Ford May Spin Off Aston Martin Brand

kach22i · kach22i's Garage

Ford May Spin Off Aston Martin Brand
http://www.blueovalnews.com/index.php?categoryid=18&p2_articleid=360

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(Dearborn, MI) BlueOvalNews.com – Ford announced it has begun the process of exploring strategic options for Aston Martin, with particular emphasis on a potential sale of all or a portion of the unit.

Ford..............With about 300,000 employees and more than 100 plants worldwide, the company’s core and affiliated automotive brands include Aston Martin, Ford, Jaguar, Land Rover, Lincoln, Mazda, Mercury and Volvo.

Liquidation sale?

Hard times.

legion · 10-09-2008, 12:33 PM

Um, I thought they sold them off two years ago, and Jaguar and Land Rover went a year ago...

legion · 10-09-2008, 12:34 PM

Yep.

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Published: August 31, 2006

kach22i · kach22i's Garage

My bad.

But hey, I just clicked it.

Rover went to Tarta, right?

Did they get Jag too?

MFAFF · 10-09-2008, 12:49 PM

Nope,

Rover to the Chinese...

Jag to TATA..

Aston to Dave Richards (plus funders)...

tcar · 10-09-2008, 01:04 PM

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Originally Posted by MFAFF

Nope,

Rover to the Chinese...

Jag to TATA..

Aston to Dave Richards (plus funders)...

I think actually that

Jag and Land Rover are now part of TATA, still built in Great Britan.

You may be thinking of MG-Rover, which is now a Chinese (part of GM) company.

MFAFF · 10-09-2008, 10:18 PM

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Originally Posted by tcar

I think actually that

Jag and Land Rover are now part of TATA, still built in Great Britan.

You may be thinking of MG-Rover, which is now a Chinese (part of GM) company.

T,

Yup... Rover is MG- Rover...

(LR is always refered to as LR, whilst MG-Rover is 'Rover' over here...)

HardDrive · 10-09-2008, 10:34 PM

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Originally Posted by tcar

Jag and Land Rover are now part of TATA, still built in Great Britan.

I have an Indian friend who happens to be a car fanatic. He nearly fell over with joy when TATA bought Jag. Given their history, Indians enjoy sticking it in the Brits faces now and again.

tcar · 10-10-2008, 09:38 AM

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Originally Posted by MFAFF

T,

Yup... Rover is MG- Rover...

(LR is always refered to as LR, whilst MG-Rover is 'Rover' over here...)

M,
Gotcha. My view is skewed by the fact that the only 'Rover' we have had over here for almost 30 years is Land Rover. Lot of folks have no idea what MG is/was.
Thanks.

MFAFF · 10-10-2008, 09:55 AM

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Originally Posted by tcar

M,
Gotcha. My view is skewed by the fact that the only 'Rover' we have had over here for almost 30 years is Land Rover. Lot of folks have no idea what MG is/was.
Thanks.

T...

In way you have been lucky... avoiding the real poor cars that BL/Rover eetc made in the 70s and 80s... but there were a couple that were fun....

And you did get Landies....so you know all about the 'quality British Car'...

Mind you I'd still go for an early Range Rover....a 1972 (pre production I reckon) would go well with the P car...