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MG Rover Group Limited
Fate In Liquidation - Assets owned by SAIC
Successor SAIC
Founded 2000
Defunct April 2005
Location Flag of the United Kingdom Longbridge, Birmingham, West Midlands
Industry Automobiles
Key people John Towers, Chief Executive
Peter Stevens Chief Designer
Peak size 6,000 employees

MG Rover was the last domestically owned mass-production car manufacturer in the British motor industry. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. April holidays and events National Poetry Month - in United States National Sexual Assault Awareness Month - in United Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Longbridge plant is an industrial site situated in the Longbridge area of Birmingham, England. Birmingham ( ˈbɜːmɪŋəm Ber -ming-um The West Midlands is a Metropolitan county in western central England with a population of 2591300 Peter Stevens (born 1945 is a British car designer Having worked Freelance for most of his career and spent five years at Lotus Cars he History The beginnings 1896&ndash1900 The British motor industry started when Frederick Simms became friends with Gottlieb Daimler, who had The company was formed when BMW sold the car-making and engine manufacturing assets of the original Rover Group to the Phoenix Consortium in 2000. ( BMW) (Bavarian Motor Works is an independent German automobile manufacturer founded in 1916 Rover Group plc was the name that was given by the British government, in 1986 to the state-owned vehicle manufacturer British Leyland or BL Phoenix Venture Holdings ( PVH) also known as the Phoenix Consortium, is a British company formed by four businessmen ( John Towers, Peter 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar.

MG Rover went into administration in 2005 and its key assets were purchased by Nanjing Automobile Group,[1] with Nanjing restarting MG sports car and sports saloon production in 2007 and the Rover marque being sold to Ford, owner of the Land Rover brand. The Nanjing Automobile (Group Corporation (Chinese 南京汽车集团有限公司 or 南京汽車集團有限公司) is a state-owned enterprise with history dates MG is a British Sports car brand founded in 1924 MG is best known for two-seat open sports cars but MG also produced saloons and Coupés Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The Rover Company was a British Motor vehicle manufacturing company originating in Coventry in 1904 which moved to Solihull after World War II Ford Motor Company is an American Multinational corporation and the world's fourth largest automaker based on Worldwide vehicle sales, following Land Rover is an all-terrain vehicle and Multi Purpose Vehicle (MPV manufacturer based in Solihull, England, now operated as part of the Jaguar The rights to the dormant Rover brand are now owned by TATA Motors of India, following their purchase of both Land-Rover and Jaguar - completed in June 2008 - in addition TATA Motors also own the Daimler brand name and the dormant Lanchester brand.


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History of MG Rover

MG Rover was formed from the parts of the former Rover Group volume car production business which BMW sold off in 2000[2][3] due to constant losses and a declining market share[4][5]. Rover Group plc was the name that was given by the British government, in 1986 to the state-owned vehicle manufacturer British Leyland or BL BMW had acquired the Rover Group from British Aerospace in 1994 and had since sold the Land Rover business to Ford[6][7], and split-off the MINI business as a new BMW subsidiary based in Cowley[8]. British Aerospace (BAe was a UK aircraft and defence-systems manufacturer that is now part of BAE Systems. Land Rover is an all-terrain vehicle and Multi Purpose Vehicle (MPV manufacturer based in Solihull, England, now operated as part of the Jaguar Mini (styled as MINI) is a British automotive brand owned by the German BMW Group that has produced a redesign of the traditional Mini Cowley in Oxford, England, is a residential and industrial area that forms a small conurbation within greater Oxford MG Rover took control of the remainder of the former Rover Group volume car business, which was consolidated at the Longbridge plant. The Longbridge plant is an industrial site situated in the Longbridge area of Birmingham, England.

Phoenix Consortium ownership

When BMW sold off its interests, MG Rover was bought for a nominal £10 in May 2000 by a specially-assembled group of businessmen known as the Phoenix Consortium[3]. Phoenix Venture Holdings ( PVH) also known as the Phoenix Consortium, is a British company formed by four businessmen ( John Towers, Peter The consortium was headed by ex-Rover Chief Executive John Towers.

When Phoenix Consortium took over, their first loss for the last eight months of 2000 were reported to be around £400M. Phoenix Venture Holdings ( PVH) also known as the Phoenix Consortium, is a British company formed by four businessmen ( John Towers, Peter 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. By 2004, the company had stemmed the losses to around £80M but never got to the chance to achieve a profit.

