RE: Rootes plants

Nigel Mulvey (nmulvey(at)ozemail.com.au)
Tue, 19 May 1998 22:47:29 +1000

I grew up in Coventry and both of my parents worked for Rootes, in fact that's where they met. Once I arrived on the scene my mother quit but my father continued until he left shortly before Chrysler closed down operations in the UK. If my memory serves me correctly when Chrysler sold out to Peugeot, the new operation was known as Peugeot Talbot. In Australia, Chrysler operations certainly outlived their counter-parts in the UK, I assume because of the Australian preference for the BIG US cars (Valiant, Charger etc.) rather than their mid-sized counter-parts. Also, Chrysler's principal 'strategic alliance' in Australia was with Mitsubishi so I doubt whether Chrysler and Peugeot were ever linked in Australia.

Nigel Mulvey

-----Original Message----- From: DSand95510 [SMTP:DSand95510(at)aol.com] Sent: Monday, 18 May 1998 1:57 AM To: rmaddock(at)petrie.starway.net.au; alpines(at)autox.team.net Cc: hillman(at)brigadoon.com Subject: Re: Rootes plants

In a message dated 98-05-17 08:09:21 EDT, rmaddock(at)petrie.starway.net.au writes:

> Is the Coventry plant where the Alpines were built still intact, or has
it been >demolished and replaced by something newer? >>
>>Rich
>
>
>Sure is, and still a car factory in fact. These days they build Peugeots
>though. My photos of this plant aren't all that exciting. There are lots
of >trees around it, presumably to keep prying eyes from spotting the latest
>models.

Question for downunder readers: what happened to the Aussie plant(s) where Hillmans and Humbers were built/assembled? Are they also making Peugeots, or.........?

Dick Sanders Seattle