British automaker TVR announced today it will close its Blackpool factory and at least temporarily lay off 260 workers. However, the company’s CEO insisted that he is determined to not close the entire company. He said TVR would like to stay in England, but analysts believe the only option is to move out of the country. “This is the quintessential British sports car,” said Andy Robertson, a TGWU official. “I thought it would stay in England for ever but that is obviously not the case.” (Reports: BBC, Reuters).
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04/24, 4:43 PM
posted by:
peter g
Maybe they could save the company by hiring a designer?
04/24, 5:08 PM
posted by:
mak
what are a poof who sits around with a glass of wine absorbing the beauty and form of the the so called design greats that you and your bent pals put up on a pedastol, then have a group masto session over an audi TT air vent…
04/24, 5:33 PM
posted by:
JD
Huh?
04/24, 5:49 PM
posted by:
Jerry Mahoney
Make the effort of selling them in the US and they should be fine.
04/24, 6:24 PM
posted by:
Patrick
mak, what you said made entirely no sense whatsoever. i hope tvr sells cars in the US, that would be amazing, cause otherwise it’d be hard as hell to ever get a glimpse of one in person.
04/24, 6:35 PM
posted by:
scotty
the first comment is stupid. tvr is a company with great agressive designs. keep it that way. i bet he’d like them to make an suv too eh? sell them here, ill work my ass off to buy one. Didnt some russian prince buy the company only a few months ago? how could he have messed up already?
04/24, 7:03 PM
posted by:
Scott
Bring them here, I promise I’ll buy one (some day)
04/24, 8:09 PM
posted by:
e30e
I thought a russian owned tvr?
04/24, 9:27 PM
posted by:
The Drain
“I thought a russian owned tvr?”
In russia, TVR owns you!
04/24, 10:25 PM
posted by:
Issac
“TVR in america”
04/25, 2:05 AM
posted by:
digitalzombie
yeah a russian bought tvr a while back but he kept the company in England
04/25, 2:51 AM
posted by:
peter g
Making more agressive cars, pushing the envelope, call it what you want, that’s a TVR trademark. Quite honestly I find TVRs so ugly that I simply love them. And the sound! But you’ve got to admit that the haven’t got mass-appeal ( thank God ). But still, keeping the TVR trademarks in mind, there’s still room for improvement.
Weird thought by the way: A TVR SUV, I think not..! On the other hand, what the heck: A totally uncontrollable 700 bhp fourwheel-drive TVR-designed SUV..?
And why aren’t TVRs available in the US?
04/25, 8:39 AM
posted by:
Jerry Mahoney
Peter g,
The main problem with TVR is that there are no airbags, no antilock brakes and no traction control. And I am sure that emissions play a big role in it too.
04/25, 9:25 AM
posted by:
peter g
Jerry,
Guess you’re right…Another problem with TVRs is that they, albeit being extreme fun, are extremely difficult to handle.
04/25, 3:54 PM
posted by:
Scott
“albeit being extreme fun” that says it all.