It was once said that the Sun Never Sets On the British Empire. The insinuation was that Britain had imperial power over so many different nations that as the earth turned round, the sun literally never set on one country before it shone on another. No longer.
Not only has Britain lost India and Hong Kong, this past two years saw the last British owned automobile manufacturer bite the dust. Our point about globalization is that you either continue to improve or more often cease to exist. Consider
Rover the last of the British firms went under in the last two years.
Bentley is now owned by VW.
Rolls Royce cars is owned and in fact powered by BMW. BMW has successfully re debuted the Mini Cooper brand with good success.
Jaguar, Aston Martin and Land Rover are owned by Ford. Ford denies that Jag is for sale, Aston is.
Triumph gave it up in the early 1980s after selling more TR 7s than any other car ever produced
MG gave it up in 1980 but will soon be built in, are you ready, in Ardmore, OK by the Chinese!
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