors behind the government’s imminent decision on funding Ministers are on the verge of deciding the future strategy for the survival of Rover, the […]

THE GUARDIAN Austin Rover’s corporate plan includes cancelling the AR6 development project in order to improve the company’s cash flow before being sold off by the Government, it was claimed […]