Friday 22nd March 2002

MG Rover Brilliance

MG Rover hook up with Chinese to design new cars

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[bertie]

So bang goes the last British volume car company!

How tragic.

[Mark Benson]

MG turn up to the announcement with a brand new concept car, Brilliance turn up with.....a car that looks like a Kia Somethingorother.

I hope Brilliance will be the cash providing, and not the designing part of the partnership.

[kevinday]

'Who did we hoist the Metro onto then...?'

Nobody was daft enough to want the Metro!!

[johnnystorm]

Hey its not all bad, since when does a merger with a far eastern company mean that the most exciting new models gets dumped. I mean look at Lotus with the M250.....oh bugger!:-)

[Simpo One]

They did of course have a perfectly good 'partner' in the shape of Honda.

[johnnystorm]

Ah yes Honda, that great partner who is still creaming off a percentage for rover using the old Civic platform!!!:-)

[bertie]

Being involved in supplying Rover / Honda for the last 15 years I can assure you that without Honda dragging the products / processes / quality up then Rover would have dissapeared long ago.

Honda regarded it as a huge kick in the teeth when Rover were sold to BMW.

Honda's enginering and quality control is exemplary.

[B10]

You miserable lot. MG Rover remains independant. Allows expensive "hidden" items to be shared. Expands the brand into other markets and hopefully stops the press from trying to be negative and laways hinting at takeovers, bankrpcy etc with no evidence.

Porsche has had tie-up with VW and Mercedes. Volvo, Peogeot and Renault with engines. The list is endless.

MG Rover are doing well against the backdrop of UK citzens who can only remember red robbo and Marinas. People do not associate Skodas with skips any more. By the way the Metro was a well recieved car during its production - look back at some of the motoring press.

[gnomesmith]

Steve Soper looked pretty good in the MG Metro.

[cerbman]

Yes MGR are still an indepentant British company who like most companies will work with another. Oh, and your wonderful BMW has a connection with Brilliance too.

[pbrettle]

Well said B10 - lets support MGR in this. Anyway, lets be honest, China is the largest single market in the world and if they can make it work there (Chinese company so should be able to) then they will clean up....

MGR have come on leaps and bounds recently, lets support them not knock previous problems.... we all know that BMW effectively raped MGR for the 4x4 and Mini brands anyway - talk about cynical...

Cheers,

Paul

[Fatboy]

quote: we all know that BMW effectively raped MGR for the 4x4 and Mini brands anyway - talk about cynical...

It must be said though that rover didn't protest too much at the takeover And anyway, it seems to be working out for the best, must have been the kick up the arse that was needed to get things into gear. More power to MGR, they seem to be getting it right for the first time in my lifetime