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[STMO123]

Just heard on the news that production of MG's is to start again in the spring. No mention of which models but, one good thing, the new chinese owners plan to employ a substantial number of the old workforce.

[TheBoy]

if they can keep the unions out - esp that useless idiot tony woodward or whatever his name is - they may do ok. the unions have always been a big problem for bl...

[STMO123]

if they can keep the unions out - esp that useless idiot tony woodward or whatever his name is - they may do ok. the unions have always been a big problem for bl...

I dont think they had much trouble in the very recent past. But, if they want to f*ck about, the Chinese will probably just walk away, and quite rightly.

[TheBoy]

if they can keep the unions out - esp that useless idiot tony woodward or whatever his name is - they may do ok. the unions have always been a big problem for bl...

I dont think they had much trouble in the very recent past. But, if they want to f*ck about, the Chinese will probably just walk away, and quite rightly.

in the time leading up to the rover/land rover split, that pillock woodward made things worse

[Del Boy]

Good that they are coming back the TF is defiantly coming into production again  

[TheBoy]

Good that they are coming back the TF is defiantly coming into production again  

That will please the hairdressers....

[Del Boy]

Good that they are coming back the TF is defiantly coming into production again  

That will please the hairdressers....

Sure will and my mum as she loves them

[STMO123]

Good that they are coming back the TF is defiantly coming into production again  

Yeah, heard a while back that the Chinese wanted to add a "typical english sports car" to their stable

Thats it then, watch out Noble and co

[Marks DTM Calib]

There mad....Longbridge and its workforce were one of the key problems Rover had....the best thing they could do is put houses on it and move to a totaly different site with a enw workforce.

As for MG production....they still havnt sold oll the old ones!

[TheBoy]

Longbridge and its workforce were one of the key problems Rover had

Agreed.

[Markie]

if they can keep the unions out - esp that useless idiot tony woodward or whatever his name is - they may do ok. the unions have always been a big problem for bl...

Whats wrong with Woodward??? i thought he was brillinat in the "equalizer"

Your right Jamie - ban the unions and the head gaskets

[Ghosts in my machine]

Wish they'd re-opened it a lot sooner. I've been trying to sell a house near Longbridge for a year now. It's in an area that a lot of Rover workers lived and now I've had to take a massive drop in price to shift it (and I do mean massive!)

I blame the unions and cynical money grubbing management for Rovers downfall. The workers in Brum in this sort of industry were always a little militant, which just led to union rabble rousers stirring up the trouble and in the end, having a workforce that didn't seem to connect the money they earnt with doing any actual work. I know that not all Brummies or Rover workers were like this, but having worked in a large factory in Brum that shut down recently and seeing the unions blame the management and govt etc. with no mention of what we all knew . . . the staff were crap and didn't understand the basics of quality or efficiency.

[Del Boy]

Some info
http://www.topgear.com/content/news/stories/1563/

[TheBoy]

Wish they'd re-opened it a lot sooner. I've been trying to sell a house near Longbridge for a year now. It's in an area that a lot of Rover workers lived and now I've had to take a massive drop in price to shift it (and I do mean massive!)

I blame the unions and cynical money grubbing management for Rovers downfall. The workers in Brum in this sort of industry were always a little militant, which just led to union rabble rousers stirring up the trouble and in the end, having a workforce that didn't seem to connect the money they earnt with doing any actual work. I know that not all Brummies or Rover workers were like this, but having worked in a large factory in Brum that shut down recently and seeing the unions blame the management and govt etc. with no mention of what we all knew . . . the staff were crap and didn't understand the basics of quality or efficiency.

and that about sums it up....

[tunnie]

It seams to be a British problem, we can make good stuff and do make good stuff. We also have world leading companies, but its the unions and work force which is the problem... just look at the problems BA has with its Unions!