Trouble at TVR?

[chrisbeatty]

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news but...

Auntie Beeb is reporting that TVR have not renewed the lease at their Blackpool factory & have laid off over 25% of staff. 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4939224.stm

I seriously hope this turns out well, the last thing we need is more bad news for British industry!! They'd better find a new location in the UK & not move the factory over to Russia!!   Otherwise I'll certainly not be buying myself a Sagaris, once I've got the cash!!

[Snoring Rhino]

Looks like they are prepareing the ground for bad news
http://www.pistonheads.com/tvr/index.asp?storyId=13760.

[Andy Zarse]

Tough news but if you carry on the business of making shoddily-produced ugly expensive useless plastic tubs that nobody wasnts, then really what do you expect? It all went off the rails with the current Tuscan. Hideous.

[Bob U]

Yeh, you're ever the reallist Andy no room for sentiment I'm afraid.

[Matt Harper]

Tough news but if you carry on the business of making shoddily-produced ugly expensive useless plastic tubs that nobody wasnts, then really what do you expect? It all went off the rails with the current Tuscan. Hideous.

Likewise, it's a shame when people lose their livlihood - but, I agree with Andrew (now there's a turn-up), TVR's are silly and in most cases (in my experience) the owners are tossers who buy them because they make a noise like an aeroplane.

[Fran]

The article i read says production is down to 2 a week!  Its not worth moving a factory to Russia at that rate.

[hgb]

This is not good news, worrying actually... anyone wants a half rotten 3000M ? Contact me through my profile. No, just kidding, I'd never sell it.

No, really, this should be taken with a grain of salt (?). They went bankrupt so often.

[Piglet]

IMO this is the Russian owners saying "how much do you want us" to the Government and the Developement Councils.....

Standard practice I understand in Eastern Europe.  You want us to stay you show us how much you want us......

[Brushy]

Tough news but if you carry on the business of making shoddily-produced ugly expensive useless plastic tubs that nobody wasnts, then really what do you expect? It all went off the rails with the current Tuscan. Hideous.

Likewise, it's a shame when people lose their livlihood - but, I agree with Andrew (now there's a turn-up), TVR's are silly and in most cases (in my experience) the owners are tossers who buy them because they make a noise like an aeroplane.

Here l was thinking it was only me ::)shame but for the money theres a lot better out there

[SmithA]

My thoughts go more towards how it will effect the breakdown and recovery industry   

[vqdave]

I agree with the above, TVR's are rubbish and driven by people who in general are not my cup of tea.

But it would be a shame for another british car company to dissappear no matter how rubbish they are.

[Andy Zarse]

Tough news but if you carry on the business of making shoddily-produced ugly expensive useless plastic tubs that nobody wasnts, then really what do you expect? It all went off the rails with the current Tuscan. Hideous.

TVR's are silly and in most cases (in my experience) the owners are tossers who buy them because they make a noise like an aeroplane.

Here's a spy shot of the new TVR prototype under test at Farnborough.

More work required on the styling but a better looker than some of their more recent efforts. At least they've done away with the rubbish perspex spoiler on the Saggiarse which looks like it was lifted straight from a 1980's Barratt House bathroom.

[Bartus]

I was there this week...There is still some light in the tunnel it seems...try your Dutch and enjoy...

http://forum.drinkingforholland.com/viewtopic.php?t=257

Bartus(who still hates the food there though)

[Fran]

Bartus(who still hates the food there though)

Where?  Blackpool?!! 

[Matt Harper]

Interesting pics Bartus - they pretty much sum-up why TVR is in the shape it's in.
I used to visit the factory in the late 80's and nothing has changed - apart from the ludicrous shape of the cars. The most telling image is the diff housing being held in position on a paint tin. WTF?
There also seems to be a lot of re-painting going on.  I hope that the blue car is an accident repair and is not on the production line, being re-preped and primered after it's original clearcoat - and then sold as a new car.
In a way, the cottage industry-like atmosphere (reminds me of AML prior to Ford's ownership) is quaint - but redundant. Aston would have gone down the toilet too, had they remained blacksmiths. Death, where is thy sting?