MG Rover's best year for car sales was their first full year of business, in 2001 — when they sold over 170,000 cars. In the year of 2004, their sales had declined to around 120,000, a steep decrease of 50,000. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again "

The company eventually ceased trading on 8 April 2005 after having debts of over £1. 4 billion and their proposed deal with SAIC collapsing. The Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation ( ( abbreviated 上汽 Shàngqì or SAIC, pronounced) is a Chinese Automobile manufacturer which ranks

Aborted deal with SAIC of China

In June, 2004, it was learned that Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation had signed a joint venture partnership to develop new models and technologies with MG Rover. The Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation ( ( abbreviated 上汽 Shàngqì or SAIC, pronounced) is a Chinese Automobile manufacturer which ranks This led to much speculation among the British media suggesting the Chinese company was poised to launch a takeover. Later that year, in November, news broke of an agreement between the two companies to create a joint venture company to produce up to a million cars a year, with the production shared between MG Rover's Longbridge site and locations in China. SAIC were to have a 70% stake in this company in return for a £1 billion investment, with MG Rover owning the remaining 30%. However, this agreement had to be ratified by the Chinese government, specifically its National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC).

The Commission held the opinion that if BMW could not make a success of Rover, then it would be hard for SAIC to do so.

On December 8, 2004, Tata of India, which had cooperated over the export of the Tata Indica as the CityRover, threatened to cease its agreement with MG Rover if the SAIC tie-up went ahead, according to the Indian press. Events 1609 - Biblioteca Ambrosiana opens its reading room the second public library of Europe. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country The Tata Indica is a Hatchback Automobile range manufactured by Tata Motors of India. The Rover CityRover was a Hatchback car model offered by MG Rover Group in the UK market Tata claimed the report was inaccurate two days later.

SAIC did purchase the technical rights to manufacture Rover's 25 and 75 models, and for the Powertrain Ltd business, for £67M last year. Powertrain Ltd was a British company based in Birmingham which designed manufactured and marketed Car Engines and transmissions. It did not acquire the Rover name, which was still owned by BMW at the time (See 'Brands' below).

In January 2005, it was revealed that British Prime Minister Tony Blair had intervened to support the alliance between MG Rover and SAIC. This article is about the government position For other uses see Prime Minister (disambiguation. Anthony Charles Lynton "Tony" Blair (born 6 May 1953 is a British Politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2 May 1997 to MG Rover could not give a date on which the agreement would be finalized.

Figures released by the company showed that the sale of Rover-branded cars fell in 2004 compared to 2003.

In April 2005 it was reported that the partnership deal with SAIC was in trouble because the British Government had decided to withdraw its offer of a £120 million loan to keep the deal going. On 7 April 2005 the company announced that it was suspending production because of component shortages. Events 529 - First draft of Corpus Juris Civilis (a fundamental work in Jurisprudence) is issued by Eastern Roman Emperor Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Later in the day, it was announced by Patricia Hewitt, the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, that the company was being placed in receivership. Patricia Hope Hewitt (born 2 December 1948) is a British Politician. The Secretary of State for Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (formerly the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry before the June 28, 2007 Her statement was based on a conversation with MG Rover chairman, John Towers. It was later denied by MG Rover Group, although the company admitted that it had engaged PricewaterhouseCoopers, the accountancy firm, to advise on its current financial situation. PricewaterhouseCoopers (or PwC is one of the world's largest Professional services firms Accountancy or accounting is the measurement statement or provision of assurance about financial information primarily used by Lenders managers, In the event, MG Rover placed itself in administration on 8 April 2005, a different status than receivership under British law. Events 217 - Roman Emperor Caracalla is Assassinated (and succeeded by his Praetorian Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Administrative receivership is a procedure in the United Kingdom whereby a creditor can enforce security against a company's assets in an effort to obtain The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located

On the afternoon of [8 April]] 2005, British Prime Minister Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and Richard Burden, Labour M. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This article is about the government position For other uses see Prime Minister (disambiguation. Anthony Charles Lynton "Tony" Blair (born 6 May 1953 is a British Politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2 May 1997 to WikipediaManual of Style (biographies#Academic titles --> James Gordon Brown (born 20 February 1951 is The Chancellor of the Exchequer is the title held by the British Cabinet minister who is responsible for all Economic and Financial P. for Birmingham Northfield visited Tony Woodley at the offices of the Transport and General Workers' Union in Birmingham and stated that there might be some hope for the future of the company, although not the original deal agreed with SAIC. Birmingham ( ˈbɜːmɪŋəm Ber -ming-um The Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation ( ( abbreviated 上汽 Shàngqì or SAIC, pronounced) is a Chinese Automobile manufacturer which ranks In the media, any news about MG Rover was overshadowed by the Pope's funeral and the problems of the register office marriage of the Prince of Wales and his bride.

