Month: November 1961

In a difficult year for the motor industry the Rover company’s sales were marginally higher than for the previous 12 months. These sales, says Mr S. B. Wilks, the chairman, […]

B.M.C. MAY MAKE CARS IN SCOTLAND The British Motor Corporation, which is already spending £11,250,000 at Bathgate, West Lothian, on building a plant producing lorries, diesel engines and tractors, may […]

Mr Alec Issigonis’s New B.M.C. Post FROM OUR MIDLAND CORRESPONDENT BIRMINGHAM, Nov. 13 The name of the man who will head the British Motor Corporation’s new amalgamated design unit when […]

B.M.C. DIESEL UNIT FOR LIGHT VANS The British Motor Corporation has announced a new 1.5 litre diesel engine, already in production, as an alternative to the ” B ” series […]

1,200 CAR WORKERS GO SLOW FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT LIVERPOOL, Nov. 8 The 1,200 men and women employed at the Standard-Triumph works at Speke, Liverpool. began a go-slow move today. Shop […]

Man In The News From Our Midland Correspondent BIRMINGHAM, Nov. 7 Young George has taken over at last. It was officially announced today that Mr G. W. Harriman is now […]

JAGUAR MEN BACK The Coventry factory of Jaguar Cars resumed normal production today with the return of 150 strikers from the trim shop who had walked out yesterday, causing 500 […]

FROM OUR MOTORING CORRESPONDENT Sir Leonard Lord, executive chairman of the British Motor Corporation is to resign at a board meeting to be held on Tuesday. Until that time his […]

FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT COVENTRY, Nov. 2 Thirteen days after landing a dollar- earning order worth £22,500,000 Jaguar Cars at Coventry were affected by a lightning strike today. About 150 men […]

NEW BMC PLANT An extension, costing more than £750,000, is now working at the British Motor Corporation’s plant at Washwood Heath, Birmingham, said the BMC yesterday. It has stepped up […]

MODELS SWITCH MAKES 4,000 B.M.C. MEN IDLE FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT OXFORD. Oct. 31 More than 4,000 Morris Motors workers at Cowley were without work today because of a shortage of […]