FACTS

The automotive industry in the United Kingdom WAS best known for premium and sports car marques including Aston Martin, Bentley, Caterham Cars, Daimler, Jaguar, Lagonda, Land Rover, Lotus, McLaren, MG, Mini, Morgan and Rolls-Royce. Volume car manufacturers with a major presence in the UK include Honda, Nissan, Toyota and Vauxhall Motors (subsidiary of Adam Opel AG GERMAN, itself a wholly owned subsidiary of GM)   Commercial vehicle manufacturers active in the UK include Alexander Dennis, Ford, GMM Luton (owned by Adam Opel AG) GERMAN, Leyland Trucks (owned by Paccar) and London Taxis International (owned by Geely).CHINESE. All the automive big earners are now in the hands and pockets of foreign companies.

 ASTON MARTIN (GONE FROM UK OWNERSHIP     In March 2007, a consortium of investors, led by David Richards, purchased 92% of Aston Martin for £479 million, with Ford retaining a £40 million stake David Richards became chairman of Aston Martin. In December 2012, the Italian private equity fund Investindustrial signed a deal to buy 37.5% of Aston Martin, investing £150 million as a capital increase.

BENTLY ANOTHER EX UK COMPANY GONE FOR EVER   Volkswagen Germany  now own what was our once great car .

The list goes on and on SOLD OUT with loss of jobs and even more serious the loss of expertise .