Mann & Overton Carbodies had built Mann & Overton's Austin taxis since 1948. Manganese Bronze Holdings had absorbed Carbodies Limited with portions of the former Birmingham Small Arms Company in 1973. Taxis became Manganese Bronze's core business carried out under the name "The London Taxi Company". The London Taxi Company continued the business of Mann & Overton and Carbodies until 2013 when production problems and consequent financial difficulties brought a halt to production.<br>There are plans to revive the business under the ownership of Geely UK Limited. Mann & Overton Mann & Overton Limited owned and operated a motor vehicle dealers business previously known
What Took You So Long? What Took You So Long? "What Took You So Long?" is a song by English singer Emma Bunton from her debut solo studio album, "A Girl Like Me" (2001). It was released on 2 April 2001 as the album's lead single. The song was written by Bunton, Richard Stannard, Julian Gallagher, Martin Harrington, John Themis and Dave Morgan. "What Took You So Long?" debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart on 8 April 2001 with 76,000 copies sold in its first week and remained there for a second week fighting off competition from Shaggy and Janet Jackson, making