Norton closed down.

**pritch** · 18th April 2020, 11:42

It'd be interesting to know what TVS have actually bought - and if it's the same as what they think they've bought.

Post 53 in this thread comments that Norton's big bike engine has already been sold to a Chinese manufacturer. If the Chennai company are knowingly buying just the 650 that's all good, although questions remain about the brand "Norton MC" that Garner recently registered in his wife's name.

**Laava** · 18th April 2020, 15:22

It is apparently Norton Motor Cars? And yes, it is well known that S Garner did a deal with one of the large chinese motorcycle manufacturers. Not known how much money changed hands and where that went but that will be for BDO to deal with.

**pritch** · 18th April 2020, 16:13

Originally Posted by Laava

It is apparently Norton Motor Cars?

Used to be. It was reported to have changed to just Norton MC when he put it in his wife's name, and that could be problematical for Norton in future. Unless, of course, the new owners trust Garner to behave, but why would anybody do that?

**sidecar bob** · 18th April 2020, 16:45

I doubt the name is trademarked, what with Norton Antivirus & Norton Abrasives.

**pritch** · 18th April 2020, 17:11

Originally Posted by sidecar bob

I doubt the name is trademarked, what with Norton Antivirus & Norton Abrasives.

If the guy in post no 53 is right Garner has registered the name. Well, he changed it from Norton Motor Cars to Norton MC which means he (or his wife) owns that name.

**sidecar bob** · 18th April 2020, 17:35

Originally Posted by pritch

If the guy in post no 53 is right Garner has registered the name. Well, he changed it from Norton Motor Cars to Norton MC which means he (or his wife) owns that name.

I'm sure he will sell it. He doesn't actually want the name, he wants the money he can get for it.
It leaves all sorts of other combinations of the Norton name available though.

**F5 Dave** · 18th April 2020, 20:29

How about notroN?

**jim.cox** · 18th April 2020, 21:11

Originally Posted by F5 Dave

How about notroN?

NotRun?

Yeah I had one of them...

**F5 Dave** · 19th April 2020, 08:52

Well, I was just going for backwards, hence the capital. But yours is better.

**BMWST?** · 19th April 2020, 14:16

Strange things can happen in these transactions when BMW sold rolls royce but then VW found that they hadnt bought what they thought

**sidecar bob** · 19th April 2020, 17:21

Originally Posted by BMWST?

Strange things can happen in these transactions when BMW sold rolls royce but then VW found that they hadnt bought what they thought

Yes, I remember the exact day that happened, I was running a BMW independent garage at the time.
VW got all the worn out dies & the factory, and BMW got the name & logo.
Im sure VW got a laugh back when BMW got screwed over with Rover though.

**Beekeeper** · 20th April 2020, 00:32

Originally Posted by Laava

Seems that all the poor business practices have paid out very badly and the various companies that made up Norton have all gone to the wall. A lot of people who paid deposits will get nothing back it would seem...
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-51303905

You cant kill a zombie, Norton has been reanimated and fucked like a dead whore like about a million times so just give it 5 minutes.

**pritch** · 20th April 2020, 14:40

Originally Posted by Beekeeper

You cant kill a zombie, Norton has been reanimated and fucked like a dead whore like about a million times so just give it 5 minutes.

Yeah I just don't get the talk of "one of the last remaining". It was dead and buried for decades, it was reincarnated rather than resuscitated. The word 'remaining' just doesn't apply.

Similar to Triumph but a more extreme example because of the missing decades.