09-01-2006, 02:53 PM
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Originally Posted by bozo5521
 whats the relationship between Land Rover, and Rover? I thought Rover went completely out of business last year... |
This is what someone else said (I'm no expert):
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Originally Posted by SARAFIL
Rover and Land Rover are two distinct brands. It's not like two companies are making and selling cars badged as "Land Rover". BMW had ownership of Land Rover, Rover, MG, and Mini (might be missing another brand, but I don't think so). They sold Land Rover to Ford, kept the rights to Mini, and have sold off or are in the process of selling off the rights to the other brands.
As far as Ford goes, they have the first right to the Rover name in an agreement that they have with BMW after the Land Rover deal, which means if they match the deal that BMW has with the Chinese firm, Ford gets first right to the Rover name. If it is that important to them, they need to pay up (and I don't exactly think they can afford to do so given their current state of affairs).
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That's in this thread (post #11).
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