http://www.chinacartimes.com/2008/04/20/saic-lonbridge-uk-factory-to-be-online-in-q2-2008/ Explaining the Chinese Car Industry and Chinese Cars Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:28:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 http://www.chinacartimes.com/2008/04/20/saic-lonbridge-uk-factory-to-be-online-in-q2-2008/#comment-44128 M0L0TOV Mon, 21 Apr 2008 05:46:26 +0000 http://www.chinacartimes.com/2008/04/20/saic-lonbridge-uk-factory-to-be-online-in-q2-2008/#comment-44128 I'll believe it when I see it. I’ll believe it when I see it.

]]> http://www.chinacartimes.com/2008/04/20/saic-lonbridge-uk-factory-to-be-online-in-q2-2008/#comment-44083 Patrick Malseed Sun, 20 Apr 2008 21:52:49 +0000 http://www.chinacartimes.com/2008/04/20/saic-lonbridge-uk-factory-to-be-online-in-q2-2008/#comment-44083 Just another conflicting story about relaunching Longbridge. Have SAIC indicated who might press the body panels for them now that Stadco have announced that they will not be continuing to offer this service? Further down the road if SAIC plan to relaunch the R75 they will struggle to find a stamping plant that will support them. Previously body parts were being supplied from the BMW stamping plant in Swindon but this plant is now almost 100% devoted to making Mini body parts for the Oxford plant. Just another conflicting story about relaunching Longbridge.
Have SAIC indicated who might press the body panels for them now that Stadco have announced that they will not be continuing to offer this service?
Further down the road if SAIC plan to relaunch the R75 they will struggle to find a stamping plant that will support them. Previously body parts were being supplied from the BMW stamping plant in Swindon but this plant is now almost 100% devoted to making Mini body parts for the Oxford plant.

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