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12 Jun 1973
At British Leyland's transmission plant at Ward End, Birmingham, the toolroom men agreed last night to return to work, a management...
12 Jun 1984
BL bonanza hopes are dashed by strike By Clifford Webb The two-week-old Austin Rover strike that has lost the company 10,000 cars,...
11 Jun 1959
STRIKE CALLED OFF FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT BIRMINGHAM, JUNE 10 Production is expected to be back to normal tomorrow at the British Motor...
11 Jun 1969
By ALEX HENDRY and R. W. SHAKESPEARE British Leyland was warned last night that there was no hope of peace at its five strike bound...
11 Jun 1975
By Clifford Webb Mr Derek Whittaker, British Leyland's new car chief, has given Jaguar almost total independence despite the Ryder...
11 Jun 1986
THE GUARDIAN LEYLAND TRUCKS BOSS RESIGNS FROM BL By David Simpson, Business Correspondent The chief executive of Leyland Vehicles,...
11 Jun 1987
The United Kingdom general election of 1987 was held on 11 June 1987 and was the third consecutive victory for the Conservative Party...
11 Jun 1995
THE INDEPENDENT JOHN FORDHAM IF I OPENED my front door right now and found a suitcase containing £30,000 in used twenties smiling...
11 Jun 1998
OXFORD MAIL Honda expansion brings 1000 jobs JAPANESE car giant Honda today gave the British motor industry a huge boost by announcing...
13 Jun 1959
Messrs T. A. E. Layborn and S. J. Wheeler have joined the board of the British Motor Corporation. Mr Layborn, deputy chairman of C...
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