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Month: February 1999

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Archive : Hope rises that BMW will put £1bn into Rover

26 February 1999 Keith Adams 0

THE GUARDIAN By David Gow, Industrial Editor Hopes rose yesterday among union leaders and the workforce at Rover that its German parent, BMW, is poised to commit more than £1 […]

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Archive : Rover wins car of the year

23 February 1999 Keith Adams 0

BBC Business: The Company File The Rover 75 was also voted Best Compact Executive Rover’s new 75 has been named car of the year for 1999 by What Car? magazine, […]

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Archive : Rover expected to get £200m state subsidy

21 February 1999 Keith Adams 0

THE INDEPENDENT BY DAVID BRIERLEY INDUSTRY minister Stephen Byers is expected to announce a £200m subsidy for a new generation of Rover cars within the fortnight. On Thursday, he will […]

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Archive : The Mini still has a role in Rover’s future

13 February 1999 Keith Adams 0

THE INDEPENDENT Motoring: The Mini still has a role in Rover’s future The Mini nowadays is old and inadequate, but it soldiers on because of the world’s nostalgic view of […]

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Archive : As Rover Struggles, BMW Gets Black Eye

12 February 1999 Keith Adams 0

NEW YORK TIMES By WILLIAM DIEM THE recent turmoil at BMW, where the top two executives were removed last week, fanning takeover rumors, has a simple explanation. Rover Group, the […]

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Archive : BMW in £1bn plan for Rover plant

12 February 1999 Keith Adams 0

THE INDEPENDENT By Michael Harrison BMW IS considering building a new generation of small-to- medium sized cars and utility vehicles at Rover’s Longbridge plant in Birmingham, provided the Government contributes […]

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Archive : Trouble Is Nothing New at a Rover Auto Plant in Britain

9 February 1999 Keith Adams 0

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS; Trouble Is Nothing New at a Rover Auto Plant in Britain By ALAN COWELL If Rover Group P.L.C.’s sprawling auto assembly plant here had a middle name, it […]

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Archive : Mini wins breathing space for Longbridge

8 February 1999 Keith Adams 0

THE INDEPENDENT By Nigel Cope Associate City Editor THE IMMEDIATE FUTURE of Rover’s Longbridge plant looks to have been secured after the troubled car group confirmed that the new Mini […]

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Archive : Byers in Rover crisis talks

7 February 1999 Keith Adams 0

THE INDEPENDENT BY JULIAN KOSSOFF SENIOR cabinet ministers and anxious union leaders last night appealed to the new head of BMW not to abandon the 14,000 workers at Rover’s Longbridge […]

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Archive : Byers pledges to save Longbridge

6 February 1999 Keith Adams 0

THE INDEPENDENT Rover crisis: Byers pledges to save Longbridge By Michael Harrison Business Editor THE GOVERNMENT yesterday made it clear that BMW would be offered aid from the taxpayer to […]

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Archive : Nick Scheele interview

1 February 1999 Keith Adams 1

MANAGEMENT TODAY UK: The Davidson Interview – Nick Scheele. – The Jaguar chairman’s flair for the theatrical is perhaps not surprising; he is the product of a school which counts […]

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Archive : Rover 75 pricing announced

1 February 1999 Keith Adams 0

Rover has confirmed launch prices of the all-new Rover 75. Starting at £19,525 (on the road) for the 1.8 ‘Club’ model, the 16 model range line-up extends through to the […]

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