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Month: March 2000

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Archive : ‘I’m not to blame for Rover’ – Red Robbo

28 March 2000 Keith Adams 0

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 […]

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Archive : Exhall Firm Closure Threatens 350 Jobs

28 March 2000 Keith Adams 0

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 […]

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Archive : Rover blames Byers for crisis

25 March 2000 Keith Adams 3

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 […]

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Archive : Rover Dealer Franchise Board Meeting

25 March 2000 Keith Adams 0

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 […]

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Archive : Gaydon Jobs Safe In Rover Sell-off

20 March 2000 Keith Adams 0

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 […]

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Archive : Ford to pay £1.8bn for Land Rover

17 March 2000 Keith Adams 0

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 […]

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Archive : Rover sell-off: BMW statement

16 March 2000 Keith Adams 0

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 […]

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Archive : Anger at BMW decision

16 March 2000 Keith Adams 0

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 […]

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Archive : Rover Group

16 March 2000 Keith Adams 0

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 […]

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Archive : Rover sell-off: Alchemy statement

16 March 2000 Keith Adams 0

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 […]

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Archive : Union anger at Rover betrayal

16 March 2000 Keith Adams 0

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 […]

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Archive : Rover’s options

15 March 2000 Keith Adams 0

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 […]

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Archive : BMW mulls over selling Rover

14 March 2000 Keith Adams 0

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 […]

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Archive : Land Rover Sales Success

7 March 2000 Keith Adams 0

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 […]

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Archive : BMW fully committed to Longbridge

1 March 2000 Keith Adams 0

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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