Archive : BLMC to spread £3m in Turkey

22 January 1974 Keith Adams 0

British Leyland’s associate company in Turkey, BMC Sanayi, is spending £3m to increase output of lorries, vans and tractors. It already dominates the Turkish commercial vehicle market, accounting for more than 50 per cent of all sales.

Most of the money is going on a new foundry to remove a production bottleneck in engine castings. It will double the 8,370 vehicles sold in 1973. Manufacture of the Land-Rover, at the rate of 1,000 a year, will begin in March.

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Created www.austin-rover.co.uk in 2001 and built it up to become the world's foremost reference source for all things BMC, Leyland and Rover Group, before renaming it AROnline in 2007.

Is the Editor of the Parkers website and price guide, formerly editor of Classic Car Weekly, and launch editor/creator of Modern Classics magazine. Has contributed to various motoring titles including Octane, Practical Classics, Evo, Honest John, CAR magazine, Autocar, Pistonheads, Diesel Car, Practical Performance Car, Performance French Car, Car Mechanics, Jaguar World Monthly, MG Enthusiast, Modern MINI, Practical Classics, Fifth Gear Website, Radio 4, and the the Motoring Independent...

Likes 'conditionally challenged' motors and taking them on unfeasible adventures all across Europe.