Rover Name Provisionally sold to Chinese. - Page 4

ayrshirelad · 8th March 2008, 20:02

I think that if and when Ford do sell Jaguar and or land rover that the rover name will go as well.It would take a strong company financially i mean to get the rover name back to what it once was.With all the uncertainty that has been surrounding it.Unless Ford makes up its mind what is happening with LR and Jaguar they are in danger of damaging those brands too.

Donj73 · 17th March 2008, 15:28

I hope the Rover brand name will be back, although personally I think its to late to save the heritage and tradition of the Rover brand. Selling Roewe's/Rover's under the Ssanyong brand in the UK & Ireland would be a disaster! The brand name Ssanyong sound like a dodgey cheap washing machine or food mixer!!! If the Chinese buy the Rover brand name the car will have some chance of success in the UK & Ireland. Although it would be a bit like the Mini today... the Germans bought the rights to the name Mini but it's designed & manufactured by BMW in the UK... yes it's a success, but we all know its not a real Mini!!! The Rover/Roewe/Ssanyong will be the same...

Perkins · 28th March 2008, 07:45

TATA Motors owns the rights to use the ROVER name

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Classic names are part of Tata deal
Tony Lewin
Automotive News Europe
March 27, 2008 12:46 CET

Tata Motors will get the right use three classic British auto-brand names as part of its $2.3 billion deal to buy Jaguar and Land Rover.
Included in the deal are the Rover name and the Jaguar-owned names of Daimler and Lanchester.
Ford bought the rights to the Rover brand name from BMW in September 2006 for an undisclosed sum to ensure no other automaker could use it and cause confusion with the Land Rover brand.
"We acquired the Rover trademark in the interests of protecting Land Rover," said Ford of Europe spokesman John Gardiner. "So it's also in the interests of the new owner of Land Rover to have it."
BMW obtained ownership of the Rover name when it bought the Rover group in 1994. In 2006, BMW refused a request from China's SAIC to use the Rover brand name under license. SAIC had bought some assets of the ailing MG Rover group and now builds cars called Roewes in China.
Jaguar acquired the rights to sell cars badged as Daimlers in 1960 from the UK Daimler car company that was founded in 1896 and licensed by Gottlieb Daimler to use his internal combustion engine. The UK Daimler car company also owned the Lanchester brand name.

Source : Automotive News Europe

Chaikaman · 28th March 2008, 14:06

I wonder who owns Vanden Plas now. Jaguar/Daimler have used it in the past and Rover used it for their pre-facelift stretched 75.

Perkins · 28th March 2008, 14:47

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Originally Posted by Chaikaman

I wonder who owns Vanden Plas now. Jaguar/Daimler have used it in the past and Rover used it for their pre-facelift stretched 75.

SAIC/NAC owns Vanden Plas.

Telferstr · 30th March 2008, 16:15

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Originally Posted by Perkins

TATA Motors owns the rights to use the ROVER name

Source : Automotive News Europe

An interesting piece of news.

As Richard Woolley, the original designer of the 75, works with Land Rover.
could he be commisioned to design a new 75 and have it built at Rovers true home of Solihull. A saloon of this stature would compliment an already profitable factory and could do nothing more than enhance the the Rover and Land Rover range. Here's hoping
Regards,
Telfer

Chaikaman · 31st March 2008, 12:30

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Originally Posted by telferstr

An interesting piece of news.

As Richard Woolley, the original designer of the 75, works with Land Rover.
could he be commisioned to design a new 75 and have it built at Rovers true home of Solihull.
Telfer

.............or Halewood where the current Xtype is built and due for a change.

8th March 2008, 20:02	#31
ayrshirelad Newbie Rover 75. Classic at 1.8t rover 618is 1.6 montego lx 1.3 maestro. 3 marinas 3 itals Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: kilmarnock Posts: 11 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I think that if and when Ford do sell Jaguar and or land rover that the rover name will go as well.It would take a strong company financially i mean to get the rover name back to what it once was.With all the uncertainty that has been surrounding it.Unless Ford makes up its mind what is happening with LR and Jaguar they are in danger of damaging those brands too. Last edited by Kandyman; 8th March 2008 at 20:18.. Reason: SP

17th March 2008, 15:28	#32
Donj73 Newbie Rover 75 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Ireland Posts: 15 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I hope the Rover brand name will be back, although personally I think its to late to save the heritage and tradition of the Rover brand. Selling Roewe's/Rover's under the Ssanyong brand in the UK & Ireland would be a disaster! The brand name Ssanyong sound like a dodgey cheap washing machine or food mixer!!! If the Chinese buy the Rover brand name the car will have some chance of success in the UK & Ireland. Although it would be a bit like the Mini today... the Germans bought the rights to the name Mini but it's designed & manufactured by BMW in the UK... yes it's a success, but we all know its not a real Mini!!! The Rover/Roewe/Ssanyong will be the same... Last edited by Donj73; 17th March 2008 at 15:35..

28th March 2008, 14:06	#34
Chaikaman Regular poster Ford Mustang GT/CS Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: North Shropshire Posts: 32 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I wonder who owns Vanden Plas now. Jaguar/Daimler have used it in the past and Rover used it for their pre-facelift stretched 75.