Ford purchased the Rover name from the Rover Group's previous owner BMW to protect the Land Rover brand from Shanghai Automotive, who wanted the Rover name for their 75-based car (Ford was at this time owner of Land Rover and Jaguar).
Ford adquiriu o nome de Rover ao Grupo Rover propietario anterior a BMW para protexer a marca Land Rover de Shanghai Automotive que quería o nome Rover para o seu coche baseado no 75 (Ford era nese momento propietario de Land Rover e Jaguar).