Will this better the chances???? TVR in the US?

[Hydra]

Do most of you think the sale of TVR will better the chances of exporting to the US, make no difference? What do you think?

>>> Edited by Hydra on Thursday 12th January 19:02

[maclf01]

unless it is bought buy an American, no.

[taimar78]

At this stage of the process, we don't know whether the new owner will make a move to return to the North American market or not. He says he wants to invest in new technology and production techniques, hopefully to make sure the overall quality control and build quality on TVRs is of the best quality possible. He also says he wants to make TVR a player in the global market. It would be nice to believe that would eventually include North America but it's far too early to speculate on that at this point, I imagine.
It will certainly be interesting to watch developments out of Blackpool in the coming months and years to see what direction the new owner will take the company.

[goo-goo-gjoob]

If he would have to dramatically change the cars then I hope not. Don't ruin TVR's just to bring them over here. I don't think it will happen unless the European specs become the same as the US'.

[taimar78]

I would like to see automakers start building to a reasonable "world standard" so that all cars are built to one standard so they could be imported to any country, now matter how strict their standards.
The question is whether that could be done with a manufacturer such as TVR without diluting the individual character of the marque. The other possibility is to have an exemption for any manufacturers who produce under 2,500 cars per year as long as their products do prove to meet the minimum standards for safety

[bjwoods]

I'm sure the manufacturers would love to build to a world standard (much less costs to meet one standard - than multiple)..

Unfortuanetly it's the individual countries at fault, that insist on their 'Own' standards and testing.

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[jpf]

I have largely given up on TVR and their return to the USA.
PW had the opportunity to be the next Ferrari/Porsche and did not have the resources to take it to the next level.
I would think the TVR platform (engine/chasis, etc.) would give the new owner the chance to return to the USA with quality, emissions and safety issues being the HUGE barriers to entry.
If the gent is smart and has the resources, he needs to take TVR to the next level with global distribution like Ferrari/Lotus.

[Hydra]

The latest issue of AutoWeek states that the new owner has plans to bring TVR to the US...for whatever thats worth.

[burtjp]

This might have been asked before but

What exactly is it about US emmission regulations that exclude TVR from the US market but allows all the rest relatively polluting and bulky US vehicles be sold in the US? Is it just in Europe small manufacturers get exempted?

[Supersonic]

burtjp said:

What exactly is it about US emission regulations that exclude TVR from the US market but allows all the rest relatively polluting and bulky US vehicles be sold in the US? Is it just in Europe small manufacturers get exempted?

I remember reading this on some obscure link on the net.....does this mean anything to anyone?

"The 955 Engine Management System (EMS) which is now manufactured for the Cerbera and Tuscan is an efficient and dynamic system which fits the demands of a six-cylinder engine which typically produces over 350bhp.

With the majority of our vehicles destined for export to the American and Japanese markets, it was vital that high performance did not automatically mean high emissions. The Cerbera and Tuscan both comfortably conform to the California State legislature's emissions standards. The highly accessible diagnostic software packages MBE have developed in partnership with our own engineers means that TVR is well equipped to cope with the pace of any future environmental legislation."