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BMW and Rover
27 January 1994
ROVER
Chairman George Simpson flies to Tokyo in an effort to persuade Honda to take a larger stake in the Rover Group. Chairman Nobuhiko Kawamoto is unavailable so Simpson deals with the Finance Director and the Chairman's personal advisor.
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