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GRAHAM ROBSON DOCKERS AND DAIMLERS

Until ex-CEO of Renault and Nissan, Carlos Ghosn escaped from house arrest in Japan two or three years ago and ended up in self-imposed exile in his native Lebanon, I hadn’t enjoyed reading a motor industry-related scandal so much for years. I’d better not name too many recent names in case lawyers come knocking at my door, but I’m happy enough to recall my all-time favourite – the rise and fall of Sir Bernard Docker.

Do you remember when Daimler was such a prestigious business that it seemed to have a monopoly on the supply of limousines to the British Royal Family,

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