On 10 April 2005, MG Rover announced that they had received a £6. Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 5M loan from the British Government. Her Majesty's Government, or when the monarch is male His Majesty's Government, is the title used by the Government of the United Kingdom, based at [9] This would cover worker wages for one week while buy-out proposals were made to SAIC. The same week, SAIC denied it had ever made an offer to buy MG Rover and threatened to sue anyone who attempted to make the 25 and 75 models.

Administration

On 15 April 2005, it was announced that SAIC had once again rejected pleas to buy out the company. Events 1450 - Battle of Formigny: Toward the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French attack and nearly annihilate English Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. With no other rescue deal in the pipeline, the administrators were not in a position to seek further funding from the government and announced that redundancy notices to Longbridge staff would be issued.

By the end of April 2005, Sir Richard Branson had reportedly expressed an interest in buying the remaining assets of the company for the purpose of reviving the marque in order to enter the hybrid automobile market, and several other parties were also rumoured as wishing to buy the remnants, including two Russian businessmen (one of whom denied the reports) as well as the Iranian state-owned car manufacturer, SAIPA with whom MG Rover had been doing work on K series engine installation in its Kia Pride-derived model. Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Branson (born 18 July 1950 is an English Business magnate, best known for his Virgin brand of over 360 companies Saimaan Pallo ( SaiPa) is an Ice hockey team in the Finnish SM-liiga.

SAIC had claimed that it had already acquired Intellectual Property Rights in some Rover product for £67M in the autumn of 2004, including the Rover 25, the Rover 75 and the Rover Powertrain K-series engine, but the Administrators advised that there was still interest in saving some other parts of the company, including MG, and Friday, 13th May 2005 was set as the deadline for bids from potential investors. Intellectual property ( IP) is a legal field that refers to creations of the mind such as musical literary and artistic works inventions and symbols names The Rover 200-series / 25 is a small Car which was produced by the Austin Rover Group, and latterly the Rover Group and MG Rover. This article is about the motor vehicle produced 1999–2005 For the original Rover 75 of 1949–59 see Rover P4. The K-Series Engine is a series of engines built by Powertrain Ltd, a sister company of MG Rover. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

On Friday, 20 May , the Administrators announced that, after considering numerous proposals, they had entered talks with two unnamed "overseas companies" with a view to restarting one or more of the Longbridge production lines. Events 325 - The First Council of Nicaea &ndash the first Ecumenical Council of the Christian Church is held Nevertheless, the following week they informed creditors that they by then expected the company to proceed instead to a creditors' voluntary liquidation, setting the date for a preliminary Creditors' Meeting to be held in Birmingham on Friday, June 10, 2005. A creditor is a party (eg person organization company or government that has a claim to the services of a second party Birmingham ( ˈbɜːmɪŋəm Ber -ming-um Events 1190 - Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowns in the Sally River while leading an army to Jerusalem Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. At that meeting, creditors learned that so little of value was left in the company that there would probably be negligible or even no repayment of its outstanding debt and that, although three bidders were then still negotiating to acquire the company intact as a going concern, the Administrators had instructed their agents to prepare for the piecemeal sale of the very few remaining assets in the event that satisfactory negotiations for the sale of the entire business were not concluded. Agency is an area of Commercial law dealing with a Contractual or Quasi-contractual Tripartite set of relationships when an Agent In Business and Accounting, assets are everything owned by a person or company (all tangible and intangible property that can be converted into cash.

On Thursday, 14 July, it was reported that Magma Holdings, a financial group including former Ford Motor Company and General Motors executives, working in conjunction with SAIC, would be making an offer for the assets of both MG Rover and engine maker Rover Powertrain which, if successful, would see at least some production being restarted at Longbridge, and that talks with the other two interested parties – China's Nanjing Automobile Group and Project Kimber (a consortium of Birmingham businessmen led by David James) – were still in progress. Events 1223 - Louis VIII becomes King of France upon the death of his father Philip II of France. Ford Motor Company is an American Multinational corporation and the world's fourth largest automaker based on Worldwide vehicle sales, following General Motors Corporation ( GM) ( is a multinational automobile manufacturer founded in 1908 and headquartered in the United States. The Nanjing Automobile (Group Corporation (Chinese 南京汽车集团有限公司 or 南京汽車集團有限公司) is a state-owned enterprise with history dates A consortium is an association of two or more individuals companies organizations or governments (or any combination of these entities with the objective of participating David Noel James Baron James of Blackheath CBE (born December 7, 1937) is a British businessman and corporate Trouble shooter and

