MG Rover - t’is a sad day

It was announced yestarday that the Pekyan, made
in Iran is about to cease production. It is the old
Hillman Hunter from the sixties and seventies!

I read something about Longbridge the other day.
When BMC made the first Morris 1100 back in 1962,
there was never meant to be an Austin version.

But it turned out to be a huge seller. The factory at
Cowley (now where Minis are made) could not build
enough cars, only about 300 cars a day and that was
with 24 hour production.

So another line was built at Longbridge and an
Austin 1100 arrived. At the peak, BMC were building
over 800 of these cars a day at both plants. That's a
lot of cars, especially when they were making other
cars like the Mini, Minor, Maxis etc.

So what on earth went wrong?

Rhys wrote: ....

Bwahahahahahahaha!

The Indians'll probably end up buying it. After all, they've bought up loads of old WCUK automotive plant in years gone by.

Just think, the Rover 75 could become the new Hindustan Ambassador.....

...and what about all those unsold Sh*ttyRovers ?

Erm... the guys at Longbridge are getting 3 grand each redundancy package.Members of government and public officials get hundreds of thousands of pounds given to them. It also transpires that some staff had bought new cars from the company on an HP basis, and now the leasing company wants the balance in full with interest. Heartless swines. The government have said that one plan for Longbridge is to demolish the lot and build an industrial park - oh yes? And just what industry is going to fill it?? Manufacturing is gone in this country, taxed out of existence. What about the families where the wages came in every week, and instantly disappear in keeping everyone fed and warm - how are they supposed to survive with no income and no savings? Renationalisation may not have been the answer, but I am sure there must have been another alternative to take. Hopefully MG will keep operating as a niche sports car maker - or have BMW and SAIC run off with all the design plans?

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The way things are going in a few years all that will be left is Tourism, Banking & Fast Food. MG may be saved in some form hopefully

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It's a real shame, probably the last great british industry.
What do we have left now?

It is a sad day for manufacturing in this country.

At least it means that you should be able to pick up an MG ZT260 for an absolute bargain, although the lack of warranty has to be a major concern.