Rover Name Provisionally sold to Chinese. - Page 3

bluey9 · 23rd January 2008, 13:53

Soap

Now, that was a while ago

JohnDotCom · 23rd January 2008, 19:03

Well Done. Yes it really was some time ago.

Jamie · 27th February 2008, 12:09

Sorry...but I am totally confused, I guess you knew that already though hey?

short answers please as I am a simple minded individual.....

Who owns the longbridge site now?

Who owns the Rover name? I thought BMW did????

What the heck have Tata go to do with it all?

I am totally befuddled.

CDTi · 27th February 2008, 12:37

This is my understanding of the current situation:
[quote=Jamie-Biker in a suit;152942]
Who owns the longbridge site now? SAIC

Who owns the Rover name? I thought BMW did????Ford

What the heck have Tata go to do with it all? Ford will soon be selling JLR, thats Jaguar and Land Rover (with the Rover name) to Tata

e668ecp · 1st March 2008, 11:19

[QUOTE=CDTi;152958]This is my understanding of the current situation:

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jamie-Biker in a suit

Who owns the longbridge site now? SAIC

Who owns the Rover name? I thought BMW did????Ford

What the heck have Tata go to do with it all? Ford will soon be selling JLR, thats Jaguar and Land Rover (with the Rover name) to Tata

TATA will only ge the Rover brand if they buy it. It is according to a Ford source for sale seperately

CDTi · 1st March 2008, 17:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by e668ecp

TATA will only ge the Rover brand if they buy it. It is according to a Ford source for sale seperately

I thought it was included in the sale of JLR

So, in theory, SAIC could buy the name, re-join it with the longboat emblem and build Rovers again?

e668ecp · 2nd March 2008, 19:12

That is how I understand it to be

CDTi · 5th March 2008, 17:19

According to "Headlineauto"

Under the terms of the Land Rover sale, all '...Rover' brands will pass to Tata. BMW, Rover's previous owner, had retained the rights to the same until last year, when it was bought by Ford.

ayrshirelad · 6th March 2008, 20:52

Hi all xcuse me for being slow but does all this too ing and froing and buying and selling names company names and companies actully eventually mean that one company will opwn the Rover name,and thus be able to put it on a car that actually bears a passing resemblance to a rover

some time this decade.O r is it all just a paper excersise and we are never going to see new reborn rovers or inded mgs This whole sorry saga has been going for seemly for ever

hopefully it will eventually get sorted out:lol:

Chaikaman · 7th March 2008, 13:11

I would be surprised if Ford sold off the Rover name separately. They bought it to give protection to Land Rover in case someone else built a 4x4 Rover. I would think that whoever buys LR, will also want the same protection. There is one possibility (just my idea) that the Halewood Assy Plant could build an Xtype replacement alongside the Freelander, and call it a Rover. The higher volume Xtype never sat well in the Jaguar family of luxury saloons.

27th February 2008, 12:09	#23
Jamie Posted a thing or two In Limbo Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Cheshire Posts: 1,685 Thanks: 4 Thanked 12 Times in 6 Posts	Sorry...but I am totally confused, I guess you knew that already though hey? short answers please as I am a simple minded individual..... Who owns the longbridge site now? Who owns the Rover name? I thought BMW did???? What the heck have Tata go to do with it all? I am totally befuddled. __________________ Finally given up trying to buy the last new rover V8 from Bristol, 2 years of haggling got me nowhere!

27th February 2008, 12:37	#24
CDTi This is my second home No longer in the MGR club Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Tipperary Posts: 3,933 Thanks: 35 Thanked 51 Times in 35 Posts	This is my understanding of the current situation: [quote=Jamie-Biker in a suit;152942] Who owns the longbridge site now? SAIC Who owns the Rover name? I thought BMW did????Ford What the heck have Tata go to do with it all? Ford will soon be selling JLR, thats Jaguar and Land Rover (with the Rover name) to Tata __________________ 'Tis better to be silent and be thought a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt. Last edited by JohnDotCom; 27th February 2008 at 16:00.. Reason: Corrected Colours etc.

5th March 2008, 17:19	#28
CDTi This is my second home No longer in the MGR club Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Tipperary Posts: 3,933 Thanks: 35 Thanked 51 Times in 35 Posts	According to "Headlineauto" Under the terms of the Land Rover sale, all '...Rover' brands will pass to Tata. BMW, Rover's previous owner, had retained the rights to the same until last year, when it was bought by Ford. __________________ 'Tis better to be silent and be thought a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt.

6th March 2008, 20:52	#29
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	titles Hi all xcuse me for being slow but does all this too ing and froing and buying and selling names company names and companies actully eventually mean that one company will opwn the Rover name,and thus be able to put it on a car that actually bears a passing resemblance to a rover some time this decade.O r is it all just a paper excersise and we are never going to see new reborn rovers or inded mgs This whole sorry saga has been going for seemly for everhopefully it will eventually get sorted out:lol:

23rd January 2008, 13:53	#21
bluey9 Banned 2004 Rover 75 2.0 CDTi Connoisseur Saloon, 2006 MG TF Spark 135, Jaguar XJ Sovereign TDVi Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Glasgow Posts: 805 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Soap Now, that was a while ago

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JohnDotCom * Rover 75 FaceLift Tourer CDTi 170BHP Auto ConnSE 2005 Model Starlight Silver Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Abergele Posts: 28,735 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts	Well Done. Yes it really was some time ago.

2nd March 2008, 19:12	#27
e668ecp I really should get out more....... Range Rover Evoque and ZT V8 SE Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 2,232 Thanks: 20 Thanked 37 Times in 34 Posts	That is how I understand it to be

7th March 2008, 13:11	#30
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 would be surprised if Ford sold off the Rover name separately. They bought it to give protection to Land Rover in case someone else built a 4x4 Rover. I would think that whoever buys LR, will also want the same protection. There is one possibility (just my idea) that the Halewood Assy Plant could build an Xtype replacement alongside the Freelander, and call it a Rover. The higher volume Xtype never sat well in the Jaguar family of luxury saloons.