Article: pounds 28m loss for Birmingham vanmaker owned by oligarch; In association with www.rbs.co.uk BACKGROUND.(Business)

Article: New worries over LDV survival fight; ECONOMY: Buyout deal to ...
Birmingham Mail (England);  March 21, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... by two unnamed overseas investors who have expressed an interest in the struggling company. Plans to save the Birmingham vanmaker, which employs 850 at its Washwood Heath plant and thousands more in the supply chain, were being discussed ...

Article: Former LDV boss may sever links with UK.
The Birmingham Post (England);  July 15, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... Deripaska, the Russian billionaire who until recently owned Birmingham vanmaker LDV, says he considering breaking his links with Britain ... billionaire Oleg Deripaska whose conglomerate, Gaz, used to own Birmingham vanmaker LDV

Article: Is this vanmaker LDV's final chance in last chance saloon? ...
The Birmingham Post (England);  February 24, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... Editor John Cranage looks at the troubled history of the Birmingham vanmaker. Should plans to buy LDV out from its Russian owners ... would mark the fifth change of ownership for the troubled Birmingham vanmaker in just 22 years. In other words, the company that occupies ...

Article: LDV drives up sales by 33pc.(Business)
The Birmingham Post (England);  August 5, 2005 ;     426 words ...Birmingham vanmaker LDV is reaping the rewards of its pounds 500 million investment ... focused on our sales objectives for the remainder of 2005.' The Birmingham vanmaker has already won some significant fleet orders for Maxus - which ...

Article: Ex-LDV owner 'may quit UK'.
Birmingham Mail (England);  July 15, 2009 ;     430 words ...OLEG Deripaska, the Russian billionaire who until recently owned Birmingham vanmaker LDV, says he considering breaking his links with Britain. The 41-year-old aluminium magnate has seen his fortune shrink in ...

Article: United Kingdom: LDV seeks government loan.
TendersInfo;  February 25, 2009 ;     424 words ...Byline: Mamta03 A management team hopes to buy LDV, the troubled Birmingham vanmaker that ceased production in December. It is seeking a bridging loan from the government for an unspecified sum to complete the transaction ...

Article: Central City News: Roberto's new LDV role; WASHWOOD HEATH.(News)
Birmingham Mail (England);  May 23, 2007 ;     293 words ...BIRMINGHAM vanmaker LDV has stepped up its continuing drive into European heartland markets by appointing a commercial manager for Spain. Roberto ...