[snowsislander]

It's hard to fathom why the British government would allow any thing in Britain to be owned by a municipality of a totalitarian state, much less be eager to sell important industry to them.

What if the city of Arkhangelsk had proposed in 1979 to buy Chrysler at the height of its problems? Do you think even President Carter would have allowed this, much less enouraged it?

[MadIvan]

It's hard to fathom why the British government would allow any thing in Britain to be owned by a municipality of a totalitarian state, much less be eager to sell important industry to them.

Because previously German management hasn't made it right, British management hasn't made it right, the Japanese don't want it - this is basically the last option to save these jobs. I do understand the rationale, even if I don't approve of it. I would rather it was sold to the French than the Chinese.

What if the city of Arkhangelsk had proposed in 1979 to buy Chrysler at the height of its problems? Do you think even President Carter would have allowed this, much less enouraged it?

Yes, but that was President Carter in a nutshell.

Regards, Ivan

[q_an_a]

While everyone makes an interesting argument for not selling - do you not see the stupidy of this by the Chinese? When was the last time the english made a good car that sold around the world - besides the Rover in Africa? Rover and MG ahve been dead for years. BMW revived the Morris but for what end?