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From: kevinh@hslrswi.hasler.ascom.ch (kevinh)
Subject: Re: Happy Easter!
Message-ID: <1993Apr22.110553.19992@hasler.ascom.ch>
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Organization: Ascom Hasler AG
References: <1993Apr20.150416.16811@bnr.ca> <C5u1LI.7EM@dcs.qmw.ac.uk>
Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1993 11:05:53 GMT
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In article <C5u1LI.7EM@dcs.qmw.ac.uk>, davide@dcs.qmw.ac.uk (Dave Edmondson) writes:
|> Lotus looks set for a management buyout. GM weren't happy that the Elan was 
|> late and too pricey.  If they can write off the Elan development costs the may 
|> be able to sell them for a sensible price.

I read that GM wants to keep the Design part of Lotus but lose the car
production. And, I seem to remember, that the main problem with the Elan
was caused by GM's insistence that the Elan be re-designed (significantly)
for the US market which caused major design & production headaches. 

|> : : I think there is a legal clause in the RR name, regardless of who owns it
|> : : it must be a British company/owner - i.e. BA can sell the company but not
|> : : the name.
|> 
|> : : kevinh@hasler.ascom.ch
|> 
|> : I don't believe that BA have anything to do with RR.  It's a seperate
|> : company from the RR Aero-Engine company. 
|> 
|> It's Vickers who own Rolls Royce cars. 

Quite true - brain fade on my part.

|> David Edmondson                 davide@dcs.qmw.ac.uk

kevinh@hasler.ascom.ch
