Chinezen keep door for rover on opening
Spent: 12 April 2005 17.43 last modified: 12
April 2005 17.50 PEKING/London - the Chinese automobielconcern
Shanghai Automotive Industrial Corp (SAIC) the door for the destitute
British car manufacturer has not yet closed MG rover. The
venture waits with a decision until the bewindvoerders have put a
point behind the postponement in which MG rover has sat since Friday.
That has communicated the official Chinese press office Xinhua
Tuesday on the basis of a not particularly called source at SAIC.
' it is difficult say if SAIC buy property of rover, but the
negotiations have been not entirely demolished ', cited Xinhua.
Monday the concern know would have let by means of a spokesman
still that agreed highest improbable now rover has delay of payment
had been got. The British trade union hopes TGWU still on an
agreement with the Chinezen. ' we must the factories at each
other keep as long as we examine the possibilities to close explained
Tony Woodley still a deal ', general secretary of TGWU. Also
according to the bewindvoerders SAIC must return to the negotiation
table. Trade unions and bewindvoerders think of having weeks
still three necessary to close a deal, communicated to the British
radio - and television sender BBC Tuesday. That the government
in London once more 13 millions pond costs. Sunday
Labour-regering of premier Tony Blair 6.5 million, had submitted pond
with which MG rover is wide 6000 employees with paid leave could send.
MG rover came end last week acute in financial need then the
government in London overbruggingskrediet of 100 millions held pond
(145 millions euro). But the minister of trade and industry kept
that money on pocket correctly because rover closed no cooperation
treaty with SAIC. Meanwhile the owner of MG rover, Phoenix
venture holdings (PVH), has presented the property, among which cash
money, impact and immovable property, to apply for an immediate
dismissal of the workers in the factories in lung bridge at the city
Birmingham to prevent. Pvh-voorzitter have written that John
Towers in a letter to minister Patricia Hewitt of trade and industry.
The assets a value of 49 millions pond (71 millions euro) would
be used and could as a onderpand to get loans. MG rover stand
for an amount of 200 millions pond in red ochre at its pension fund,
thus the British daily The Independent. The car manufacturer is
to subcontractors 250 millions pond guilty and to concessionnaire
companies once more 25 millions pond. In the Netherlands its
previous year 1556 cars of the marks MG and rover, thus figures sold
of the importer in Vianen. (c) DUTCH PRESS AGENCY
Source "Chinezen keeps door for rover on opening": nu.nl
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