Other great brands move abroad...

GhostlyPea · 26 Mar 2008 at 13:34

RIP Jaguar and Land Rover

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7313380.stm

Whats next i wonder?

- Pea0n

Ben M · 26 Mar 2008 at 13:35

posted in motors already.

GhostlyPea · 26 Mar 2008 at 13:36

Bleh, don't read there, I'd guess others don't too

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Aero · 26 Mar 2008 at 13:36

theres other threads but where does it say they're moving abroad

Aero

GhostlyPea · 26 Mar 2008 at 13:37

Not the production according to the article, but the owners. Apparently there won't be many changes but we'll see I guess. I reckon a lot of the admin will move to India soonish, leaving just the production here, maybe even parts production will move abroad and just leave assembly here?

Oh well if theres another thread might as well lock this one!

- Pea0n

Aero · 26 Mar 2008 at 13:39

I know just being annoying :d the production is apparently safe there for another 5 years and also the current management is staying.

Aero

neocon · 26 Mar 2008 at 13:39

indian employees get 6p an hour (no joke)

GhostlyPea · 26 Mar 2008 at 13:42

Interesting to see how long it does end up staying here. If they have drawn a contract up then thats ok for the time being I guess. good news about the pension sum paid in though I guess.

- Pea0n

RDM · 26 Mar 2008 at 13:45

Pea0n said:
RIP Jaguar and Land Rover

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7313380.stm

Whats next i wonder?

- Pea0n

Isn't the only thing changing the owners? So rather than being owned by an American firm they are owned by an Indian firm?

scorza · 26 Mar 2008 at 13:49

Yeah I reckon it's a certainty that production will move completely abroad in 5 years

The Indian car industry is in its infancy, they'll learn from Jaguar and Land Rover and start moving parts of the assembly line over to India soon

Remember that when the Chinese bought Rover, they said that production would be shared between Longridge and some new plant in China. Today Longridge is a pile of rubble.