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Month: March 1999

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Archive : BMW sets four-week deadline for Rover aid

31 March 1999 Keith Adams 0

THE INDEPENDENT Michael Harrison Business Editor BMW YESTERDAY gave the Government a four-week deadline to come up with an acceptable aid package for Rover’s Longbridge car plant in Birmingham or […]

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Archive : Jaguar Comes Roaring Back

24 March 1999 Keith Adams 0

NEW YORK TIMES Ford Puts British Automaker on the High Road : Jaguar Comes Roaring Back In the annals of the automobile industry, Ford Motor Co.’s purchase of Jaguar has […]

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Archive : Jaguar snaps up ex-BMW boss

20 March 1999 Keith Adams 0

THE GUARDIAN By David Gow and Barbara Schmidt-Mattern Wolfgang Reitzle, the former BMW executive ousted last month in a boardroom battle over Rover, has been appointed chairman of Jaguar Cars, […]

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Archive : Longbridge hopes dashed as BMW rejects UK aid offer

20 March 1999 Keith Adams 0

THE INDEPENDENT Philip Thornton Transport Correspondent HOPES OF saving Rover’s car factory at Longbridge were dealt a severe blow last night after its German owner BMW rejected a British aid […]

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Archive : Rover plant on brink as BMW spurns aid deal

19 March 1999 Keith Adams 0

THE GUARDIAN By David Gow, Industrial Editor Longbridge, the Rover plant, yesterday suffered two grievous blows to its future as BMW, the UK car group’s German owners, rejected a £118 […]

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Archive : Land Rover kits to be built on the Baltic

18 March 1999 Keith Adams 0

THE GUARDIAN By Tom Whitehouse in Moscow The classic Land Rover is to be assembled in Russia to cater for the booming demand for vehicles capable of negotiating its appalling […]

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Archive : BMW raises Rover hopes

10 March 1999 Keith Adams 0

By David Gow, Industrial Editor New car to replace 200 and 400 series but Longbridge future still not secure BMW’s new chairman, Joachim Milberg, last night announced that the German […]

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Archive : Rover’s future: Longbridge vs Hungary

9 March 1999 Keith Adams 1

BBC Business: The Company File German carmaker BMW says production of new Rover models, the key to saving the Longbridge plant, could take place in either the UK or Hungary. […]

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Archive : Mini Celebrates 40th Anniversary

4 March 1999 Keith Adams 0

Marking four decades as the world’s favourite small car, the distinctive new Mini 40 Limited Edition combines elements from the 1960s with the very latest in style. The car comes […]

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Archive : MG 75th Anniversary Limited Edition MGF

4 March 1999 Keith Adams 0

MG Cars has announced a celebration Limited Edition of the UK’s best-selling sports car, the MGF. Restricted to a production run of 2,000 the MGF 75th anniversary LE will be […]

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Archive : MGF Supersports At Geneva

4 March 1999 Keith Adams 0

MG Cars is unveiling the latest version of the MGF ‘Super Sports’ at the 1999 Geneva Motor Show. This new Super Sports is a prototype, high performance road-going derivative of […]

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