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Archive : Triumph Assembly Change.
The entire production of the new dollar- earning Triumph TR4 Sports Car has been transferred to what is claimed to be the longest sports car assembly line in the world, […]
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Archive : 2000 New Jobs In Car Factory
FROM OUR SOUTH WALES CORRESPONDENT CARDIFF. Nov. 23 Optimistically-since 1,000 of their car assembly workers in the Midlands are on a four-day week-officials of the Rover Car Company today saw […]
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Archive : Rover Spending On Expansion
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, […]
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Archive : BMC may make cars in Scotland
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 […]
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Archive : Issigonis promoted
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 […]
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Archive : New BMC diesel engine
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 […]
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Archive : Standard-Triumph go-slow
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 […]
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Archive : Harriman takes over from Lord
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 […]
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Archive : Strikes
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 […]
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Archive : Sir Leonard Lord Gives Up Post
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 […]
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Archive : Jaguar Output Hit By Strike
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 […]
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Archive : New BMC plant
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 […]
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Archive : 4000 BMC men idle
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 […]