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About 'auto led'|...among the nudge and wink brigade...*shrugs... I did however, receive an auto-advice in my gmail to go read a long-winded comment by our Mac McCarthy that I...







About 'auto led'|...among the nudge and wink brigade...*shrugs... I did however, receive an auto-advice in my gmail to go read a long-winded comment by our Mac McCarthy that I...








               British               cars               have               been               historically               heralded               for               their               beautiful               coachwork,               elegant               presence,               and               Old               World               interior               craftsmanship               techniques               that               showcase               some               of               the               best               wood               and               leather-work               in               the               industry.

On               the               other               hand,               British               cars               have               also               traditionally               been               the               butt               of               many               jokes               regarding               their               reliability,               particularly               in               reference               to               their               ability               (or               lack               thereof)               to               hold               oil               and               the               electrical               gremlins               that               became               synonymous               with               Lucas               electronics.



               The               culmination               of               these               traits               made               British               cars               among               the               richest               in               character,               but               also               led               to               many               business               and               financial               issues               that               caused               many               of               the               country's               most               famous               brands               to               change               ownership               with               great               frequency.

The               lack               of               profitability               of               many               of               Britain's               most               well-respected               car-makers               is               nearly               as               well               known               as               the               fact               that               Jaguars               don't               actually               leak               oil,               they               simply               mark               their               spot.

The               attention               to               bespoke               craftsmanship,               as               well               as               the               notorious               mechanical               woes,               has               given               British               cars               a               strong               and               enduring               identity.



               In               a               an               increasingly               globalized               world,               the               entire               auto               industry               has               been               consumed               by               the               trend               of               consolidation.

Has               this               trend               killed               the               British               car               and               the               refinement,               elegance,               and               charm               that               embody               the               experience               of               rolling               in               a               mobile               aristocratic               cigar               room,               a               cigar               room               that               might               like               to               visit               the               repair               shop               on               occasion?



               Aston               Martin
               Aston               Martin               has               never               been               a               mainstream               brand,               and               the               exclusivity               of               the               brand               has               always               stemmed               from               the               fact               that               the               brand               prided               itself               on               Old               World               craftsmanship               techniques               as               opposed               to               modern               efficiency;               this               kept               production               numbers               down,               giving               the               maker               exclusivity               that               sat               just               below               Bentley               and               Rolls               Royce.



               During               the               company's               first               80               years,               Aston               Martin               changed               ownership               multiple               times               as               no               one               could               seem               to               find               a               way               to               make               the               automaker               profitable.

In               1994,               Ford               took               ownership               of               Aston               Martin,               making               the               storied               British               company               a               wholly               owned               subsidiary               of               an               American               industrial               icon.



               Ford               sold               the               majority               of               its               interest               in               Aston               Martin               in               2007,               with               the               latest               ownership               change               occurring               in               December               of               2012,               when               Kuwaiti               ownership               sold               37.5-percent               of               the               company               to               an               Italian               private               equity               firm.

Aston               Martins               are               still               assembled               in               England,               although               the               Rapide               was               briefly               contracted               out               to               Magna               Steyr               for               assembly               in               Austria.



               What               makes               the               current               nationality               of               Aston               Martin               interesting               is               that               the               cars               are               powered               by               engines               manufactured               by               Ford               in               Cologne,               Germany,               and               the               CEO               of               the               company,               Ulrich               Bez,               is               a               German               businessman               with               a               doctorate               in               engineering               from               the               University               of               Stuttgart.



               At               least               the               vehicles               themselves               still               retain               traditional               British               values               like               bespoke               craftsmanship               and               understated               elegance,               but               the               global               hands               are               all               over               the               company.
               Bentley               

               Many               people               often               forget               that               Bentley               was               originally               founded               as               a               sporting               car               company,               but               after               the               brand               fell               into               receivership               due               to               post-Great               Depression               financial               turmoil,               it               was               taken               over               by               rival               Rolls               Royce.

During               the               Rolls               Royce               ownership,               Bentley               models               lost               most               of               their               sporting               identity               and               mostly               became               re-badged               Rolls               Royce               vehicles,               but               at               least               they               retained               their               British-ness.



               In               1998,               Volkswagen               took               complete               ownership               of               the               British               company,               forever               changing               the               landscape               of               the               British               luxury               car               market.

Production               still               remains               in               Crewe,               although               during               a               period               of               constrained               production               capacity,               some               few               four-door               Continental               GT               models               were               produced               in               Germany.



               Many               modern               Bentley               engines               are               also               sourced               from               parent               company               Volkswagen,               and               the               platforms               underpinning               these               new               Bentleys               are               also               German-engineered.

Despite               the               strong               German               influence               on               modern               Bentleys,               the               Volkswagen               ownership               has               shifted               Bentley               back               to               being               a               sporting               brand,               as               founder               W.O.

Bentley               originally               intended.



               So               now               we               have               English               craftsmanship               and               refinement               on               the               interior               with               German               engineers               providing               the               mechanical               support?

Sounds               like               the               modern               Bentley               may               be               less               British               than               Anglophiles               would               like,               but               they               are               breeding               a               real               champion               these               days               in               Crewe               with               the               help               of               their               German               parent               company.
               Jaguar
               Jaguar,               Britain's               claim               to               sporting               elegance               for               decades,               was               plagued               by               quality               control               issues               for               years               but               loyal               buyers               of               the               brand               could               not               get               enough               of               the               sensually               curvaceous               bodies               and               throaty               engines.



