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10 Jul 1969
The DAILY EXPRESS reports on the demise of Riley. Mr George Turnbull managing director of the Austin -Morris division, said: "We are...
10 Jul 1971
All vehicle production was stopped at the Austin-Morris car plant at Longbridge, Birmingham, yesterday because of a strike by maintenance...
10 Jul 1975
By R. W. Shakepeare British Leyland has run into more labour troubles to add to those which during the past two weeks have caused...
10 Jul 1980
By Clifford Webb Midlands Industrial Correspondent Attempts by a consortium led by Aston-Martin to save the MG sports car marque have...
10 Jul 1986
THE GUARDIAN Austin Rover chairman Harold Musgrove on the new Rover 800. "I cannot over-emphasise just how important this car is,...
10 Jul 1989
William Heynes, first chief engineer and former vice-chairman of Jaguar Cars dies.
9 Jul 1969
British Leyland will stop making Riley cars from today. "With less than 1 per cent of the home market, they are not viable", the company...
9 Jul 1970
THE GUARDIAN A total shutdown of the car industry was averted yesterday when the 650 strikers at Lucas, Birmingham, voted to accept...
9 Jul 1974
Over 200 of the British motor industry's top engineers have applied to join George Turnbull, the ex-managing director of British Leyland...
11 Jul 1962
200 DECIDE TO GO SLOW AT B.M.C. FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT OXFORD. JULY 10 An unofficial go-slow will start tomorrow among British Motor...
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