fishbiscuits Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > It is a bit embarrassing that all the iconic > British motor manufacturers/brands (Mini, Land > Rover, Jaguar, Bentley, Rolls Royce, Lotus) have > all needed foreign ownership to make them viable. > Not only have the new owners brought money, > they've also brought know-how and improved the > quality. Why couldn't we do it by ourselves? I don't think there's much appetite to invest in manufacturing within the UK. Although we obviously can do things (look at F1)