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Archive : Paradise at Cowley
THE OBSERVER ROGER EGLIN describes how British Leyland confounded its critics. BRITISH LEYLAND executives aren’t throwing their hats into the air. But as their financial year ends this week, they […]
Month: September 1971
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Archive : Lucas strike ends
THE GUARDIAN Nine Lucas factories in Birmingham were back in production yesterday after a strike lasting almost a month. Four thousand men returned to work at the Triumph motors factory […]
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Archive : Strikes
THE GUARDIAN 300 Maintenance engineers have been on strike for three weeks at Lucas car component factories in the Birmingham area. As a result 13,000 Lucas workers are laid off. […]
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Archive : Output of Triumph cars slowed by work-to-rule
By R. W. Shakespeare Northern Industrial Correspondent All production of Triumph cars at British Leyland’s Midland factories is being progressively slowed to a standstill by labour troubles. By next week […]
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Archive : Triumph lay-offs
By R. W. Shakespeare Northern Industrial Correspondent About 2000 workers at British Leyland’s Triumph car plant at Coventry are being laid off today and the progressive lay-off of the remaining […]
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Archive : Triumph news
THE GUARDIAN About 400 engine fitters at the Triumph factory at Coventry went on strike at the end of yesterday’s day shift over a piecework dispute. Car plants at Coventry […]
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Archive : Triumph new car is out of show
THE OBSERVER By Gordon Wilkins Labour troubles have forced British Leyland to withdraw its new car, the Triumph Dolomite from next months Motor Show in London. This was the only […]