Month: January 1961

The motor industry welcomed the relaxation in credit restrictions last night. A Ford spokesman said: “Our company hopes to go back to a four-day week at the beginning of next […]

There is to be a further cut in production at the Fisher and Ludlow factory here, the main body-building plant of the British Motor Corporation. About 8,000 workers out of […]

FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT COVENTRY, JAN. 17 Over 150 shop stewards of Standard- Triumph International Ltd., of Coventry, who last week summarily rejected the firm’s proposals for the cutting of wages […]

FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT OXFORD, JAN. 16 Trade unions represented in Oxford car factories sent a deputation to the City Council today to put before it the facts about unemployment and […]

FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT OXFORD, JAN. 15 Sharp cuts in the production of the Morris Minor and Mini-Minor cars, which have led to the introduction of two-and-a-half day shifts and two […]

BLOW TO PLAN TO REDUCE CAR PRODUCTION COSTS From Our Correspondent COVENTRY, JAN. 12 Shop stewards at Standard Triumph International, of Coventry, today unanimously rejected proposals by the firm to […]

DAILY EXPRESS Thirty one men who stopped work because of the smell of fumes in their department at the Rover Car Company at Solihull, Birmingham, agreed yesterday to go back […]

FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT COVENTRY, JAN. 10 Jaguar Cars Ltd. are determined to maintain sales and avoid short-time working. Today Sir William Lyons, chairman and managing director, instructed the 5,000 employees […]

650 IDLE THROUGH STRIKE OF 31 FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT BIRMINGHAM, JAN. 9 An unofficial strike of 31 fitters today made 650 workers idle on the Land-Rover production line at the […]

A MILLION MORRIS MINORS Morris Motors Ltd. announce that one million Morris Minors have been made since the car was introduced in October 1948.

January 2nd 1961 JAGUAR – Jaguars Cars management begin a 2 day conference with the Trade Unions.