LSUK t.i.t.s up

citronut · Unread post by **citronut** » 06 Oct 2008, 13:14

i have been told this morning LSUK (LUCAS'S) have gone BUST (T.I.T.S up) AGAIN!!!!!!!

regards malcolm

Unread post by **CitroJim** » 06 Oct 2008, 13:21

Looks like it. Their website has gone off-line..

Hope this does not affect the spares supply for their diesel pumps

This site linked from the old LSUK site still works though.

KP · Unread post by KP » 06 Oct 2008, 13:31

Lucky you got some spare pump and injectors in waiting then Jim

Im lucky, not one of my vehicles so far has had a lucas pump in, though my dad has had the 2.1tds i bought for him i stayed with my veggie machines!
Even the mrs toyotas use Denso-Nippon bosch clones....

reblack68 · Unread post by **reblack68** » 06 Oct 2008, 17:53

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west ... 654190.stm

jeremy · Unread post by **jeremy** » 06 Oct 2008, 20:31

Well sad though it is for those who worked for them they've tried hard enough to go out of business. Can anyone tell me what they supplied - beyond - well its diesel bits? I tried to find out and ended up knowing less than I did when I started.

I was interested to find out their bases - I knew of one of them in Southampton as I'd found it when buying a new thermostat for my boiler - but could I find it on their website?

citronut · Unread post by **citronut** » 06 Oct 2008, 23:39

what they were always known for was auto electrics as manufacturers, lightting,switches,starters, alternators,

but i have never heard of them selling boiler parts,

maybe Jeremy you have the wrong LSUK, ( LUCAS SERVICES UK )

regards malcolm

pete_wood_uk · Unread post by **pete_wood_uk** » 07 Oct 2008, 08:40

jeremy wrote:Well sad though it is for those who worked for them they've tried hard enough to go out of business.

It is very sad for those working for them, but there's a grain of truth in what you say.

There's a joke, possibly apochryphal, which I heard had been printed on T-shirts by the "british" section of an American vintage motorcycle club: "The English drink warm beer because they have Lucas refrigerators!".

Having written that cheap shot, I have to say that my own employer has a business unit that sells chips into the automotive electronics world, and it's a pretty challenging (that seems a good word) business to be in.

Cheers
Pete

JohnD · Unread post by **JohnD** » 07 Oct 2008, 10:19

http://www.lucaselectrical.co.uk/

Lucas Electrical wishes to express its sympathy at the closure of the LSUK network and the impact on its employees.
The supply of all Lucas branded products is unaffected by the closure of LSUK.