A Brief History Of Rover
 
The Rover Car Company was a British manufacturer originally formed in 1904. The company was taken over by Leyland Motors Ltd in 1967.
The Rover Company, though a subsidiary of British Leyland, retained it's own identity throughought up until break up of British Leyland in the 1980s. Rover was then sold on to British Aerospace which in turn sold the company to BMW in 2000.
in 2000 BMW sold off much car side of the Rover Group to the Phoenix Consortium who traded as the MG Rover Group. The Rover brand was retained by BMW and the name was used under licence by rhe MG Rover Group.
In April 2005 production of cars under the Rover brand ceased when the group became insolvent. The assets of the MG Rover Group were purchase by Chinese firm Nanjing Automotive.
In 2006 BMW sold the Rover brand name to Ford who had first option on the brand name since purchasing Land Rover in 2000.
In 2008 as part of the sale of Land Rover and Jaguar the Rover brand was sold by Ford to Indian company Tata.
 
SGF240338 - DISTRIBUTOR CAP - MG MGF

SGF240338 - DISTRIBUTOR CAP - MG MGF

£9.95 16m
Rover 800 Rear Lamp

Rover 800 Rear Lamp

£7.50 18m
CA4744 FRAM AIR FILTER - SHERPA ROVER 216 820 825 METRO

CA4744 FRAM AIR FILTER - SHERPA ROVER 216 820 825 METRO

- £0.99 18m
Rover Exhaust Finisher . Genuine Rover Part

Rover Exhaust Finisher . Genuine Rover Part

£14.99 18m
Rover 400 95-99 Boot Lid Badge,  HatchBack

Rover 400 95-99 Boot Lid Badge, HatchBack

£7.00 19m
MG ZT ROVER 75 - O S DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT

MG ZT ROVER 75 - O S DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT

£25.00 21m
Head Gasket & Engine Sealer  - Rover 25 45 75 200 400

Head Gasket & Engine Sealer - Rover 25 45 75 200 400

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£14.75
£14.95
21m
Rover 25   200   MG ZR Heater Control Knob

Rover 25 200 MG ZR Heater Control Knob

£6.00 21m
rover 114 gta seats interior

rover 114 gta seats interior

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£40.00
£50.00
21m
ROVER 200 400 MGF WATER PUMP PEB102501 GENUINE NEW

ROVER 200 400 MGF WATER PUMP PEB102501 GENUINE NEW

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£19.99
£22.99
22m
Rover 600 Series - Wallet & Owners Handbook

Rover 600 Series - Wallet & Owners Handbook

£3.49 22m
Rover 600 Upper Top Ball Joint 1993 to 2000

Rover 600 Upper Top Ball Joint 1993 to 2000

£14.95 23m

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