Month: March 1963

COMMERCIAL MOTOR During the year ended July 31, 1962, Daimler buses captured over 60 per cent of ali the advertised municipal bus contracts and sales figures were continually improving, it […]

From Our Labour Staff Terms for settling the strike at Dunlop’s factory in Coventry were agreed at a meeting in London last night. If they are approved by the strikers […]

2200 BMC Workers Laid off At least 2200 workers at the Morris Motors factory at Cowley , Oxford , who were working on the Morris and MG 1100’s , have […]

FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT BIRMINGHAM, MARCH 11 The strike of 500 workers at the Dunlop factory at Coventry will cost the British Motor Corporation nearly £500,000 a day later this week. […]

FIRM ASKED TO DECIDE PLANS FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT LIVERPOOL, MARCH 10 An appeal has been made to the Standard Triumph Company for an early decision on their proposed new car […]

Because of the strike of 500 workers at a Dunlop factory at Coventry, 1,200 men at the Morris Motors assembly plant at Cowley, Oxford, will be without work until Tuesday. […]

A serious hold up in production of BMC’s range of small cars is expected as a result of the continued strike of 500 workers at the Dunlop No. 3 factory […]

From Our Motoring Correspondent A big link-up between two of Britain’s most successful motor car and racing engine manufacturers was announced last night. Jaguar Cars Ltd. disclosed that they have […]

On this day Daniel Richmond (below) of Downton Engineering writes to Bill Appleby of BMC. To Mr W.V. Appleby Chief Designer , Power Units BMC Longbridge Works Birmingham 4th March […]

March 4th 1963 8,000 CAR WORKERS TO REPORT FOR DUTY More than 8,000 workers laid off at British Motor Corporation factories in Birmingham and Oxford have been asked to report […]

More than 8,000 employees of the British Motor Corporation were laid off yesterday because of an unofficial strike by 140 internal transport workers at the Fisher and Ludlow body factory, […]