British motorcar maker, Rover, is a household word not only in Britain but throughout the Commonwealth of Nations. Rover has produced classic models under the Jaguar, Mini and MG brands during its 100-year history. It’s a joy to see the once formidable mini Cooper back in production.
But financially the car firm has collapsed, and the once British pride has been sold to Chinese company Nanjing. Rover staff are of course delighted though they would have preferred the larger Chinese car producer, Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation (SAIC) to take over, as then more jobs could be saved.
KTemoc heard on the grapevine that the new company will be re-named Lover – pronounced Low-Ver, not Luv-ver. But then with such a new name the car would kill two birds with one vroom.
OK, I made up the last bit! ;-) and I'm not being racist 'cause I'm in fact Chinese.
haha...the last part's funny =)
ReplyDeleteyes, the Mini might be back in production, but it has nothing to do with Rover anymore.
ReplyDeleteWhen BMW broke up the business in 2000 and sold Rover to the Phoenix Four, it did not include the Mini brand. The old Mini meanwhile ceased production at Longbridge in Oct 2000.
The new Mini is own and produced by BMW at its Oxford plant.
Thanks for the correction, Jon. Cheers
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