On Monday, 18 July, Magma Holdings and SAIC formalized their bid with a reported offer of £60M, with a number of additional conditions. Events 390 BC - Roman - Gaulish Wars Battle of the Allia - a Roman army is defeated by raiding Gauls, However, that offer was not well-received and on Friday, 22 July, the Administrators announced that the principle remaining assets of the group had been sold to the Nanjing Automobile Group for around £53M, with a deposit of around $5M. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Godfrey of Bouillon is elected the first Defender of the Holy Sepulchre of The Kingdom of The Nanjing Automobile (Group Corporation (Chinese 南京汽车集团有限公司 or 南京汽車集團有限公司) is a state-owned enterprise with history dates Nanjing Automobile Group indicating that their preliminary plans involved relocating the Powertrain engine plant to China and splitting car production into Rover lines in China and MG lines in the West Midlands (though not necessarily at Longbridge), where a UK R&D and technical facility would also be developed. The Nanjing Automobile (Group Corporation (Chinese 南京汽车集团有限公司 or 南京汽車集團有限公司) is a state-owned enterprise with history dates The West Midlands is a Metropolitan county in western central England with a population of 2591300 The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The phrase research and development (also R and D or more often R&D) according to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, refers But on Saturday, 27 August, The Daily Telegraph reported that the balance of around £47M, due on 22 August had not been paid. Events 479 BC - Greco-Persian Wars: Persian forces led by Mardonius are routed by Pausanias, the Spartan For "The Daily Telegraph" in Australia see The Daily Telegraph (Australia. Events 392 - Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor. Citing confidentiality, the Administrators declined to comment.

Nanjing Automobile started shipping equipment from Longbridge to China on Thursday, 15 September and, according to a report in The Times on Saturday, 17 September, were close to a deal with SAIC under which they would manufacture the Rover 25 and Powertrain engines while SAIC would produce a stretched Rover 75. Events 668 - Eastern Roman Emperor Constans II is assassinated in his bath at Syracuse Italy. The Times is a daily national Newspaper published in the United Kingdom since 1785 when it was known as The Daily Universal Register. Events 1176 - The Battle of Myriokephalon is fought 1462 - The Battle of Świecino (or Battle of Żarnowiec Nanjing Automobile Group was reported to be in exclusive negotiations with GB Sports Cars, a venture by former Rover managers, to re-establish MG production at Longbridge. The Nanjing Automobile (Group Corporation (Chinese 南京汽车集团有限公司 or 南京汽車集團有限公司) is a state-owned enterprise with history dates

In late October, key ex-workers received letters from Nanjing Automobile Corp offering 10 months' work dismantling plant at Longbridge for reassembly in China while talks with GB Sports Cars continued. However, after announcing that the UK government had not offered any substantial assistance in either grants or loans, Nanjing Automobile was also reported to have begun negotiations with at least two other potential partners, including "a wealthy San Francisco family", and, in early November, Nanjing committed to making every effort "to resume production [at Longbridge] at the beginning of 2007".

In the autumn of 2006, Nanjing announced plans to build three new MG model ranges which are expected to go on sale by the end of 2008. It was also revealed that the Austin marque may be revived on at least some of the MG range, some 20 years after it was discontinued. The Austin Motor Company was a British manufacturer of automobiles that rose to be a major motorcar brand the dominant partner after merger with Morris in 1952

Popularity

The MG Rover range initially consisted of just five cars: the Mini, Rover 25, Rover 45, Rover 75 and MG F along with car-derived van derivatives of the 25. The Mini is a small car that was produced by the British Motor Corporation (BMC and its successors from 1959 until 2000 The Rover 200-series / 25 is a small Car which was produced by the Austin Rover Group, and latterly the Rover Group and MG Rover. The Rover 400 (later the Rover 45) is a Small family car produced by the British automaker Rover from 1990 to 2005 This article is about the motor vehicle produced 1999–2005 For the original Rover 75 of 1949–59 see Rover P4. The MG F, later the MG TF, is a mid-engined rear wheel drive Roadster originally launched in 1995 The Mini was only built under temporary licence during the first five months of MG Rover's existence, and since the 1980s had only been built in limited numbers. After production finished, previous owner BMW regained the rights to use the brand, and did so on an all-new car that was launched in 2001: MINI. Mini (styled as MINI) is a British automotive brand owned by the German BMW Group that has produced a redesign of the traditional Mini

