Future of the car industry

Title

Future of the car industry

Genre

Interview; Documentary

TX Date

23 Oct 1982

Year of production

1982

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Duration

00:50:34

Description

Times are hard for the car industry, our largest industry and employer, due to the recession. The programme talks to Britain’s car manufacturers, examines their problems and looks at the future of the industry and what the government could do to help the industry bring us out of the recession. We hear from Graham Bannock of the Economist Intelligence Unit; Harold Musgrove, boss of Austin Rover; Sam Toy, Ford Chairman; Victor Gauntlett of Aston Martin; John Bagshaw, head of Vauxhall passenger car operations; George Fenn, chairman of Rolls-Royce and George Turnbull, president of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders and boss of Talbot. Male presenter not identified.

Contributors

Graham Bannock; Harold Musgrove; Sam Toy; John Bagshaw; George Fenn; George Turnbull; Victor Gauntlett

Keywords

Car industry; Motor vehicle industry; Finance; Economic recession; Future developments; Vehicle manufacture

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