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Tim in Scotland

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Which car maker is about to collapse?

All morning R4 News has been playing a tape of Union leader Tony Woodley spouting that he has 6000 members about to loose their jobs and one car plant about to close for good.......................... GM has just abandoned Saab to file for bankrupcy today as well, so who might the UK company be - Vauxhall/ Aston Martin/Bentley/ JLR/ Honda/Rolls Royce/ BMW-Mini/ Ford/Nissan or Toybota/LDF? If one car maker goes, however many component makers are going to collapse as a result too

I reckon it might be Vauxhall as GM are really in dire straits at the moment and we British employees in the Uk are the easiest and cheapest in the whole EU to dump. 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
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Fri Feb 20 2009 2:11pm

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I'm guessing Vauxhall too.

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Fri Feb 20 2009 2:30pm

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Could be Vauxhall but remember the very deep s t Toyota are in at the moment.

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Fri Feb 20 2009 2:55pm

Red1903

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Landrover will probably go tits up at some point?

Sat Feb 21 2009 12:46am

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Sat Feb 21 2009 1:30am

XXXAngelXXX

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that's total BS Red1903........
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Sat Feb 21 2009 8:49am

Red1903

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I would have thought that given most of the car manufacturers are struggling at present, and that the market for new 4x4s is dead, its not BS. As Landrover only make 4x4s I dont think its unreasonable to assume that at some point they will hit problems. If at present no one wants your product, for how long can they stay in buisness? Skynews has an article on the future of Landrover on its website.

Sat Feb 21 2009 9:17am

XXXAngelXXX

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your view is limited to your small island......
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Sat Feb 21 2009 9:43am

Red1903

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Here you go Adolf.....have a read

http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Business/...s-Guzzlers

Sat Feb 21 2009 10:18am

XXXAngelXXX

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wow *Car magazine* such a *reliable* source for business news.....

And you know what Adolf says to you:

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Sat Feb 21 2009 10:24am

highbridgeflyer

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Red1903 wrote:
the market for new 4x4s is dead

Not dead in my part of the world, far from it.

Sat Feb 21 2009 10:32am

Leo

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Red1903 wrote:
I would have thought that given most of the car manufacturers are struggling at present, and that the market for new 4x4s is dead,.....

Angel is right - total BS. The market may be dead in some places , but some of us have no choice - we need a 4x4. The local LR dealer has a long waiting list.

Sat Feb 21 2009 10:33am

Zilch

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Red1903 wrote:
Here you go Adolf.....have a read

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Angel warm the Panzers up mate

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Sat Feb 21 2009 10:37am

Red1903

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Before he warms up the Panzer and heads to Poland , read this article from the BBC.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7828201.stm

Landrover spokesman " severe reduction in demand".......Landrovers own words not mine

Sat Feb 21 2009 10:47am

Zilch

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Red1903 wrote:
Before he warms up the Panzer and heads to Poland , read this article from the BBC.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7828201.stm

Landrover spokesman " severe reduction in demand".......Landrovers own words not mine

450 out of 15,000 does not make an implosion, and to be honest none of us should wish it on the last of a few manufacturers making something that still is recognisable as British

... like a good Curry

The alternative is OZ will be over-run by Land Cruisers and Patrols.. Another Pommie Bar Steward down under

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Sat Feb 21 2009 10:58am

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