Month: April 2000

After talks with Alchemy Partners over the sale of Rover break down, BMW warns it may have to close Rover Cars. This is the text of the brief statements issued […]

The underdogs in the race to buy Rover will meet BMW on Wednesday with hopes fading that their bid can succeed. The Phoenix consortium has pleaded for more time to […]

BY ANTONY HOPKER Transport firms in Coventry have been challenged to work with the city council to build a new bus station in the Barracks car park in the city […]

Businesses in Coventry and Warwickshire affected by BMW’s decision to sell Rover are being invited to a special meeting to discuss the way forward. The discussion is being hosted by […]

A row has broken out between the company planning to take over the Rover car business and the UK Government. Alchemy Partners is reported to have withdrawn co-operation from the […]

Hundreds of millions of pounds of government money should be used to make Rover a public company, according to a Socialist councillor. Former Coventry MP Dave Nellist has called for […]

A former chief executive of Rover is reported to be planning an alternative bid for the car group. BMW announced last month it planned to break up Rover, selling the […]

BY ANTONY HOPKER Up to 1,500 jobs could be lost in Coventry because of the Rover sale, but experts are still optimistic about the area’s prospects. Carl Pearson, head of […]

BY ANTONY HOPKER Rover designers who moved from the Gaydon plant to work for BMW in Germany are returning to an uncertain future after being sent back to England. Up […]