It’s depressing to be reminded all over again today of the sad and shabby history of MG-Rover. Much more sad is that it looks dangerously likely that history might repeat itself with Vauxhall-Opel.
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Vauxhall: is it MG-Rover all over again?
at 3:36 pm on Tuesday August 11, 2009
Koenigsaab is born
at 3:08 pm on Tuesday June 16, 2009
Until this morning I couldn’t reliably spell Koenigsegg. It was a little company of fewer than 50 employees making fewer than 20 cars a year. Now it has effectively taken over Saab.
Vauxhall-Opel gets its new owner
at 1:59 pm on Monday June 1, 2009
Well, Foreman called it wrong. I thought Fiat would get control of Vauxhall and Opel, but the giant Canadian car-components-maker Magna won. I was looking at it from an automotive point of view, and the result was skewed by politics.
Vauxhall/Opel/Saab: the die is nearly cast
at 9:09 am on Friday May 15, 2009
The band is about to stop in the big game of Manufacturer Musical Chairs, and Fiat – having already snapped up Chrysler – looks set to get its hands on GM Europe too.
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