Rover launches two new car models; BMW struggles to make British unit profitable
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The United Kingdom's Rover Cars released two new models at Tuesday's London Motor Show. Including the executive-class model Rover 75 launched last summer, the carmaker's latest products signify a complete revamping of its signature models. Five years after being taken over by Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (BMW), Rover must now show that it can compete in the fierce European auto market.
Publication Name: Wall Street Journal. Europe
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0921-9986
Year: 1999
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Scotland looks east for labor
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Scotland, challenged by low birth rates and a declining population, has launched "Fresh Talent" to advertise for migrant workers, particularly from the United States, Poland and India. Other European countries are putting up immigration barriers because of fears of job competition and cultural dissolution.
Publication Name: Wall Street Journal. Europe
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0921-9986
Year: 2005
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Euro skeptics take heart as U.K. thrives
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Employment in the United Kingdom is generally higher than on the Continent. That gives the Euro critics an extra reason to back their claims regarding the unprofitability of the European economic unification.
Publication Name: Wall Street Journal. Europe
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0921-9986
Year: 2000
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