Archive : ‘I’m not to blame for Rover’ – Red Robbo
One of the most militant trade union shop stewards of the 1970s has said that the decade’s notorious strikes are not to blame for Rover’s current plight. Derek Robinson, or […]
One of the most militant trade union shop stewards of the 1970s has said that the decade’s notorious strikes are not to blame for Rover’s current plight. Derek Robinson, or […]
The general manager of an Exhall factory threatened with closure says its fate is nothing to do with the difficulties at Rover. More than 350 staff at Key Plastics in […]
The head of Rover has blamed the government-backed campaign against “rip-off Britain” for contributing to its sales crisis. Professor Werner Samann said the loss-making Rover group, which is being sold […]
At a meeting yesterday (24 March) between the Rover Dealer representatives and senior executives at Rover, a constructive discussion on key franchise issues took place. A number of questions were […]
Thousands of jobs could be at risk in Coventry and Warwickshire because of the sale of Rover by BMW. But 2,400 jobs at Gaydon are safe as they will be […]
Ford is to buy Land Rover from BMW, completing the German company’s break-up of the Rover group. The US car giant said it had a memorandum of understanding with BMW […]
Full statement by BMW on its break-up of Rover Cars. The Board of Management of the BMW Group has decided this week on the principal considerations in reorienting the Company […]
The break-up of UK car maker Rover has been described as “devastating” news for Birmingham. Leader of Birmingham City Council, Albert Bore, said he could not believe that “these decisions […]
The Rover Group was cobbled together from the remains of British Leyland, the state firm that combined all the mass production carmakers into one in the l960s. The firm was […]
Full text of statement by venture capital group Alchemy Partners on its acquisition of Rover Cars from BMW. Alchemy Partners is pleased to announce the impending launch of the MG […]
British union leaders have left a meeting with senior BMW managers in Munich, without securing assurances about the future of the loss-making Rover Group. Rover’s parent company, BMW, has said […]
BMW is reportedly losing one billion pounds a year at Rover. Much of that is one-offs, caused by an extensive redundancy programme, but a lot of it is due to […]
German car manufacturer BMW has admitted it is considering selling its troubled UK subsidiary, Rover. It is one of “several possibilities” it is considering, BMW has said. If BMW does […]
Land Rover has today announced a strong sales performance for the first two months of 2000. A total of 4186 vehicles were sold representing an increase of 5.1% compared to […]
German car giant BMW has denied reports in UK newspapers that it may scrap plans to invest £1.7bn ($2.7bn) at its Rover car factory in Longbridge if the pound stays […]
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