Land Rover not MG Rover

We can only assume that some misguided media still thought that Ford's Land Rover was still connected to MG Rover and tied the names together in a enough stories that Ford had to send a press release clearing up the Rovers. Ford acquired Land Rover in 2000 from BMW at the same time that BMW dumped MG Rover to fend for itself. Now you know, and knowing is half the battle.