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MG Rover, now under Chinese ownership, is outsourcing 500 car manufacturing jobs.

To Oklahoma.

WTF, over?

Date: 2006-07-12 03:05 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] deguspice.livejournal.com
My guess is Oklahoma and the Feds offered them a tax package that made it profitable for them to build the cars here.

Date: 2006-07-12 03:19 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] deguspice.livejournal.com
Googling, I found: http://www.irishexaminer.com/breaking/story.asp?j=4010850&p=4xyx865&n=4010942

"Hale said Oklahoma was one of several locations the company considered for the plant, and called the state’s incentive package “pretty darn aggressive”. The state is offering Nanjing tax breaks for job creation and a new business development fund."

The article also says "MG was Britain’s last independent car manufacturer but had not produced a new model since 1998." The SV and ZS came out after 1998. Is Morgan still independent? What about TVR?

Date: 2006-07-12 03:40 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] dianec42.livejournal.com
I think TVR has recently gone into administration (UK equivalent of Chapter 11). Not sure about Morgan.

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