By Clifford Webb Midlands Industrial Correspondent British Leyland will spend £16m next year on reorganizing and developing production facilities at Austin-Morris, Longbridge, the group’s largest car plant. Work on a […]
By R. W. Shakespeare More than 700 workers at Thornycroft, the British Leyland heavy transmissions plant at Basingstoke, who have been on a sit-in at the factory since August 15, […]
AUSTIN MORRIS On this day BLMC built the three millionth Mini which is then rushed to the Motor Show. British Leyland chairman Lord Stokes said: “Looking around the show you […]
THE GUARDIAN By GEOFFREY WHITELEY, Northern Labour Correspondent Workers at the BLMC heavy transmissions plant at Basingstoke, Hampshire, yesterday rejected union advice, resisted management pressures, and voted to continue the […]
THE GUARDIAN By GEOFFREY WHITELEY, Northern Labour Correspondent Shop stewards representing 16,000 British Leyland workers will decide today whether to call a strike that would halt the company’s bus and […]
DAILY MIRROR By Robert Head Strikes in the coalmines, docks and car factories – to mention but a few – knocked British Leyland Motor’s profits from £32 million last year […]
Lord Stokes at the Motor Show Lord Stokes said imported cars were now taking between 20 and 25 per cent of the British market He added: “I have never said […]
THE GUARDIAN By our Northern Labour Correspondent Two important sections of the vehicle industry faced serious disruption last night because of continuing disputes that are now threatening to make thousands […]
By Clifford Webb Jaguar car production is threatened by another pay dispute less than a month after the most damaging strike in its history. Peace talks between management and national […]
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