KEY INFORMATION ISBN: 978-1907085314 Author: John Egan Publisher: Porter Press International First published: 1 July 2015 224 pages Price: £24.95 Jaguar Cars has over the years endured several ups and downs, but none more so than during the late 1970s when the unions held sway on the shop floor. To have allowed such a state of affairs to … [Read More...]
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