Ford May Sell Aston Martin

rebound · #1 09-01-2006, 02:42 PM

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Originally Posted by asawadude

There are other car makers that would purchase Jag and A-M, but Rover is the unwanted foster child. If it doesn't get packaged with Jag, it means the death for Rover. Who is going to finance yet another reengineering of the entire line to remove all of the Jag parts? Perhaps it becomes a boutique brand and goes back to fitting their SUV's with Buick aluminum V6 engines. Rover will become this century's version of the Studebaker Avant.

Rover's already sold...

BMW Sells Rover

bozo · #2 09-01-2006, 02:49 PM

whats the relationship between Land Rover, and Rover? I thought Rover went completely out of business last year...

rebound · #3 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).

That's in this thread (post #11).

bozo · #4 09-01-2006, 02:56 PM

Got it..Thats been nagging me for a while...The Rover thing is heartbreaking. There are many die hard Rover loyals here who cant even find parts for their 2000+ models...About a month before the paperwork was finalized, they were selling Rover 25's and 75's for 1/3 of the sticker price....All the dealers that picked 'em up are still having problems shifting them...

Thunder22 · #5 09-01-2006, 02:57 PM

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Originally Posted by bozo5521

IIIIIIII SEE! Who needs Encyclopedia Britannica when you've got these guys hangin' around?

I didn't work in the automotive publishing business for 3 years and not learn anything

bozo · #6 09-01-2006, 03:00 PM

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Originally Posted by gresch

I didn't work in the automotive publishing business for 3 years and not learn anything

No sh*t?! Cool!

Thunder22 · #7 09-01-2006, 04:16 PM

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Originally Posted by bozo5521

No sh*t?! Cool!

some of my handywork... the portal is bland, but the actual sites are pretty good, I haven't been there in over 4 years so things have changed.

www.primediaautomotive.com

it used to be called gr8ride.com but that business tanked like so many other internet businesses.

Thunder22 · #8 09-01-2006, 02:55 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...

None. There's MG-Rover, and there's Land Rover. Separate companies.

asawadude · #9 09-01-2006, 03:05 PM

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Originally Posted by rebound

Rover's already sold...

BMW Sells Rover

Sorry - excuse me for being ambiguous. I meant Land Rover. It was pretty obvious I was talking about Ford, not BMW.

Bozo - here's a chart showing the rise and fall of British Leyland and it's ultimate fragmentation to U.S., German, and Chinese carmakers. What I didn't know was that BMW still owns the Riley brand. However, the chart shows BMW as part owners of Triumph. As far as I know, the only Triumph around these days is the motorcycle company which states on their website that they are a privately held 100% British company.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British...or_Corporation