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Month: August 2009

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China Watch : SAIC takes the lead in brand building

19 August 2009 Clive Goldthorp 0

Yang Jian, Managing Editor, Automotive News China, 18th August, 2009 In my column last year, I suggested domestic Chinese automakers should take as focused an approach as Shanghai Automotive Industry […]

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Press Report : Hopes rise for the sale of LDV Group

19 August 2009 Clive Goldthorp 0

Graeme Brown, Birmingham Post, 18th August, 2009 Hopes for a sale of stricken van-maker LDV have risen after the Administrators said they were in exclusive talks with a potential buyer. […]

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More tat on the drive

17 August 2009 Keith Adams 9

Keith Adams Oh dear… I couldn’t resist, could I? Someone posts that they have a Lancia Dedra for sale on the AROnline forum and, after too little thought, I go […]

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The new Bentley : From the Captain’s chair

17 August 2009 Sam Skelton 5

Sam Skelton What you see above is a genuine image of the new Bentley; a car I predicted certain elements of in my blog, a fortnight ago. I was wrong […]

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Press Report : Tata slams Lord Mandelson as JLR talks fall through

17 August 2009 Clive Goldthorp 0

Tom Scotney, Birmingham Post, 17th August, 2009 Sources close to Jaguar Land Rover owner Tata Motors say the Indian company is furious at the actions of the Government, after financing […]

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Pininfarina’s BLUECAR : Rover reinvented?

14 August 2009 Clive Goldthorp 0

Clive Goldthorp Italy’s two most famous, but currently troubled, Automotive Design companies, Bertone Group and Pininfarina S.p.A., have both been in the news during the last week or so: Fiat […]

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Press Report : MG making 85th Anniversary model at Longbridge

14 August 2009 Clive Goldthorp 0

Jon Griffin, Birmingham Post, 13th August, 2009 A new MG is being produced at Longbridge to commemorate 85 years of one of the best-known sports cars in the world. The […]

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Press Report : Mandelson questions Phoenix Four’s fitness to act as Directors

14 August 2009 Clive Goldthorp 0

Jon Griffin, Birmingham Post, 13th August, 2009 The row between former MG Rover Directors and Lord Mandelson has escalated amid claims the ex-Longbridge bosses could face disqualification as Directors. The […]

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Press Report : Tata ‘turns back on miserly offer’

12 August 2009 Clive Goldthorp 0

John Cranage, Birmingham Post, 12th August, 2009 Tata looked to have won the ‘awkward, unnecessary and ridiculous” battle with the Government over funding for Jaguar Land Rover with yesterday’s announcement […]

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Press Report : Closure threat remains for JLR assembly plant

12 August 2009 Clive Goldthorp 0

John Cranage, Birmingham Post, 12th August, 2009 The threat of closure still hangs over one of Jaguar Land Rover’s three assembly plants despite yesterday’s announcement that the luxury carmaker’s Indian […]

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Press Report : Row after criminal probe over MG Rover collapse ruled out

12 August 2009 Clive Goldthorp 0

Graeme Brown, Birmingham Post, 12th August, 2009 The Serious Fraud Office has announced it will not begin a criminal investigation into the collapse of car maker MG Rover, paving the […]

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China Watch : SAIC launches MG 7L 1.8 Turbo

12 August 2009 Clive Goldthorp 4

Namrita Chow, Automotive News China, 11th August, 2009 SHANGHAI — A new, longer, turbocharged version of the MG 7 was launched in China in July to boost sales and strengthen […]

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Press Report : Mandelson faces call for immediate publication of MGR Report

11 August 2009 Clive Goldthorp 0

Jon Walker, Birmingham Post, 11th August, 2009 Business Secretary Lord Mandelson faced demands for the immediate publication of a long-awaited report into the collapse of MG Rover after it was […]

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Press Report : Serious Fraud Office won’t investigate MG Rover sale

11 August 2009 Clive Goldthorp 0

Birmingham Post, 11th August, 2009 The Serious Fraud Office has announced that it does not intend to begin a criminal investigation into the sale of car-maker MG Rover. The decision […]

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Press Report : Jaguar Land Rover secures short-term financial future

11 August 2009 Clive Goldthorp 0

Birmingham Post, 11th August, 2009 Jaguar Land Rover’s owners Tata have secured private sector funding for the company’s short-term financial needs and UK Government support for the manufacturer is not […]

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Press Report : SFO to reveal decision on MG Rover investigation

10 August 2009 Clive Goldthorp 0

Graham Ruddick, Sunday Telegraph, 9th August, 2009   An open and shut case? The Serious Fraud Office will confirm this week whether it will launch a full investigation into the […]

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Press Comment : Tata taking the long view at Jaguar Land Rover

3 August 2009 Clive Goldthorp 0

Marc Reeves, Editor, Birmingham Post, 3rd August, 2009 Birmingham Post Editor, Marc Reeves, who has met Tata’s top management both in India and the UK, assesses their stewardship of Jaguar […]

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Press Report : Jaguar Land Rover hopes rise for Government loan

3 August 2009 Clive Goldthorp 0

Marc Reeves, Editor, Birmingham Post, 3rd August, 2009 A distinct thawing in relations between Tata and the Government and an improvement in the Indian motor giant’s credit rating have raised […]

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Car of the Month : August 2009

1 August 2009 Keith Adams 4

The MG ZS was always considered the ugly duckling of the MG Rover range, but as Adam Sloman has shown with his own example, a few well-chosen modifications and a […]

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