George Simpson on Rover takeover

Title

George Simpson on Rover takeover

Genre

Interview

TX Date

31 Jan 1994

Year of production

1994

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Duration

00:01:53

Description

Rover Group chairman George Simpson tells Jonathan Staples why the sale of Rover did not go to Honda, which owns a twenty percent stake in the company. He says the workforce can be confident that its jobs are safe.

Contributors

Jonathan Staples; George Simpson

Keywords

Honda; Car industry; Motor vehicle industry; Germany; Employees; Economic recession; Workers; Business acquisitions; Rover; BAe; BMW

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