Ducati Sporting Club UK > General > Idle Chat > bad news about Rover

[bradders]

seen the news tonight, receivers on their way, hope no one on here is affected...most have seen this coming for some time but still wrong

shame the deal couldnt be done, as one of the last nails in UK manufacturing coffin is banged heavily in

[Edited on 7-4-2005 by bradders]

[ericthered40]

UK manufacturing

[Nigel C]

a mate at work has just ordered a new ZR just as the news was starting to break we did warn him not to get one but he wouldn't listen

lets hope all those jobs can be saved somehow

[dave w]

Sorry people.... But that should read '' Good News about Rover'' Feel sorry for any people that were silly another to buy one in the first place..... good riddens to bad rubish.... And please i hope no one bails them out !!

Rage over

[ericthered40]

Not good news when those many people loos their jobs, but they have had long enough to get a decent product out the door.

[pedro]

my best man "dek" works at longbridge. hes going to be just one out of the door.going to ring him in a bit.

[Walenut]

The problem here is not just that Rover is going, but the knock on effect through out the West Midlands. There is still a large manufacturing base in the West Midlands believe it or not but it is made up of thousands of small companies not large ones like Rubry Owens and F H Lloyds in the old days. Rover going bump will probably knock out 30% of that manufacturing base straight away, that’s up to 55,000 jobs across the region. Just think for a moment how that might affect the rest of the country. The haulage companies that move the stock, the packaging firms that package the goods, down to the ducting companies and electricians that fit out the units for these companies etc, etc, right down to the wealthy company directors that buy new Ducati’s and the parts that go with them.
You may not like there products but the West Midlands really needed Rover.

[rcgbob44]

I`m with Dave.W on this one, I won`t comment further as I`ll loose my rag!

[Walenut]

Originally posted by rcgbob44
I`m with Dave.W on this one, I won`t comment further as I`ll loose my rag!

You better make room down south cau's you might get 55,000 Brummies moving in looking for work!

[Desmondo]

It's a shame to see a big name go but you can't sell cars that are based on an age old design with some new bumpers stuck on and a flashy name and expect them to sell in huge numbers