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Month: May 1984

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Archive : The Bathgate closure

30 May 1984 Keith Adams 2

The Bathgate closure By Clifford Webb The collapse of Leyland’s once profitable lorry business has been so damaging that some experts believe that any further delay in the planned closure […]

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Archive : Bathgate redundancy pay at risk

26 May 1984 Keith Adams 0

Bathgate redundancy pay at risk By Jonathan Davis Workers sitting in at BL’s threatened truck plant at Bathgate, near Edinburgh, were told by the company yesterday that their action could […]

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Archive : Bathgate workers support lengthy sit-in

25 May 1984 Keith Adams 0

Bathgate workers support lengthy sit-in By Peter Hetherington Workers at Leyland Vehicles threatened Bathgate factory near Edinburgh yesterday overwhelmingly backed the call for an “indefinite” occupation of the plant , […]

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Archive : Parliament debates the Bathgate closure

24 May 1984 Keith Adams 0

Parliament debates the Bathgate closure Mr Peter Shore, chief Opposition spokesman on trade and industry, said in opening the emergency debate. He said the decision meant not only the abandonment […]

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Archive : BL sales suffer from Ford price-cutting

24 May 1984 Keith Adams 0

BL sales suffer from Ford price-cutting By Clifford Webb, Motoring Correspondent Austin Rover is an early casualty in the price war for new car sales triggered by Ford’s return to […]

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Archive : Britain Selling Leyland’s Jaguar

23 May 1984 Keith Adams 0

Britain Selling Leyland’s Jaguar REUTERS Published: May 23, 1984 Jaguar, a British automobile legend, is to be sold back into private hands later this year after becoming the most profitable […]

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Archive : Jobs axed in BL shake-up

23 May 1984 Keith Adams 0

JOBS AXED IN BL SHAKE-UP By Paul Wilenius and Frank Urquart Both Mr Tebbit and the Prime Minister spoke of Government regret at the closures. But that failed to appease […]

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Archive : 2200 jobs to go at truck plants

23 May 1984 Keith Adams 0

2,200 jobs to go at truck plants By Jonathan Davis and Ronald Faux More than 2200 workers in BL’s loss-making commercial vehicle business will lose their jobs through the Government’s […]

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Archive : Land Rover unions end Cardiff fight

16 May 1984 Keith Adams 0

Land Rover unions end Cardiff fight By Our Motoring Correspondent Union plans to fight the closure of Land Rover’s Cardiff plant have been withdrawn, although the BL company is unable […]

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Archive : Strike halts output of Montego

11 May 1984 Keith Adams 0

Strike halts output of Montego By Clifford Webb Motoring Correspondent Production of Austin Rover’s new Montego saloon at Cowley was halted last night by the latest in a series of […]

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Archive : Metro deal

10 May 1984 Keith Adams 0

Metro deal A strike at the Austin Rover plant at Longbridge, Birmingham. ended yesterday after 10 days under a settlement which will entail the recruitment of 100 extra workers and […]

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Archive : BL pickets may halt the Montego

8 May 1984 Keith Adams 0

News in Brief BL pickets may halt the Montego BL car workers who are on strike will picket the factory gates of the Longbridge plant in Birmingham today in an […]

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Archive : Threat to Montego and Rover

5 May 1984 Keith Adams 0

Threat to Montego and Rover By Clifford Webb Motoring Correspondent Production of the Austin Rover’s new Montego and a new small Rover soon to be launched are threatened by a […]

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Archive : Metro the top-selling car again but strike casts shadow over BL success

5 May 1984 Keith Adams 0

Metro the top-selling car again but strike casts shadow over BL success By Edward Townsend Industrial Correspondent Evidence that the consumer boom is continuing came yesterday with the news that […]

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Archive : Longbridge strike

1 May 1984 Keith Adams 0

A strike last night stopped production of the Austin Metro for the second time in three weeks at BL’s Longbridge factory in Birmingham. Men, in the trim department went on […]

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