"British auto design and manufacturing collapsed years ago, especially after the Japanese auto industry rose."
Not really true. British car design is alive and well, car manufacturers from around the world use the services of British consultants such as Lotus, Perkins (both of whom I've worked for), Cosworth, Ricardo and TWR (oops, yes, I think TWR was brought down by the collapse of MG Rover now I think about it). A lot of cars are manufactured in Britain too - mostly by Japanese firms (Honda, Toyota and Nissan all have big plants), as well as by Ford and Vauxhall (GM's British brand), also Jaguar, Land Rover and other more niche manufacturers. Apart from the Japanese brands, however, things aren't looking good at the moment - Ford and GM have been cutting back for several years, and currently Ford are looking to sell Jag and Landie to Tata, an Indian company, which will likely move a lot of production over to India if they succeed. The only thing we don't have any more is a British-owned mass-market brand. Richard ________________________________________________________________________ This message (including any attachments) is confidential and may be privileged. If you have received it by mistake please notify the sender by return E-mail and delete this message from your system. Any unauthorised use or dissemination of this message in whole or in part is strictly prohibited. Please note that E-mails are susceptible to change. The Penspen Group shall not be liable for the improper or incomplete transmission of the information contained in this communication nor for any delay in its receipt or damage to your system. The Penspen Group does not guarantee that the integrity of this communication has been maintained or that this communication is free of viruses, interceptions or interference. The following UK companies within the Penspen Group and any electronic communication sent on behalf of any of them, are subject to the provisions of the UK Companies Act 1985; PENSPEN HOLDINGS LIMITED (Company Number : 980600) Registered Office: 3 Water Lane, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 1TJ Registered in England and Wales (VAT No; 239 7770 19) PENSPEN LIMITED (Company Number: 584446) Registered Office: 3 Water Lane, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 1TJ Registered in England and Wales (VAT No; 239 7770 19) (Unipen, Penspen Integrity and Andrew Palmer & Associates are operating divisions of Penspen Limited and Spencer & Partners and Pencol are trade names of Penspen Limited) MANCHESTER JETLINE LIMITED (Company Number: 2392093) Registered Office: 3 Water Lane, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 1TJ Registered in England and Wales (VAT No; 537 8635 08) _______________________________________________ Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html [email protected] http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/spitfires http://www.team.net/archive
