Ha Ha take a look at the Rolls Royce rip off on You tube that will make you chuckle when the Chief Executive was asked whether he thought the Chinese had copied it. Cost $30,000 dollars:
'Tonight my men and I have been through hell and back again, but the look on your faces when we let you out of the hall - we'd do it all again tomorrow.' Major Chris Keeble's words to Goose Green villagers on 29th May 1982 - 2 PARA
We're getting OT - that same company Geely was the one to purchase Volvo in 2010 and announced last year a cooperation with Mercedes-Benz regarding production of engines. Plus since 2018 the owner of Geely also bought 10% share of Mercedes-Benz. Nothing one would expect from a company that back in 2009 (at least that was when the video was uploaded) copied a Rolls Royce.
Moot point now! British government and banks don't support British industry. Result: much of it isn't even British anymore. Most Britons don't seem to care much either.
Ownership and licensing of trademarks — Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Limited was created as a wholly owned subsidiary of BMW in 1998 after BMW licensed the rights to the Rolls-Royce brand name and logo from Rolls-Royce Holdings plc, and acquired the rights to the Spirit of Ecstasy and Rolls-Royce grille shape trademarks from Volkswagen AG.
“There are invisible rulers who control the destinies of millions. It is not generally realized to what extent the words and actions of our most influential public men are dictated by shrewd persons operating behind the scenes.”
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