The Rover 25 and Rover 45 were recently facelifted versions of visibly ageing mid-1990s designs, but production figures had been slightly decreased due to a fall in demand, even though the Rover 25 had been Britain's best-selling car of the month in April 2000. April holidays and events National Poetry Month - in United States National Sexual Assault Awareness Month - in United 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. The acclaimed Rover 75 was little over a year old, and after a slow start sales were rising. An estate version was launched following the shift of production from Cowley to Longbridge. Longbridge is an area of Birmingham, England. For local government purposes it is a ward within the district of Northfield. The replacement for the MG F, the MG TF sports car was, inevitably, a relatively low-volume product, but it had consistently been the most popular car in its sector since its 1995 launch. The MG F, later the MG TF, is a mid-engined rear wheel drive Roadster originally launched in 1995

The Rover 25 and Rover 45 endured disappointing sales throughout MG Rover's existence, though their MG ZR and MG ZS sports variants proved popular from their launch in 2001. The MG ZR is a Hot hatch produced by the MG Rover Group from 2001 to 2005 The MG ZS (2001-2005 is a sporting family car The ZS is essentially a Badge engineered Rover 45 (which was launched in 1999 The Rover 75 and its MG ZT sports variant enjoyed more popularity. The MG ZT is a high-performance version of the Rover 75 Executive car, produced by MG at their Longbridge site in Birmingham.

The range further expanded in 2003 with the launch of the smallest model, the Indian-built CityRover, built as part of a venture with Tata, but this car failed to achieve the sales figures that MG Rover had hoped for. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country The Rover CityRover was a Hatchback car model offered by MG Rover Group in the UK market

Ultimately, MG Rover were building more cars than they could sell, and this was a key factor in the firm's bankruptcy in April 2005. April holidays and events National Poetry Month - in United States National Sexual Assault Awareness Month - in United Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Stocks lasted for some two years afterwards, with the last MG Rover cars not leaving showrooms until around the time of Longbridge's re-opening by new owners Nanjing Automobile. The Longbridge plant is an industrial site situated in the Longbridge area of Birmingham, England. The Nanjing Automobile (Group Corporation (Chinese 南京汽车集团有限公司 or 南京汽車集團有限公司) is a state-owned enterprise with history dates

Timeline

Sponsorship

MG Rover sponsored Aston Villa Football Club from 2002 to 2004, with Villa's home kit advertising Rovers and the away kit advertising MGs. The Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation ( ( abbreviated 上汽 Shàngqì or SAIC, pronounced) is a Chinese Automobile manufacturer which ranks The Nanjing Automobile (Group Corporation (Chinese 南京汽车集团有限公司 or 南京汽車集團有限公司) is a state-owned enterprise with history dates 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again "

Brands

All of the following brands were controlled by MG Rover, and were formerly the property of British Leyland.

The Rover brand was used under license from BMW, and was sold to Ford following the collapse of MG Rover; it was subsequently bought in 2008 by TATA. The Austin Motor Company was a British manufacturer of automobiles that rose to be a major motorcar brand the dominant partner after merger with Morris in 1952 Morris Commercial Cars The Morris Motor Company was a British car manufacturing company Vanden Plas is the name of a company of Coachbuilders for specialist and up-market automobile manufacturers MG is a British Sports car brand founded in 1924 MG is best known for two-seat open sports cars but MG also produced saloons and Coupés Cecil Kimber (1888-1945 was an automobile engineer most famous for his role in being the driving force behind the M The American Austin was a United States version of the Austin Seven Automobile manufactured by the American Austin Car Company from 1930 to 1937 The Austin Motor Company was a British manufacturer of automobiles that rose to be a major motorcar brand the dominant partner after merger with Morris in 1952 For the 1970s car produced by British Leyland and referred to on certain markets as the "Austin Princess" see Princess (car. Vanden Plas is the name of a company of Coachbuilders for specialist and up-market automobile manufacturers Sterling was a brand name of automobile marketed in the USA by ARCONA Austin Rover Cars Of North America under the name Sterling Motor Cars, The Rover Company was a British Motor vehicle manufacturing company originating in Coventry in 1904 which moved to Solihull after World War II [10]

The new "X-Power MG" brand was created by Phoenix for the X80 project, the XPower SV-R, a higher powered version of the Qvale Mangusta-based sports car; its current ownership is not known.

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