does tanfield have 2 good businesses ( smith electrics and upright)which are good value for the medium to long term hold ?

I hold a few of these, so watching keenly! the thought of a tea break in the F1 ... bring back the good old days LOL

A tea break followed by a sprint to the cars, yes that would be good SM!

Heading south,

ftse down 100 pts - gm motors in trouble in usa - Dont miss the oppourtunity to fill your boots with tan at less than 12p
imho

A newswire stating that Detroit Electric is to produce and market a full line of innovative Pure Electric vehicles in US, UK, EU and China beginning 2010, Proton is their partner, may have dampened TAN from it's earlier highs.
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george
mt glass on advfn site says detroit electric has links with proton the malaysian car maker (gas guzzler type) - no connection with proton power.

almoore----yes that's right, by 2012 the jv plan on selling 270,000 vehicles, looks like 2 types one capable of a range of 111 miles and costing 23,000- 26,000 usd, and the other with a range of 200 miles costing 28,000 - 33,000usd.
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More power to the drive for ev's, (pun intended!)

george
but they should not affect tanfield - detoit/proton malaysia will be making electric cars in 2/3 years. Tanfield make electric vehicles ie trucks/vans etc available NOW !.

almoore----your assumption is absolutely right, TAN's bias is towards trucks/vans as opposed to the jv of detroit/proton with their cars. I was merely suggesting that the reason for TAN's sp pullback this morning may have been due to the announcement.
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The bid has constantly been moved to capture AT trades. I'm holding in the belief of a substancial rise sooner rather than later, as I believe these are being collected by mm's to fill a large order. AIMHO, DYOR.

george
ok fair comment, but Tan are not biased towards trucks/vans - they simply don't sell cars. Lets not forget the hoist (cherry picker) side of their business which is larger than the ev side.

And so the hype went on..... and on. SEO was hyped in just the same way, until Walmart pulled the rug out and left us picking up the pieces. I'll wait till the contract is signed an dthe deal done. 2012 is a long time holding on to nothing.

Hype? This thread looks pretty un-hyped on the whole.The SP more or less held-up from previous gains and a nice bit of trading volume t'boot.

I agree Balerboy, 2012 is a long time to wait, but TAN's prospects in today's climate have to be so much better than they were this time last year. Ford will be putting a lot of their own cash (if they have any left !) into ev's and SEV-US will be one of the main beneficiaries.

http://www.allcarselectric.com/blog/1019758_ford-commits-additional-funding-to-evs-downplays-fuel-cell-technology

Also, although Bryan Hansel, SEV-US CEO, has not commented on orders already received, I cannot see Ford and Smith taking a gamble on introducing a proven technology to the US without having firm evidence that production of the Smith Newton over there will be successful. The quotes are that "SEV-US will produce its first trucks (note the plural) in the third quarter of 2009"; quite a claim since that is only 6 months from now and the factory is not yet ready. Sounds like all stops out and full steam ahead to me. Oh, except that they will be electric not steam!

You are quite right to wait. Don't take your eye off TAN though!

http://thebatterytimes.com/2009/03/30/worlds-largest-battery-powered-truck-comes-to-us/comment-page-1/#comment-259

There are now over 300 different versions of the story which have appeared since Friday.

Hope you boy's took your profits when you could cause this is going down till the next snippet of news.

I have traded TAN many times over the past 12 months and done very nicely out of it but this time I will hold long term. The next 'news' will probably be the results, it is anybody's guess what they will be like. When news of orders comes through I don't want to be in a position where I would wish I had not sold any of my holding: if things go pear shaped then obviously I will regret it!

If GM and Chrysler are stuggling I reckon Ford are going to be slow and cautious.
Your bottom line is sooo SEO, is your old name E.W.Robson by any chance?? lol

Lol! No :o)

Tan, will wobble for a few months while GM looks at its books and slashes executive perks and bonuses. Before being bailed out.

I can't see Obam, allowing them to go to the wall.