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Network Rail is planning to retrain 192 of the 5,000 workers being made redundant by MG Rover to fill vacancies in the Birmingham area. 22-Apr-2005 MG Rover is thought to be planning to shed up to a third of the 6,100 jobs at its Longbridge car factory and Birmingham headquarters, if its joint venture with Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp receives approval from the Chinese government. 07-Mar-2005 MG Rover is to recruit 200 engineering and purchasing staff in preparation for the joint development of four new cars with Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation. 16-Dec-2004 MG Rover is to sell its car parts business to Caterpillar Logistics Services for more than £100m, which will involve the transfer of 29 staff and the retention by Caterpillar of the 390 Leicestershire-based staff already working on the contract. 12-Jul-2004 MG Rover has agreed a strategic alliance with Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation of China to launch a new model programme. 17-Jun-2004 MG Rover and Proton of Malaysia are planning to collaborate on a number of car production projects, but no further details have been released. 19-Feb-2004 MG Rover has raised £42m from the sale and leaseback of its 228-acre Longbridge site to St Modwen, and the proceeds will be invested in its car manufacturing business. 07-Jan-2004 MG Rover has reached agreement with Welcome Break to sell cars at seven motorway service stations across the country, starting with Oxford Services on the M40. 24-Jan-2003 MG Rover is looking to invest £225m in the Daewoo car plant in Poland, in order to produce the Rover 45 and the MG ZS sports car. 18-Oct-2002 MG Rover is said to be planning to shed 60 jobs at the Powertrain engine and transmission business at Longbridge, when outside contractors take over part of the logistics department. 12-Jun-2002 MG Rover is in negotiations to acquire control of Daewoo's Polish manufacturing operation, as part of a strategy to expand its car distribution network into central and eastern Europe. 10-Jun-2002 MG Rover has launched an initiative to reduce costs in its supply-chain by 20%, and 200 engineers will work with suppliers to review the design of components. 03-Apr-2002 MG Rover has confirmed plans to form a joint venture with China Brilliance, which will involve co-operating in car production, component sourcing and product development in markets throughout the world. 22-Mar-2002 MG Rover is in negotiations with China Brilliance about forming an alliance to produce new car models in the UK and China, and the two companies are also planning a joint engine strategy and a new research centre. 21-Dec-2001 MG Rover is linking up with Unipart and Caterpillar Logistics to form a new car parts supply subsidiary called MG Rover Parts. 29-Nov-2001 MG Rover is planning to invest £300m in the development of a new medium-sized car to be launched in 2004, as part of a £600m investment in new models over the next five years. 16-Nov-2001 MG Rover and HBOS are forming a joint venture to acquire the car company's former financial services division from BMW for £340m. 13-Nov-2001 MG Rover is said to be planning to transfer some production facilities from the recently-acquired Qvale business in Italy to Longbridge, in order to manufacture a new "supercar". 12-Sep-2001 MG Rover and St Modwen are discussing plans for the redevelopment of a 50-acre site at the Longbridge car plant. 23-Aug-2001 MG Rover is in talks with a number of component suppliers about sharing the £350m development cost of a new mid-size car, and they would be given their own manufacturing space at the Longbridge factory. 09-Aug-2001 MG Rover is considering plans to recruit a further 100 production employees at its Longbridge plant. 04-Jul-2001 MG Rover is considering plans to set up a car assembly plant in the Sistan Baluchestan province of Iran. 29-Jun-2001 MG Rover is to acquire Qvale Automotive, the Italian sports car company with 70 staff, for undisclosed terms. 19-Jun-2001
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