Thread: Ford sells Aston Martin !

A year ago I would have thought "soon" but I think they are more likely than not to hang onto LR now.

China buying MG, Rover, Austin, Morris, Austin Healey etc - where will it end?

And whose got Lotus atm?

Regards
Max P[/QUOTE]

Yes, just love my Blittish cars

Lotus are owned by Proton, Malaysia.

I hate Ford and believe they are responsible for some of the worse cars ever made. But even Ford knows if they let go of LAnd Rover they lose the best Marque under their masterhead. It's like VW selling Bugatti, sure Bugatti may as well not be a car badge at all because they are so exclusive they are pretty much the rarest cars around, but how many people love the cars Bugatti has built? Mmmmm Veyron...

Originally Posted by JDNSW

Of course, the motor industry as a whole is losing money - worldwide there are just too many manufacturers making too many cars in too many models. Probably the only manufacturer in good financial shape is Toyota, as far as the rest are concerned its just a matter of which ones are worse. And as China and India gear up to produce huge numbers of cheap cars, which will probably meet consumers' wants everywhere in a few years, even if they don't today ................

John

Give it time and toyota will follow everyone else!!!!!!

All this talk of Pommy car companies....


You forgot my favorite...

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Mark