Report into collapse of Rover, MG Rover, Longbridge

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Peter Mandelson close to taking legal action against Phoenix Four Feb 26 2010

Business Secretary Lord Mandelson is on the verge of taking legal action against the ‘Phoenix Four’, who oversaw the collapse of MG Rover.Read

New MG6 to be built at Longbridge site in Birmingham Nov 24 2009

The first new MG for 14 years has gone on show in China – and by the end of next year the new car will be built on a production line at Longbridge.Read

Banks set for multi-million pound windfall from failed MG Rover Nov 23 2009

BANKS set to net a multi-million pound windfall from ashes of failed Birmingham car makers MG Rover should be made to contribute towards a fundRead

MG Rover's Phoenix Four facing legal action to pay out £22m Nov 04 2009

The Government has offered to back legal action forcing former Rover directors to hand over up to £22 million to former employees and community projects.Read

Birmingham MP calls for Phoenix Four to reveal Rover trust fund details Nov 03 2009

Former MG Rover directors must reveal how much cash will be distributed through a long-awaited trust fund for staff who were made redundant, the House of Commons will be told today. Richard Burden (Lab, Northfield) will warn that nobody knows any details about the fund, more than four years after the Birmingham carmaker folded.Read

MG Rover's Phoenix Four summoned to Commons enquiry Oct 23 2009

MPs have called on the Phoenix Four, who received nearly £36 million in pay and pensions from the carmaker, to explain the findings of a damning report into their handling of the Longbridge firm, which collapsed with the loss of 6,500 jobs. The Business, Innovation and Skills Committee, chaired by Worcestershire MP Peter Luff, has written to the former Rover directors ordering them to give evidence.Read

LDV Birmingham factory bought by MG Rover advisor Qu Li Oct 16 2009

The Chinese businesswoman named in the MG Rover report as ex-director Nick Stephenson’s lover has bought LDV’s assets – and looks set to move the operation to Longbridge.Read

MG Rover report missed importance of Dr Qu Li, say Phoenix Four Sep 16 2009

The Phoenix Four have hit back at the “salacious tittle-tattle” exposed by the MG Rover inquiry after Chinese businesswoman Qu Li emerged as a potential buyer for LDV.Read

AWM probes £100k payment made to St Modwen in Longbridge deal Sep 16 2009

Advantage West Midlands has launched an investigation into the money it paid developer St Modwen to cover what was described as a ‘bribe’ in the purchase of the Longbridge site.Read

Former MG Rover consultant Qu Li linked to LDV takeover Sep 15 2009

The Chinese ex-lover of shamed Phoenix Four director Nick Stephenson has emerged as a potential takeover bidder for stricken Birmingham van manufacturer LDV.Read

Phoenix Four attack MP over threats to sue Sep 15 2009

The Phoenix Four have accused Birmingham MP John Hemming of “sour grapes” and “hot air” following threats to sue the former Rover bosses to recover millions of pounds for former workers.Read

Supply chain lessons from demise of MG Rover Sep 15 2009

Rachel Eade, operations manager for Accelerate, looks at how the supply chain adapted to the end of production at MG RoverRead

Kumar Bhattacharyya: I warned that MG Rover would end in tears Sep 15 2009

The MG Rover report has laid bare the seedy manner in which the Phoenix Four ran the last major British-owned car maker.Read

Professor David Bailey's reaction to MG Rover collapse report Sep 14 2009

Car industry expert Professor David Bailey, of Coventry University Business School, expressed hope that the inquiry may lead to greater accountability and transparency in the business world.Read

Developer St Modwen defends £100,000 payout to MG Rover director Sep 14 2009

Regeneration firm St Modwen appointed a top legal team to distance it from dealings with MG Rover after being caught up in a scandal over a £100,000 payment to an MG Rover director.Read

Phoenix Four farce still leaves questions Sep 14 2009

There’s a telling passage in the 800-page report into the management of Rover, where the authors highlight the minutes of a meeting held in 2001. Read

MG Rover: MPs plan to take Phoenix Four to court to get millions back Sep 13 2009

SCANDAL-hit MG Rover directors could be forced to hand back the millions they took from the company in an explosive civil court case, MPs warned last night.Read