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Peter Hill wrote:
On 19-Feb-18 1:00 AM, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
Dean Hoffman wrote:
The only British car I see in the mid USA is the Mini.

Wot - no Range Rovers? Jaguars? Nissans?


None of which are British.

Nor is the Mini - BMW owned.

But I doubt the OP is referring to ownership, given how many US brands
ain't wholly owned by the US. I'd guess he is referring to where they are
assembled. But even then various parts can come from factories anywhere.

Range Rover and Jaguar are now JLR and owned by Indian steel firm TATA.

Nissan never were British, Japanese forever. Nissan built their
reputation on British and German engineering using an American
production system that the Americans refused to use. The OHV "A" series
engine that powered the Cherry and Sunny though the 60's and 70's was
derived from a licensed copy of the BMC "A" series engine (original
Mini).

Actually first saw the light of day in 1947 in the Austin A30. Must have
been one of the longest production runs of any basic engine.


The SOHC "L" (also bottom end of "KA" and "Z") series engines
that powered 510/710/810/910/Violet/Bluebirds/Zeds was a licensed copy
of a Mercedes 6 cylinder design (had 2 cylinders lopped off for 4 pot
versions). Both had been improved to the extent that the fee was no
longer payable.

Yes new Q30's are being made in Sunderland, UK.

Nissan UK says the US is its second largest export market for UK assembled
models. After the EU.

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