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'Phoenix Four' MG Rover directors to be banned

The 'Phoenix Four': John Towers, Nick Stephenson, Peter Beale and John Edwards. All roundly criticised in today's government report By Tim Pollard Motor Industry 11 September 2009 09:14 The UK Government today said it plans to disqualify the executives who ran MG Rover in the run-up to its collapse in 2005. A report out today from the Department for Business, Innovations and Skills slams the 'Phoenix Four's involvement in the business and is highly critical of the way they withdrew £42 million in salaries and pensions despite the company's parlous financial position.

Mercedes S Class production cut as sales fall

Mercedes is cutting production of the range topping S Class to a one shift operation as sales fall ahead of the new 2013 S Class. But there are now plenty of signs that even premium car makers are not immune from the economic climate – particularly in Europe – as sales start to slide. We recently commented that Jaguar sales are not as strong as they were and now it seems Mercedes is starting to feel the punch as sales of the range-topping S Class falter.

New Range Rover SOLD OUT in U.S.

It seems the 2013 Range Rover is proving so popular that Range Rover customers in the U.S. will have to wait up to a year for their cars. That pattern of demand for the new Range Rover seems to be the same in the U.S., with waiting lists of between 6 and 12 months for the first new Range Rover in a decade.