Ford bought Land Rover from BMW in 2000 and had the rights to buy the Rover brand name, which BMW said last month it had agreed to sell to an unspecified partner.

• 福特2000年从宝马购买路虎品牌的时候，同时获得了购买罗孚品牌的权利，而宝马在上个月曾经表示过已经同意出售罗孚品牌给一个合作方。