Tab Julius wrote:
> I thought they wanted to, but the problem was no easy access to a dealer
> network - it's not like the cars just ship and show up on the shelves at
> Wal-Mart (though I think Sam's Club is moving in this direction) - there
> has to be established showrooms, dealer repair facilities, etc.
>
> Since they are now owned by... who? BMW? I've lost track - I thought
> they were going to try to piggy-back on that somehow. But my
> understanding was that it was more of a distribution network problem
> than the thought that it'd be an unappreciative audience.
BMW jettisoned a money hemoraging Rover for virtually nothing to a start
up. They revived MG saloons to go along with the MGF. So they have no
big guy to tag along with.
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