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Article: Excuse me Your Highness, some of our automotive firms are fine.(Business)
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- The Birmingham Post (England)
- Article date:
- September 30, 2005
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Byline: JOHN REVILL
The Prince of Wales was talking to Malcolm Bird, of GKN, the other day, as you do apparently.
His Royal Highness asked Mr Bird how he was going to cope now the UK automotive industry had closed down.
Which just goes to show how ignorant our heir to the throne actually is.
Although this won't be news to anyone, the belief that the end of Rover meant the end of UK automotive is a view shared by most people ...