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News : Redundancies announced at SMTC UK in Longbridge

by Mike Humble in AROnline 17

Mike Humble Despite encouraging improvements in the company’s UK sales figures compared to previous years, SAIC Motor, the parent company and owner of the MG brand, has announced what it calls “a global operational review” [...]

Austin Apache

Essay : Counterfactual BMH – what if Leyland had walked away?
British Motor Holdings - the joining of BMC and Jaguar

History : The complete BMH story – Part One
British Motor Holdings - the joining of BMC and Jaguar

History : The complete BMH story – Part Two
British Motor Holdings - the joining of BMC and Jaguar

History : The complete BMH story – Part Three
British Motor Holdings - the joining of BMC and Jaguar

History : The complete BMH story – Part Four

The converters : William Towns

30 January 2017 2

William Towns is probably most closely associated with Aston Martin, having been responsible for the design of such cars as the svelte DBS and the futuristic Lagonda. However, as early as 1969, Towns had become [...]
Mini – classic : Radford conversions

27 July 2011 17
The converters : Wood & Pickett Minis

27 January 2017 13
Mini – classic : Downton Conversions

27 July 2011 4
The converters : Frazer-Tickford Metro

28 December 2018 6

Around the World : Overseas operations

27 August 2018 9

Overseas Operations Below is a list of the operations managed by British Leyland International during the early 1970s. I have included the autonomous distribution companies, CKD operations and associated manufacturers. If you know of any [...]
Around the World : Denmark

1 May 2016 7
Around the World : Venezuela

1 May 2016 1
Around the World : Chile

1 May 2016 0
Around the World : Spain

1 May 2016 0

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