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The Irony of History: Land Rover & Jaguar

Published on February 27, 2008 in Auto and Business. 1 Comment Tags: , , , , , , , .

Wikipedia offers us this on Land Rover: “Land Rover is a British all-terrain vehicle and Multi Purpose Vehicle (MPV) manufacturer, based in Gaydon, England, UK.”

And this on Jaguar: “Jaguar Cars Limited is a luxury car manufacturer, originally based at Browns Lane, Coventry, England but now at Whitley, Coventry.”

Currently, Jaguar and Land Rover brands are produced by Ford. A bit of irony there as the United States became the hegemon and overwhelmed her colonizer. The UK taxed us into the Revolutionary War and we came out victorious. To me a greater irony lies in the rapid expansion of India because of the exploitative nature of British rule. Now it seems an Indian car company, Tata, will begin producing these unmistakably British cars.

The phrase history repeats itself is often recanted. It makes you wonder what will be in store for the current super powers?

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  1. Adam posted the following on March 1, 2008 at 10:53 am.

    Haha.. Gaydon.

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