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5 years ago; The top stories from Automotive News Europe's August 3, 1998 edition - and how they developed.(News)(meshed briefs)(Brief Article)

Automotive News Europe, July, 2003

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No revival for Riley

BMW Chairman Bernd Pischetsrieder wants to reintroduce the Riley brand. Pischetsrieder is a longtime admirer of the classic marque, which came along with the MG, Triumph, Austin Healey and Wolseley names when BMW bought Rover.

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* Pischetsrieder gave Rover executives a challenge to build a full-scale Riley prototype in 12 months. The car was supposed to have been built on the R40 platform used by the Rover 75. But the Riley project made little progress and died when BMW sold Rover to Phoenix group, a consortium of British businessmen, in May 2000. The renamed ...

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Automotive Industry

5 years ago; The top stories from Automotive News Europe's August 3, 1998 edition - and how they developed.(News)(meshed briefs)(Brief Article)

Automotive News Europe, July, 2003

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