At a sprawling factory in the lush green suburbs of Shanghai, young Chinese workers are busily gearing up for full-scale production of one of Britain's most iconic vehicles.*
It's part of an odd alliance that aims to give the distinctive black cab a greater presence outside its namesake city.
The venture is bearing fruit already, Stowe said, with agreements signed to sell 6,000 London Taxis from the Chinese factory, more than double the Coventry plant's annual output.
It's a Walmart world
Yessirree... as British as hot and sour soup...