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Old October 22nd 12, 11:41 PM posted to uk.transport.london
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Default Makers of London Taxi in administration

Mizter T wrote:


On 22/10/2012 20:39, Bruce wrote:
The company that makes London Taxis (LTI) has called in the
Administrators.

http://tinyurl.com/8fqam4x


From the Wikipedia entry for Manganese Bronze (aka LTI), this
(unreferenced) para:

---quote---
On 12 October 2012 the London Taxi Company announced the recall of some
four hundred TX4 models delivered since late February 2012 owing to two
incidents involving a loss of power steering. For reasons not yet fully
understood by the Company a hydraulic line had on the affected cabs
become detached at the steering box resulting in a partial loss of power
steering. As the cause/circumstances of the failure is yet to fully
understood, and a remedy made available, no new cabs can be sold.
---/quote---


The final straw, perhaps.



Yes, that seems to be the case. However, the company has not appeared
stable since the part-takeover by Chinese manufacturer Geely.