               Under               Ford               ownership,               Jaguar               reliability               improved               greatly               through               the               1990s,               but               purists               scoffed               at               the               fact               that               the               aristocratic               British               brand               was               now               in               the               hands               of               Americans               and               the               fact               that               the               vehicles               even               shared               parts               with               proletariat               Ford               motorcars.



               In               2008,               irony               would               surrender,               as               Ford               sold               one               of               the               prides               of               England               to               Tata               Motors               of               India.

Under               Tata's               ownership,               the               Jaguar               line               has               expanded               without               sharing               platforms               with               the               common               man's               Ford.

Despite               the               Indian               ownership               of               Jaguar               and               all               the               historical               irony               surrounding               imperialistic               karma,               Jaguar               production               remains               in               England               and               the               company               has               retained               its               subtle               restrained               style               and               bespoke               interior               craftsmanship               while               simultaneously               offering               vehicles               with               much               improved               reliability.

The               Jaguar               brand               has               grown               up               to               become               a               very               respectable               British               adult,               even               if               it               is               an               ex-pat.
               Land               Rover
               Land               Rover               has               long               been               associated               with               the               sporting               British               gentleman.

Land               Rover's               legendary               off-road               vehicles               gave               well-heeled               Brits               a               way               to               visit               their               country               manors               while               retaining               a               dignified               air               as               they               cruised               over               gravel               roads               in               a               vehicle               whose               cabin               resembled               that               of               a               wealthy               man's               library.

Land               Rover's               roots               as               a               safari               vehicle               were               always               a               hallmark               of               the               company's               marketing               exercises,               and               they               remained               that               way               through               Ford               ownership               in               the               1990s.



               When               Ford's               Premier               Auto               Group               unloaded               Jaguar,               they               also               sold               Land               Rover,               as               well.

Under               Ford's               ownership,               the               Land               Rover               line               expanded,               and               now               with               India's               Tata               Motors               running               the               show,               the               Land               Rover               lineup               is               becoming               one               that               focuses               on               a               full-range               of               SUVs               across               varying               price-points,               as               opposed               to               a               specialty               maker               of               gentleman's               trucks               for               British               royalty               and               captains               of               industry.

Land               Rover's               ironic               situation               may               surpass               that               of               even               Jaguar.

The               leading               maker               of               vehicles               that               Brits               used               to               roam               the               lands               they               colonized               now               rests               in               the               hands               of               an               Indian               automobile               company               by               way               of               an               American               industrial               juggernaut.
               Rolls               Royce
               The               standard               by               which               all               luxury               cars               are               measured               is               Rolls               Royce.

The               company               was               the               leading               purveyor               of               class,               taste,               comfort,               bespoke               craftsmanship,               and               refinement               ever               since               its               founding               in               1904.

The               car               company               quickly               became               a               symbol               for               "the               best"               and               their               opulent               motorcars'               uncompromising               quality               was               the               pride               of               the               British               Empire.

For               many,               it               was               the               definition               of               British               elegance               and               each               motor               car               possessed               the               same               level               of               craftsmanship               that               one               would               expect               from               a               well-tailored               suit               right               off               of               Savile               Row.



               In               1998,               Rolls               Royce               became               a               wholly               owned               subsidiary               of               BMW,               giving               the               Germans               sole               control               over               the               beacon               of               British               taste.

While               the               brand               has               long               been               associated               with               craftsmanship,               the               technology               in               these               cars               was               never               cutting               edge               and               the               models               would               often               go               multiple               decades               without               receiving               a               refresh.

Under               the               guidance               of               BMW,               Rolls               Royce               now               packs               the               technology               you               would               expect               from               a               German               car               with               the               distinct               level               of               distinguished               craftsmanship               and               regal               styling               you               would               expect               from               the               hallmark               of               the               British               auto               industry.



               While               the               Germans               may               have               taken               over               the               pride               of               Britain,               the               result               is               a               better               product               even               if               the               bloodline               is               no               longer               pure.
               The               British               auto               industry               is               still               alive               and               well,               although               the               hallmarks               of               the               country's               car               manufacturing               are               now               owned               by               outsiders.

The               traits               that               made               these               vehicles               desirable               remain               intact,               but               many               of               the               flaws               that               plagued               them               for               decades               have               been               eliminated.



               There               is               a               great               bit               of               historical               irony               in               the               parent               companies               that               took               ownership               of               these               British               darlings.

An               Indian               company               acquiring               Jaguar               and               Land               Rover               says               something               about               colonial               karma,               especially               since               Land               Rovers               were               the               preferred               vehicle               of               those               Brits               wishing               to               explore               their               imperial               conquests.

Bentley               and               Rolls               Royce               falling               into               the               hands               of               the               Germans               also               carries               a               bit               of               historical               irony,               but               that               chuckle               quickly               turns               into               a               nod               of               approval               when               you               experience               how               marvelous               it               is               that               the               world               now               has               German-engineered               cars               with               British               coachwork.



               Globalization               has               certainly               changed               the               world               economy               and               the               automotive               landscape,               and               it               has               possibly               affected               no               nation's               auto               industry               to               the               same               extent               as               the               British               auto               industry.

For               better               or               worse,               Britain's               top               automakers               are               now               in               the               hands               of               foreign               companies,               but               they               are               doing               well               for               themselves               and               have               redefined               the               notion               of               what               constitutes               a               "British"               car.
               The               contributor               is               a               big               fan               of               European               cars               and               also               enjoys               studying               industrial               history               in               his               spare               time.
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