LDV sold to chinese car firm October 15, 2009 LDV, the Birmingham van maker, has been sold by administrators to a Chinese engineering firm Eco Concept for an undisclosed sum. Eco Concept is led by Dr Qu Li, the Chinese consultant who worked for the Phoenix Four during their ownership of MG Rover. LDV was backed by Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska but collapsed into [...]
LDV sold to chinese car firm October 15, 2009 LDV, the Birmingham van maker, has been sold by administrators to a Chinese engineering firm Eco Concept for an undisclosed sum. Eco Concept is led by Dr Qu Li, the Chinese consultant who worked for the Phoenix Four during their ownership of MG Rover. LDV was backed by Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska but collapsed into [...]
Anelka books top spot for smooth Blues November 25, 2009 FC PORTO (0) vs CHELSEA (1) CHELSEA boss Carlo Ancelotti spoke of his delight after the Blues finished top of Group D with an impressive away victory over Porto. Striker Nicolas Anelka netted a third successive winning goal for Ancelotti’s side in the Champions League, heading home Florent Malouda’s 69th minute cross to put paid [...]
The comeback cad trying his luck in the Med March 2, 2010 JAMES Hewitt – former lover of Princess Diana, ex-solider, comeback cad – throws his head back and laughs at what I have just said. “Yes, I suppose this is like Rick’s in Casablanca,” he says when he recovers. “And everyone comes to Rick’s.” We are having dinner in a corner of Polo House, his bar [...]
QUEEN SENT FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE November 17, 2009 FIRST there was Bobby George; the Bobby Dazzler, the King of the Bling, the first true bastion of darting glitz and glamour. Then, there was Andy Fordham. Thirty-one stone at his peak, hair down to his backside and regular consumer of 25 bottles of Holsten Pils before going on stage. Equally adored by his public. [...]
Haye could earn $120m to turn his back on Britain November 10, 2009 NEW WBA heavyweight champion David Haye could take a share of a whopping $120m purse if he turns his back on Wembley and opts to go stateside for a unification bout with one of the Klitschko brothers. Many of the world’s top venues have been clamouring to host a 2010 super-fight since Haye became Britain’s [...]
Why satisfied Calzaghe is trading fight night for Hollywood limelight February 22, 2010 EVEN as he slugged it out with Roy Jones Jr in the biggest fight of his career, Joe Calzaghe knew that was it. He savoured every jarring blow, every trickle of sweat and every decibel of clamour, because his mind was made up. Calzaghe, arguably the greatest boxer ever to emerge from these shores, was, [...]
Magna, GM and unions meet in a move to save UK jobs at Vauxhall car plants October 7, 2009 BUSINESS minister Pat McFadden and bosses at Unite union last night met with Magna International, the new owner of Vauxhall, in the latest move to save British jobs. The news comes as Germany looks set to consult British officials as early as next week on Magna’s takeover of General Motor’s (GM) European unit, which is [...]
Magna, GM and unions meet in a move to save UK jobs at Vauxhall car plants October 7, 2009 BUSINESS minister Pat McFadden and bosses at Unite union last night met with Magna International, the new owner of Vauxhall, in the latest move to save British jobs. The news comes as Germany looks set to consult British officials as early as next week on Magna’s takeover of General Motor’s (GM) European unit, which is [...]
Russia to raise $18bn by bond October 18, 2009 RUSSIA is to launch its first international bond in a decade in a bid to boost its public finances. Russia, which last issued a bond aimed at international investors in 2000, has signalled plans to raise up to $18bn (£11bn) in dollar-denominated securities in the first quarter of next year as the cost of borrowing [...]