The Rover

By: George Mowat - Brown .

For over a century, no marque more accurately charted the triumphs and tribulations of the British motor-manufacturing industry than Rover. George Mowat-Brown traces the history of the company, starting with the cycle- making precursors of the Rover Company Limited. Covering the struggle through the Depression of the 1930s, and the expansions, mergers and contractions of the post-war period the time of Rover's greatest success he then discusses Rover's placement within British Aerospace, the influence of the Japanese company Honda, and the ownership by BMW and the Phoenix Consortium.

This third, revised edition celebrates the history of Britain's last volume car producer, up to its sale to the Nanjing Corporation of China.

George Mowat-Brown is a motoring enthusiast who has also been involved in running and restoring classic cars. A contributor to various single-marque club magazines and the author of a monograph on the Hillman Imp, Dr Mowat-Brown lectures for the Open University and the University of Surrey.

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