21. THE Rover Group , Britain's leading carmaker and exporter announced an operating profit in 1997. 22. The MG Rover Group purchased Qvale, which had taken over development of the De Tomaso Bigua. 23. Rover 75s were built by the Rover Group at Cowley, Oxfordshire, for just a year. 24. In 2003, Qvale sold the rights to the Mangusta to Britain's MG Rover Group . 25. With the MG brand proving popular, MG Rover Group turned their attention to the Rover brand. 26. Rover Group 's new MGF sportscar, which goes on sale Monday, is no mere automobile.27. BMW, whose full name is Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, acquired Rover Group Plc in March 1994. 28. The Mini might have expired sooner had BMW not bought the Rover Group from British Aerospace in 1994. 29. Land Rover was retained by the Rover Group and the latter was sold to British Aerospace in 1988. 30. In 1998, Rover Group ceased production of the Coup? bringing the R8 range to an end.
