who Killed the British Motor Industry pt 3

A Clarksonesque Top Gear look at the demise of British Leyland segments from the 70s 80s & 90s
Key Words: Mini Morris Austin Allegro Triumph Rover London Taxi International Car Clarkson BMC Death longbridge BMW Herbert

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Education

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• Engineering
• Economics
• Business

[fjordland]

Lack of innovation can be deadly in the Automobile Business

especially if you don't treat your people well.

Now there is a new industry rule that all popular cars must look ugly

because they are going the way of the dinosaur and we don't want to miss them.

[Lanciarules]

British Leyland simply made shitty cars, so it failed

[fjordland]

@Lanciarules: funny how free trade works we give our Headache industries to lesser countries, I don't see sexy fat defense contracts going the same way.

[FalconswrathPB]

at 4:10 the person responsible for the decline of the British empire! is revealed of course at-least it got its own film

[BayAreaOrBust]

5 people own a Rover 75

[Samthebam4044]

@SIERRACOS In fact it could very well be the 18-22 since it is according to Wikipedia 68.11 In wide whereas the original ADO17 1800 is only 67 In wide, don't know if that's absolutly accurate it is Wikipedia afterall. Not much difference I know but could've been enough that it wouldn't fit.

Cheers

[Samthebam4044]

@SIERRACOS He might've been talking about the 1975 Austin 18-22 series, which was known as the Austin 1800 before it became the Princess in 1976, he probably didn't mean the original ADO17 1800 Which was from 64-75, predecessor to the 18-22. The Tunnel was there when the Marina was getting designed in 1970 so that's what Jeremy's most likely on about.

Cheers

[Samthebam4044]

@Lynxboy252 It is, it's The Intro to Baba O'Rielly brill tune.

[Samthebam4044]

what's the tune at 3.27?

[Paddy075]

Hohoho good joke Sephirius! There were half decent English made cars though, none from BL it has to be said.

[NearAbbeyRoad]

The reason why Rover/BL failed was purely management. Lack of investment in all parts. Poor designs, poor engineering, etc. The factories were dumps, unmodernized and soul destroying to work in.

Unions were the symptom not the cause.

[NearAbbeyRoad]

@LordStiggy

The Rover 75 was designed during BMW. They did not want Rover cars to take market share from BMW, so designed them very different to Rover's disgust.

Rover was the same size as BMW on take-over. Rover were the only Euro maker increasing sales & had every type of car: off-road, front drive, small, limo, etc.BMW wanted that expertise. BMW ruined Rover, after Rover got its act together.