Bart
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Anyone have any ideas/know who it is?
I know GMC are announcing major job losses, but Ford USA are billions in debt, Id like to see Ford fall through 
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mwg
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Vauxhall 
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Cosmo
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None, all US based are being bailed out by the Govt, and no doubt any UK ones would get similar backing.
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csweatherston
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From what was said on the news last night, i doubt an uk manufacturer will be bailed.
no big loss
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All Torque
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Rover
TVR
Lola Race cars
Oh wait...
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Rich H
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Peugeot imo. Bit too suspect they haven't announced any job cuts or anything - they can't be surviving without any issues atm!
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Matt H
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Land Rover
4x4's just aren't selling
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All Torque
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quote:
Originally posted by Matt H
Land Rover
4x4's just aren't selling
Don't they have orders to the military? I'm sure the MOD can't go without their Landys.
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l15ter
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quote:
Originally posted by All Torque
quote:
Originally posted by Matt H
Land Rover
4x4's just aren't selling
Don't they have orders to the military? I'm sure the MOD can't go without their Landys.
correct
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oceansoul
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if vauxhall were to go under though, wouldnt GM just send over the opel brand. Same company n all that, although different?
[Edited on 21-02-2009 by oceansoul]
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--DAN--
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quote:
Originally posted by csweatherston
From what was said on the news last night, i doubt an uk manufacturer will be bailed.
no big loss
No big loss? What about the thousands it would put out of work?
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Matt H
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If they close, it's unlikely that they'll ever re-open. It is a big loss
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DizzyRebel
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loads of places are going bust anyway. unemployment is already at about 2 million and expected to rise above 3 million before the year is out.
British car manufacturers are small and low volume anyway, although radical have reported an increase in sales and profits upto yet.
As for jaguar LR they are chinese backed so will never run out of money, although LR dealership sales are down by almost 70% so expect them to close a few outlets and slow production.
The british car industry is pretty much none existant anymore, any of the big makes are all foreign backed so are not really british anymore
BTW saab are filing for bankruptcy protection as we speak...
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Kurt
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Fiat Group have recently bought into Chrysler in exchange for helping chrysler create more fuel efficient engines
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Joe
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As said, Saab were in trouble according to the news last night.
Un-surprising really as they are too much of a niche. Expesive average cars.
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Cosmo
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How are people describing a UK Manufacturer - someone who is a UK based company, or any car maker who has a factory over here.
The small brands wont get bailed out, but not really a huge number of them left, and most have small workforces with high sales prices (i.e. to those not really effected by the credit crunch) so should be OK.
The large companies (Nissan and the like) will be bailed out before they close up their UK operations, as if not they will not return, and thats a huge number of lost jobs and a huge amount of income via taxes the Govt will miss out on.
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Colin
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SAAB's part of GM arn't they
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Joe
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Yes Colin
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Colin
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So there already known to be in trouble. I thought going by the press release this was a company that had not been in trouble up to now & not recieved any govt bail out abroad!?
Id have said RR but there owned by tata or whatever now & im not sure what their finnces are like, although they made shit boxes for the indian market only before plunging into the RR buyout which will have large expenditures so could be them.
Could easilly be one of the japs, Toyota or something.............although why dont they get backing from their own government!
Ah who knows..............why dont unite just come out & say who it is!!
[Edited on 21-02-2009 by Colin]
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Andy Stocker
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How much of a discount do you think you could get on brand new cars if you walked in with the cash at dealerships at the moment?
[Edited on 21-02-2009 by Andy Stocker]
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John
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Saab are gone unless somebody buys them, i'd rather have a vectra.
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Cosmo
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If its a stock car then you'll get a fair amount. Most are willing to make next to nothing just to free up some cash and get the care off the forecourt.
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Andy Stocker
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So for instance if you fancied a Corsa £16k, what stupid offer would you walk in with?
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John
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Doubt you'd get that much off.
Vauxhall are still doing well afaik and they won't have that many VXR's lying about.
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Colin
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Nah they wont sell at a loss hense the shorter working weeks being introduced/shutting down of plants etc
You'll probably find them offering other incentives to buy new, finance offers, free servicing bundles etc.
My local BMW's doing 0% finance over 4 years on used cars................they've got an M3 in atm 
[Edited on 21-02-2009 by Colin]
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