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A TX4 London black cab is parked outside Victoria Station in London October 22, 2012. Manganese Bronze Holdings Plc, the maker of London's iconic black cabs, said it had sought the appointment
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![Local taxi drivers look at the new TX4 London taxi, which was manufactured by LTI Ltd, at a street in Hong Kong May 29, 2007. Geely Automobile Holdings Limited, which bought LTI's Local taxi drivers look at the new TX4 London taxi, which was manufactured by LTI Ltd, at a street in Hong Kong May 29, 2007. Geely Automobile Holdings Limited, which bought LTI's](https://c8.alamy.com/compfr/2e7rmmd/local-taxi-drivers-look-at-the-new-tx4-london-taxi-which-was-manufactured-by-lti-ltd-at-a-street-in-hong-kong-may-29-2007-geely-automobile-holdings-limited-which-bought-ltis-parent-company-britains-manganese-bronze-holdings-plc-in-2006-plans-to-sell-the-firms-iconic-london-taxicabs-in-china-in-2008-at-less-than-half-its-current-cost-and-begin-exporting-the-vehicle-to-asia-and-elsewhere-soon-after-reuters-paul-yeung-china-2e7rmmd.jpg)
Local taxi drivers look at the new TX4 London taxi, which was manufactured by LTI Ltd, at a street in Hong Kong May 29, 2007. Geely Automobile Holdings Limited, which bought LTI's
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![Taxis are driven in the grounds of the London Taxi Company in Coventry, central England October 22, 2012. Manganese Bronze Holdings Plc, the maker of London's iconic black cabs, said it had Taxis are driven in the grounds of the London Taxi Company in Coventry, central England October 22, 2012. Manganese Bronze Holdings Plc, the maker of London's iconic black cabs, said it had](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2CRMP40/taxis-are-driven-in-the-grounds-of-the-london-taxi-company-in-coventry-central-england-october-22-2012-manganese-bronze-holdings-plc-the-maker-of-londons-iconic-black-cabs-said-it-had-sought-the-appointment-of-administrators-after-talks-to-secure-funding-were-unsuccessful-the-london-taxi-company-factory-a-manganese-bronze-holdings-company-manufactures-the-black-taxi-reutersdarren-staples-britain-tags-business-politics-transport-2CRMP40.jpg)
Taxis are driven in the grounds of the London Taxi Company in Coventry, central England October 22, 2012. Manganese Bronze Holdings Plc, the maker of London's iconic black cabs, said it had
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![A TX4 London black cab is parked outside Victoria Station in London October 22, 2012. Manganese Bronze Holdings Plc, the maker of London's iconic black cabs, said it had sought the appointment A TX4 London black cab is parked outside Victoria Station in London October 22, 2012. Manganese Bronze Holdings Plc, the maker of London's iconic black cabs, said it had sought the appointment](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D0EB6G/a-tx4-london-black-cab-is-parked-outside-victoria-station-in-london-october-22-2012-manganese-bronze-holdings-plc-the-maker-of-londons-iconic-black-cabs-said-it-had-sought-the-appointment-of-administrators-after-talks-to-secure-funding-were-unsuccessful-the-company-suspended-trading-in-its-shares-earlier-this-month-saying-its-financial-position-was-unclear-after-it-discovered-a-safety-defect-in-its-new-tx4-model-that-led-to-the-recall-and-a-halt-in-sales-reuterssuzanne-plunkett-britain-tags-business-transport-2D0EB6G.jpg)
A TX4 London black cab is parked outside Victoria Station in London October 22, 2012. Manganese Bronze Holdings Plc, the maker of London's iconic black cabs, said it had sought the appointment
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![A security guard closes the main gate of the London Taxi Company in Coventry, central England October 22, 2012. Manganese Bronze Holdings Plc, the maker of London's iconic black cabs, said it A security guard closes the main gate of the London Taxi Company in Coventry, central England October 22, 2012. Manganese Bronze Holdings Plc, the maker of London's iconic black cabs, said it](https://c8.alamy.com/compfr/2cr3m9p/a-security-guard-closes-the-main-gate-of-the-london-taxi-company-in-coventry-central-england-october-22-2012-manganese-bronze-holdings-plc-the-maker-of-londons-iconic-black-cabs-said-it-had-sought-the-appointment-of-administrators-after-talks-to-secure-funding-were-unsuccessful-the-london-taxi-company-factory-a-manganese-bronze-holdings-company-manufactures-the-black-taxi-reuters-darren-staples-britain-tags-business-politics-transport-2cr3m9p.jpg)
A security guard closes the main gate of the London Taxi Company in Coventry, central England October 22, 2012. Manganese Bronze Holdings Plc, the maker of London's iconic black cabs, said it
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