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Archive : Battle Of Britain’s Car Giants
DAILY MIRROR By Patrick Mennem The lights are going out all over Europe for Britain’s car makers. And yesterday, Continental car importers explained why. British cars are shunned because of […]
Month: June 1975
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Archive : Leyland board behind state control
By Our Financial Editor British Leyland’s board is recommending shareholders to vote for the Scheme of Arrangement which would allow the Government to take control of the company. There is […]
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Archive : 10,000 Rover car workers begin a three-day strike
By R. W. Shakespeare About 10,000 workers in nine of British Leyland’s Rover car plants,seven in the Midlands and two in Cardiff, began a three-day strike yesterday and there is […]
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Archive : Leyland chief keeps independence of Jaguar despite Ryder Report
By Clifford Webb Mr Derek Whittaker, British Leyland’s new car chief, has given Jaguar almost total independence despite the Ryder reports emphasis on the need for total integration of all […]
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Archive : Unions seek talks with Leyland on participation
By Our Midland Industrial Correspondent National officials and shop stewards of the motor unions are seeking an urgent meeting with Mr Alec Park, managing director of British Leyland, to discuss […]