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Originally Posted by arthury
Let's not get too emotional about the Rover company ... it's owned and "massaged" by Ford ... it's clear that Ford's DNA is already in the LR3 ... and I think it's for the better. Let's not forget that even Rolls Royce Motor is currently owned by BMW.  |
Wrong - Rover was sold by the UK Govt to BMW (for £1 I think). Ford own Land Rover and Jaguar. BMW later sold Rover to the Pheonix consortium who ran out of ideas/money and sold off part of the business to the Chinese before going into receivership. BMW still own the Rover name however, which the Chinese want to buy off them, but they're currently asking for circa £11M, otherwise they'll have to sell their 'Rovers' as something else.
Re the photo, I like the crop/framing - this version of the Mini is soon to be replaced though, so it's no longer thoroughly modern!