SCOOP: Apple in talks with MCLAREN, theUK sports car maker a

[lordturpin]

Apple in talks with MCLAREN, the UK sports car maker and racing team re: potential acquisition. ft.com/content/52342

• Apple considering full takeover of McLaren or strategic investment
• McLaren likely to be valued between GBP1b to GBP1.5b
• Apple and McLaren declined to comment to FT

[DaveOrange]

Not on my watch I hope

[johnnyreggae]

Better link https://www.ft.com/content/523422ba-7ffd-11e6-8e50...

[longtail]

McLaren technology and IOS 10 - there will be no hope

[SystemParanoia]

Apple has over $200 Billion in liquid cash available in its current account...

Mclaren is unfortunately a teeny-tiny little fish here.

[458man]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2016/09/21/a...

Wonder if Samsung will bid for Ferrari

Edited by 458man on Wednesday 21st September 16:33

[BlackLabel]

Courageous.

[s2000db]

Haha, they'll be sending out software updates to all the old cars, that'll cause the ecu to overload, and they'll only be able to do 56mph... Lol

[jas xjr]

SystemParanoia said:

Apple has over $200 Billion in liquid cash available in its current account...

Mclaren is unfortunately a teeny-tiny little fish here.

i have an idea i want to sell them . cannot get a reply

[johnnyreggae]

Wonder how Siri will cope with Ronspeak....

[Gandahar]

458man said:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2016/09/21/a...

Wonder if Samsung will bid for Ferrari

Edited by 458man on Wednesday 21st September 16:33

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1308061/Ferrari-recalls-cursed-supercar-FIVE-458-Italias-burst-flames.html

[Gandahar]

If you think about it, it's not actually the road car part of the business that Apple want, it's the F1 side. They have seen what Redbull have done with a team, so they will do the same. Global branding.

The road car business is also good if they want to go head to head with Tesla.

They will replace iris with iIris !

[Gandahar]

DaveOrange said:

Not on my iwatch I hope

Very good pun.

top work that man.

[cat with a hat]

If this comes to fruition I will never look at Mclaren the same again.

[Targarama]

Thinking about this, maybe it was Chinese whispers and the company they are talking with is actually Lotus. I agree I'd rather Apple kept their hands off McLaren but I suppose it is better than being bought by Ford/GM/VAG group. Or even worse Fiat/Chrysler.

[naboo]

Targarama said:

Thinking about this, maybe it was Chinese whispers and the company they are talking with is actually Lotus. I agree I'd rather Apple kept their hands off McLaren but I suppose it is better than being bought by Ford/GM/VAG group. Or even worse Fiat/Chrysler.

That would be good news for McLaren but fantastic news for Lotus. If any marque deserves a massive injection of funds it's Lotus.

[Chiefly]

If there is one company that is an expert in spunking investing another company's money, it's Lotus

[s2000db]

Yes exactly, if they'd invested it wisely over the years, then they could have out McLaren'd McLaren!

[naboo]

s2000db said:

Yes exactly, if they'd invested it wisely over the years, then they could have out McLaren'd McLaren!

Yep, in many way McLaren remind me of Lotus, which I mean ( mostly! ) as a compliment. Meanwhile don't forget the first Tesla was based around the Elise, there's great potential up in Norfolk.