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Why Nanjing has decided to use inexperienced students and engineers to produce its cars instead of the Longbridge R&D staff, who are at the height of their careers and have the experience is beyond me. The only reason why the MGRover cars could never be developed properly was ALWAYS because of lack of money. Constant costing downs meant that the engineers were always limited on what they could do.

I have no doubt that given the right amount of cash, I guarantee these guys would be able to produce world class products.

I have grave doubts about Nanjing's approach - especially since I saw the latest crash test involving a Chery car. Chinese engineered cars are just too dangerous to be sold in Europe!]]>Aug 15th 2006 9:46AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2006/08/15/chinese-automaker-drops-some-coin-for-rover-badge/http://www.autoblog.com/2006/08/15/chinese-automaker-drops-some-coin-for-rover-badge/
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The number one job producer in the country!]]>Aug 15th 2006 9:53AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2006/08/15/chinese-automaker-drops-some-coin-for-rover-badge/http://www.autoblog.com/2006/08/15/chinese-automaker-drops-some-coin-for-rover-badge/Aug 15th 2006 10:10AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2006/08/15/chinese-automaker-drops-some-coin-for-rover-badge/http://www.autoblog.com/2006/08/15/chinese-automaker-drops-some-coin-for-rover-badge/
Well, not sure about that... Although location is a moot point nowadays, it's like saying loyal Camaro owners not caring if the car is built by Honda or GM.]]>Aug 15th 2006 10:33AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2006/08/15/chinese-automaker-drops-some-coin-for-rover-badge/http://www.autoblog.com/2006/08/15/chinese-automaker-drops-some-coin-for-rover-badge/
I agree with Jason's comment too by the way.]]>Aug 15th 2006 10:47AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2006/08/15/chinese-automaker-drops-some-coin-for-rover-badge/http://www.autoblog.com/2006/08/15/chinese-automaker-drops-some-coin-for-rover-badge/Aug 15th 2006 10:56AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2006/08/15/chinese-automaker-drops-some-coin-for-rover-badge/http://www.autoblog.com/2006/08/15/chinese-automaker-drops-some-coin-for-rover-badge/
Now, if you could dip into your enormous pocket book, together we could put Rover, Range Rover, Jaguar, Aston Martin, MG, the vaunted Mini, Bentley and your precious Rolls Royce back in British hands where it belongs. This current fiasco is a disgrace.]]>Aug 15th 2006 10:56AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2006/08/15/chinese-automaker-drops-some-coin-for-rover-badge/http://www.autoblog.com/2006/08/15/chinese-automaker-drops-some-coin-for-rover-badge/
The problem is that business teaches how each entity called a corporation makes money. Business doesn't teach anything about moving all production to China (or where ever) and the negatives involved. Your taxes go up so that roads can still be maintained (or they just aren't maintained) because you have to pay some of the burden of those who lost their job. I know citizenship means nothing to most people these days and "proud American" is just meaningless phrase to most but there are circular dependencies of which your business schooling doesn't not tread. Business school's solution it to go global. Once you as an exec of a company decide to move jobs overseas your customer base shrinks (when you do it and the next guy and the next guy) so therefoe you have to sell to the world and *your* problems are over. The rest of America, not so lucky. And if the rest of America got motivated to do what you do then competition gets rough and you might be pushed out. Hmmm. Anyone realize Polaroid went bankrupt in the last few years? Now some holding company owns them. Just a recent falling apart of America. That I discoved only because I research companies from which I am think of purchasing goods.

The goal of business schooling is to motivate you to succeed in business. If they showed any negativety of the process then it could slow you down (you may think of the bad side of outsourcing) and the business school next door might not tell you down sides so we can't do that.
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Here is a modern business education. Kiss ass for years to be promoted to head of manufacturing/production. Move it to China and reap the rewards. Get lots of cash for that out of the box move to China and save it for when some foreign entity buys you out. Look at Walmart. It used to be "Bring it home to America" when Sam Walton was alive. Then the greedy bastards that went to business school and had a "better" education than Walton (but could never in their life start from scratch and do what he did) took over the company and starting forcing the use of Chinese labor. Those who can build things from scratch and don't sell out. Those who can't look to China for making their profits from their slave labor. The days of Model-T havling the price of a car and doubling the assemblers salaries are done. It is too easy to go to China.

There you go. That will be only $2400 for the degree to be mailed upon receipt of funds.

Hey, I bet you could make great money selling secrets, are you going do that too? Just call it a business venture and like religious freedom you will get an automatic get out of jail free card because in a (selectively) capitalist society making money is more important than anything.]]>Aug 15th 2006 11:52AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2006/08/15/chinese-automaker-drops-some-coin-for-rover-badge/http://www.autoblog.com/2006/08/15/chinese-automaker-drops-some-coin-for-rover-badge/
And jamie, you are kidding, right? At one time a company called British Leyland owned most of the brands you suggest that the Queen of England should re-purchase. Aston, and Bentley/Rolls Royce were never part of BL but it did include such illustrious brands as Triumph, Riley, Wolseley, Morris, Austin, Leyland, and who knows what all else, in addition to the brands you name.
]]>Aug 15th 2006 4:51PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2006/08/15/chinese-automaker-drops-some-coin-for-rover-badge/http://www.autoblog.com/2006/08/15/chinese-automaker-drops-some-coin-for-rover-badge/Oh Lord! What have they done to the 75. Utter disgrace!

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Why Nanjing has decided to use inexperienced students and engineers to produce its cars instead of the Longbridge R&D staff, who are at the height of their careers and have the experience is beyond me. The only reason why the MGRover cars could never be developed properly was ALWAYS because of lack of money. Constant costing downs meant that the engineers were always limited on what they could do.

I have no doubt that given the right amount of cash, I guarantee these guys would be able to produce world class products.

I have grave doubts about Nanjing's approach - especially since I saw the latest crash test involving a Chery car. Chinese engineered cars are just too dangerous to be sold in Europe!]]>Oct 22nd 2006 5:19PM